May 8, 1828 (March 25, Lunar New Year), the Red Cross founding by Jean Henry Dunant was born. the birth of Henry Dunant,


"target =" _blank "> Dunant was born in Geneva, Switzerland, in May 1828, Sunrise is a son of Mr childhood humanitarian ideas nurtured, very concern for the sick and elderly, and the bottom of society, the poor people in June 1859, even through northern Italy, the young banker Mne Illinois town, (L $ dj��.c��m) coincides commanded by Napoleon III of France - Sardinia coalition forces with the Austrian army fighting the final stages, he witnessed battlefield Shihengbianye, countless wounded kept moaning, shouting without due care and due to the lack of medical staff, most of the wounded. compassionate Dunant was shocked by this tragedy as he immediately November 1862, Dunant written in this experience "the Mne Illinois memories" to the town mobilize and organize residents Ambulance these wounded. book, published in Geneva his book, he strongly appeal to humanity is not war, in time of war it is necessary to you, for me, ambulance groups sent to the opposing sides. established in Geneva, Switzerland, in February 1863, he initiated a Relief to the Wounded International Committee In October of the same year, the representatives of 16 countries in Europe international conference held in Geneva, the Red Cross organization decided to set up in various countries., namely, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said the honor Dunant and his motherland, the meeting decided to Swiss flag pattern contrast to the white cross on red - a red cross on a white background, color and pattern as the common flag of the Red Cross.
1864, the Red Cross in Geneva to hold another meeting, signed the first "to improve Amelioration of the Condition of the Geneva Convention on the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, "Red Cross Convention Since then, the Red Cross officially get the recognition and protection of the International Covenant on religious and historical reasons, similar to the Organization of the Islamic countries with the Red Crescent or red lion and sun as a symbol (L $ dj��.c��m)
Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies are of the same nature volunteer ambulance, relief organizations in the world, is considered a transnational, beyond space-time non-political, non-religious humanitarian organizations when the start-up to take care of the wounded in wartime, after the general disaster prevention and relief, refugee agencies. many countries in the world have set up a Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies jointly organized international Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Henry Dunant pioneered Red Cross has made an outstanding contribution to the cause of human peace and progress. Yet he did do this exhausted their own riches, reduced to a workhouse for the elderly patient. When the people found in the workhouse, and understand that he is the life experience of the founders of the International Red Cross organization in 1896, the world's most noble honor bestowed this loving the elderly, and in 1901 he received the Nobel Peace Prize, awarded for the first time. Dunant passed away on October 30, 1910.