International Red Cross Day| World Red Cross| American Red Cross

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International Red Cross Day| World Red Cross| American Red Cross:

World Red Cross Day is an annual event celebration,which is celebrated on the principles of “International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement”. It is celebrated every year to pay tribute to the volunteers participated in the event as well as welcome their precious contribution for helping people in need.World Red Cross Day celebrated on 8^th of May every year as the birthday anniversary of founder of the Red Cross. Henry Dunant was the founder of the Red Cross as well as the founder of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).He was born in the Geneva in the year 1828. He was the most famous person and became the recipient of 1^st Nobel Peace Prize.

History of Red Cross Day:

Red Cross was introduced by international commission as a major contribution to the peace after the World War I at 14^th International Conference of the Red Cross. It’s principle was presented and approved on 15^th International Conference at Tokyo in the year 1934 to get applicable all across the world in different regions. The possibility of its annual celebration was asked to the “League of the Red Cross Societies (LORCS)” by the International Federation of the Red Cross Societies (IFRC) General Assembly. And just 2 years later the proposal of celebrating this day annually was adopted and was first celebrated as the Red Cross Day on 8^th of May in 1948. Later, it was officially named as the “World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day” in the year 1984.