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| − | The Red Cross is an organization that helps wounded and imprisoned soldiers in wartime, | + | {{stub}}The Red Cross is an organization that helps wounded and imprisoned soldiers in wartime, |
and during peacetime collects medical supples and trains nurses. The organizaton was proposes by Jean-Henri Dunant, a Swiss-businessman, who was deeply affected by the suffering and hardship of the wounded soldiers in the Italian war for independence. In 1862, he proposed a worldwide group of volunteers be formed to help the wounded and imprisoned in wartime. In 1863, he suggested a gathering of world nations to develop such an institute. In 1864, the Swiss government held a conference with representatives of many nations who drafted the first Geneva Convention. This convention brought the Red Cross movement into existence. The organizations symbol is a red cross on a white background. In [[Islam|Islamic]] countries the symbol is a red crescent and the organization is named accordingly. | and during peacetime collects medical supples and trains nurses. The organizaton was proposes by Jean-Henri Dunant, a Swiss-businessman, who was deeply affected by the suffering and hardship of the wounded soldiers in the Italian war for independence. In 1862, he proposed a worldwide group of volunteers be formed to help the wounded and imprisoned in wartime. In 1863, he suggested a gathering of world nations to develop such an institute. In 1864, the Swiss government held a conference with representatives of many nations who drafted the first Geneva Convention. This convention brought the Red Cross movement into existence. The organizations symbol is a red cross on a white background. In [[Islam|Islamic]] countries the symbol is a red crescent and the organization is named accordingly. | ||
Revision as of 05:29, April 1, 2007
Template:StubThe Red Cross is an organization that helps wounded and imprisoned soldiers in wartime, and during peacetime collects medical supples and trains nurses. The organizaton was proposes by Jean-Henri Dunant, a Swiss-businessman, who was deeply affected by the suffering and hardship of the wounded soldiers in the Italian war for independence. In 1862, he proposed a worldwide group of volunteers be formed to help the wounded and imprisoned in wartime. In 1863, he suggested a gathering of world nations to develop such an institute. In 1864, the Swiss government held a conference with representatives of many nations who drafted the first Geneva Convention. This convention brought the Red Cross movement into existence. The organizations symbol is a red cross on a white background. In Islamic countries the symbol is a red crescent and the organization is named accordingly.