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A BRIEF TO RED CROSS RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT

A BRIEF TO RED CROSS RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT. Presented by Mohammad Luban Mahboob Departmental Chief Department of Training National Head Quarters’ Red Crescent Youth Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. At the origins of the Red Cross A battle … A man …. A committee. History.

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A BRIEF TO RED CROSS RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT

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  1. A BRIEF TO RED CROSS RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT Presented by Mohammad LubanMahboob Departmental Chief Department of Training National Head Quarters’ Red Crescent Youth Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

  2. At the origins of the Red Cross A battle … A man …. A committee History Battle of Solferino- 24 June 1859. French vs Austrian troops. 40,000 wounded and dead in only a few hours. Henry Dunant witnessed the battle.

  3. A Memory of Solferino Published in 1862 Would it not be possible, in time of peace and quiet, to form relief societies for the purpose of having care given to the wounded in wartime? … some international principle, sanctioned by a convention inviolate in charter, which once agreed upon and ratified, might constitute the basis for societies for the relief of the wounded in the different countries...

  4. Committee of Five - 9 February 1863 International Committee for Relief to the Wounded 26 October 1863 International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

  5. COMPONENTS OF THE MOVEMENT International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies National Red Cross / Red Crescent Societies

  6. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC)

  7. The ICRC • Founded in 1863 • Neutral Institution • Guardian of the Principles • Promoter of the Geneva conventions

  8. The ICRC The ICRC is a private, Swiss, independent humanitarian organization based in Geneva. It works to protect and assist victims of armed conflict or disturbances either on its own initiative or on the basis of the Geneva Conventions.

  9. Statutory Bodies of the ICRC ICRC - 25 Members (Swiss) - Meet 8 time in a year Executive Board - 7 Members - Meet once in a week

  10. INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES (IFRC)

  11. Establishment of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 5th May 1919, on the invitation of the Chairman of the American Red Cross, Henry P. Division, representatives of America, British, French, Italian and Japanese Red Cross Societies came together to formally establish the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies which is now the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies since 28th Nov. 1991. Its First objective was “to strengthen and unite for health activities of existing RC/RC Societies and promote the creation of new Societies.

  12. Federation’s main purpose • The Federation’s main purposes are to assist its member National Societies in:- • Disaster Preparedness • Disaster Response • Health Activities • Promotion of Humanitarian Values • Promote IHL and Fundamental Principles of the Movement. • Among the member Societies, the Federation acts as both • catalyst and coordinator. • It is a forum for ideas and exchange of experience between the • National Societies.

  13. National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies • After the First and Second World War the the NS’s expanded their activities into many fields of medico-social activities like: • Founding Hospitals • Training Nurses • Child care and public health • Health Education • Vaccination Campaign • Pioneering Ambulances • Rescue Services • First Aid Services and Training • Promotion of HV and Fundamental Principles

  14. National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies • The National Red Cross and Red crescent Societies are the base of the Movement. • There are 186 officially recognized Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies uniting around 135 million individual volunteers and over 300,000 employees. • In collaboration with the Federation and ICRC, the National Societies support each other in strengthening and development of their institutional and operational capacities.

  15. INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS NATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS & RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES STATES PARTY TO THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS

  16. International Conference • ICRC, Federation, All NS’s, State Parties to the Geneva Convention • Chairman & Vice-Chairman of the Conference. • Chairman & Vice-Chairman of the Conference Commission. • Commission Rapporteurs. • Meets every after 4 years

  17. Council of Delegates • ICRC • Federation • All recognized National Societies Meets every after 2 years

  18. THANK YOU FOR NOT SLEEPING

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