Extractions: The International Federation was founded in 1919 in Paris in the aftermath of World War I. The war had shown a need for close cooperation between Red Cross societies, which, through their humanitarian activities on behalf of prisoners of war and combatants, had attracted millions of volunteers and built a large body of expertise. A devastated Europe could not afford to lose such a resource. It was Henry Davison, president of the American Red Cross War Committee, who proposed forming a federation of these national societies. An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cross Societies, which was renamed in October 1983 to the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and then in November 1991 to become the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Australian Red Cross International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies the aftermathof World War I. Originally known as the league of red cross societies it http://www.redcross.org.au/aboutus_default.htm
Extractions: Home About Us Welcome to Australian Red Cross Since 1914 Australian Red Cross has been responding to the needs of Australians in suburbs and towns right across the country. Through war, drought, flood and fire our volunteers have responded willingly and risen to the task with a passion and commitment that has become renowned. Its a reputation that is richly deserved, embodying the universal spirit of the Red Cross. For many volunteers, such as our emergency services teams, it's a 24 hour a day, seven day a week commitment to helping people whose lives have been touched by tragedy or disaster. A fire destroys a family home ... A bus carrying young children overturns on winding road ... Floodwaters threaten a nursing home. You can be sure that Australian Red Cross volunteers will be there, offering practical assistance and support at any time of the day or night - no questions asked. Today we have more than 27,000 trained volunteers and deliver over 60 local programs and services around Australia mostly funded by public donation and corporate partnerships. We are part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the largest humanitarian organisation in the world with more than 97 million volunteers worldwide. We are independent of government and are without any political, religious or cultural affiliation.
Australian Red Cross by Davison resulted in the birth of the league of red cross societies, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies web site http://www.redcross.org.au/aboutus_history_international_default.htm
Extractions: Home About Us History International International The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement began almost 140 years ago when on a hot June day in 1859 Henry Dunant, a Swiss banker travelling on business in northern Italy, witnessed the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino a horrifying and bloody conflict between 300,000 soldiers from Imperial Austria and the Franco-Sardinian Alliance. In 1862 Dunant published his recollection of this experience as A Memory of Solferino and remained convinced that the power of humanity could be engaged to alleviate suffering on a global scale. Vulnerable people exist in all societies, he argued, and should be afforded the same care and consideration. Some of the men wounded in battle lay where they fell for days bleeding and tormented by thirst, hunger, flies and burning heat. The dead were thrown into huge pits, along with others seriously injured but alive nonetheless. Amid the stench and sounds of pain and anguish, thieves moved from person to person, robbing both the wounded and the dead. Moved by the sight of the appalling injuries suffered by these young men, Dunant rallied villagers from the town of Castiglione della Pieve to assist and tend the wounded. These townsfolk were to become the first volunteers of the Red Cross. Would there not be some means, during a period of peace and calm, of forming relief Societies whose object would be to have the wounded cared for in time of war by enthusiastic devoted volunteers fully qualified for the task. Such Societies could even render great service during epidemics or at times of disaster of flood and fire; the philanthropic motives underlying their vocation would bring them into action immediately wherever and whenever they could usefully intervene.
American Red Cross Museum league of red cross societies, The National Red Cross Societies and Post-WarRelief, 1944. -A Memory of Solferino, by J. Henry Dunant, 1939. http://www.redcross.org/museum/exhibits/library.asp
Extractions: With publications dating from the nineteenth century, the library collection in the Historical Resources Department of the American Red Cross is composed of approximately 3,000 unique titles: books, periodicals, reports, recordings, manuals, and pamphlets produced by or referencing the American Red Cross and the International Red Cross Movement. The Library collection includes, but is not limited to, American Red Cross history, American Red Cross publications, the Blood Services Program, Disaster Relief, First Aid, Lifesaving, Nursing, Service to the Military, and War Relief as well as the International Committee of the Red Cross, individual Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The Library is located in the Hazel Braugh Records Center and Archives at 5818 Seminary Road, Falls Church, Virginia. The phone number is (703) 813-5380. The following titles, arranged by subject, are representative of the library collection.
American Red Cross Museum Originally called the league of red cross societies, the Genevabased associationis known today as the International Federation of Red Cross and Red http://www.redcross.org/museum/history/leaders.asp
Extractions: Clara Barton was already world-renowned when she founded the American Red Cross in 1881. Her service to the troops during the Civil War, her various other philanthropic activities here and abroad, and her lengthy campaign for American ratification of the 1864 Geneva Convention for the protection of the war injured had made her a genuine American heroine. Yet she was only the first of a long line of distinguished Americans who have served as leaders of the American Red Cross. Among them are friends of presidents and accomplished military leaders, physicians, financiers, and public servants. During World War I, a temporary restructuring occurred when President Wilson appointed a seven member War Council to run the Red Cross and its many war-related activities (1917-1919). After the war, leadership reverted to the Central Committee and its Chairman. Following World War II, the Red Cross came under heavy pressure to democratize its leadership structure by granting more power to local chapters. Consequently, in 1947 the organization replaced the Central Committee with a Board of Governors consisting of 50 volunteer members, the majority of whom were elected by the chapters. The President of this new Board, still appointed, along with seven other Governors, by the President of the United States, served as the principal officer of the organization. This restructuring was followed by one more set of changes in 1953 when the Red Cross created the office of a salaried President and renamed the voluntary head of the Board of Governors as its Chairman. This structure exists today with the voluntary Chairman of the Board of Governors serving as the principal officer of the American Red Cross and the paid President, who is nominated by the Chairman and elected by the Board of Governors, serving as the chief executive officer.
Red Cross - Definition Of Red Cross In Encyclopedia The terms Red Cross and Red Crescent are often used as short names for the and Red Crescent Societies, formerly the league of red cross societies ; http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Red_Cross
Extractions: The terms Red Cross and Red Crescent are often used as short names for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement , or its two leading international organs, the ICRC and the IFRCS . This page is about the symbol itself, see respective articles for information about the organizations and movements. The Red Cross is a symbol which under the Geneva conventions is to be placed on humanitarian and medical vehicles and buildings to protect them from military attack. The Red Cross flag is not to be confused with the St George cross which is the flag of England Barcelona Freiburg and several other places. The red cross of the St George cross extends to the edge of the flag, whereas the red cross on the Red Cross flag does not. Originally only the Red Cross (being the flag of Switzerland reversed) was to be used as a symbol of the Geneva conventions, but Muslim nations (primarily the Ottoman Empire , later Turkey ) objected to this, and as a result an additional symbol (the
Extractions: RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT HISTORY On 24 June 1859 a young Swiss man called Henry Dunant passed by the northern Italian village of Solferino, where the armies of imperial Austria and the Franco-Sardinian alliance fought a day-long battle. Horrified by the agony of the soldiers, Henry Dunant began to organize help with the aid of the local people and, back in Geneva, still haunted by what he had seen, he wrote a book about his experience, "A memory of Solferino", in which he put forward ideas on voluntary assistance during wartime. He also proposed that the wounded and all those attending them should be regarded as neutral, even on the battlefield. To help promote the aims of the book, four citizens of Geneva joined Dunant in setting up in 1863 the International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which became in 1876 the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). They adopted the emblem of the Red Cross (the Swiss flag reversed). In response to an invitation from the International Committee, specialists from 16 countries met in Geneva in October 1863 and adopted ten resolutions. The Movement was born. National Committees were established on various European States. It was not long before the universal appeal of a humanitarian organization free from racial, cultural, religious and political bias led to the spreading of the Movement beyond the confines of Europe to the Americas, the Far East, and Africa.
Red Cross Humanitarianism In Greece, 1940-45 An extensive report of over 600 pages, the Red Cross report abounds with charts and Red Cross 194146, Geneva league of red cross societies, 1948, p. http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v09/v09p-71_Lang.html
Extractions: R. CLARENCE LANG In the summer of 1946, I volunteered for a student assignment with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) to help war-devastated Europe. My hope was to see Germany and Austria; instead, after being shipped out of Houston with about 850 horses from Mexico on board, I ended up for a few days in Salonika, Greece, known in the New Testament as Thessalonika. Some 15 years later, I casually mentioned this to Prof. D. Peter Meinhold at the University of Kiel, Germany, where I completed my doctorate in history. He in turn spoke of his wartime adventures in Greece. A chaplain in the German army, which occupied Greece, Dr. Meinhold served there as a liaison between the Axis occupation forces and the IRC (International Red Cross), which provided material aid for the starving Greek population during the war. Dr. Meinhold told me that this aid saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of Greeks. Newly aware of this episode of wartime humanitarism, I was interested to note its mention of it in a college textbook
Extractions: Home Sitemap Help 15th September 2005 Who we are Education resources Awards Jobs ... About us Creation of a peacetime role About us Creation of a peacetime role Creation of a peacetime role - the inter-war years In May 1919, the League of Red Cross Societies (now the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) was formed and extended the role of national Red Cross societies from its focus on wartime relief to incorporate "the improvement of health, the prevention of disease, and the mitigation of suffering throughout the world". The British Red Cross was able to embark on a programme of peacetime activities at home and abroad. In 1921 the British Red Cross established the first blood transfusion service in the UK. Medical advances meant blood transfusions were increasingly successful but facilities to store blood were unavailable at this time. Percy Lane Oliver, a member of London Branch of the British Red Cross, initiated a panel of donors prepared to give blood, day or night. The British Red Cross continued to provide help with the Blood Transfusion Service in an ancillary specialist role until 1987. The work of the British Red Cross extended throughout its dependent territories as Overseas Branches were established. The new peacetime role of the Red Cross encouraged an increase in the number of Overseas Branches during the inter-war period and welfare work and health education supplemented local provision.
History And Origin When the Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Federation) was by Davison resulted in the birth of the league of red cross societies, http://www.jamaicaredcross.org/new/historyandorigin.html
Extractions: The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement began almost 140 years ago when on a hot June day in 1859 Henry Dunant, a Swiss banker travelling on business in northern Italy, witnessed the aftermath of the Battle of Solferino a horrifying and bloody conflict between 300,000 soldiers from Imperial Austria and the Franco-Sardinian Alliance. In 1862 Dunant published his recollection of this experience as A Memory of Solferino and remained convinced that the power of humanity could be engaged to alleviate suffering on a global scale. Vulnerable people exist in all societies, he argued, and should be afforded the same care and consideration. Some of the men wounded in battle lay where they fell for days bleeding and tormented by thirst, hunger, flies and burning heat. The dead were thrown into huge pits, along with others seriously injured but alive nonetheless. Amid the stench and sounds of pain and anguish, thieves moved from person to person, robbing both the wounded and the dead. Moved by the sight of the appalling injuries suffered by these young men, Dunant rallied villagers from the town of Castiglione della Pieve to assist and tend the wounded. These townsfolk were to become the first volunteers of the Red Cross. Would there not be some means, during a period of peace and calm, of forming relief Societies whose object would be to have the wounded cared for in time of war by enthusiastic devoted volunteers fully qualified for the task. Such Societies could even render great service during epidemics or at times of disaster of flood and fire; the philanthropic motives underlying their vocation would bring them into action immediately wherever and whenever they could usefully intervene.
Extractions: History Convention on protection of the environment. Prohibition of military or any other hostile use of environmental modification techniques. International Conference in Bucharest, Romania, considers "Tansley Report", with ICRC President Eric Martin calling it a "pitiless inquisition" and remaining cool about proposal for joint services with the League. Proposals on Red Cross becoming "lead agency" on disaster relief, on an evaluation of operations and on an International Relief Convention fade away. Conference proposes process of constant reappraisal within the Movement. Protocols additional to 1949 Geneva Conventions Conventional weapons treaty. Prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons. Respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) emerges as a central theme for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
Extractions: History The return of the League of Red Cross Societies to Switzerland from Paris in 1939 assured continuity and solidarity between all National Societies and with the ICRC. The two institutions worked together in a joint international Red Cross relief commission to help civilian victims of war. Colonel de Muralt, former president of the Swiss Red Cross , said in September 1939: "Through this spirit of collaboration that it has made so active in the Red Cross world, and to which its universal character gives so much strength, the League constitutes a bond of great practical and moral importance between the sister Societies". The League's acting-chairman for the year after Davis died, de Muralt in October 1945 welcomed delegates from 42 countries at the post-war Advisory Conference of National Red Cross Societies, who, he said, manifested their will "to maintain the independance of the National Societies with respect to their own governments". Click image for large version top
Japan Rec Cross Society - About JRC - History that took the initiative in establishing the league of red cross societies . Copyright 20012005 Japanese Red Cross Society. All rights reserved. http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/about/history.html
Extractions: Count Tsunetami Sano The Philanthropic Society changed its name to the Japanese Red Cross Society and was recognised as such by the International Committee of the Red Cross on 2 September 1887. In July the Society first engaged in disaster relief by assisting casualties of the Mt. Bandai eruption. Training of nurses began at the Red Cross Hospital in Tokyo. The San Francisco earthquake and fire in April gave the Society its first opportunity to extend relief to a foreign country. The Society collected US$146,000 for the American Red Cross. On the occasion of the 9th International Conference of the Red Cross in Washington, D.C., Empress Shoken contributed 100,000 yen to the International Red Cross to encourage its peacetime activities and established the Empress Shoken Fund. The Society was one of the five National Societies that took the initiative in establishing the League of Red Cross Societies.
HONG KONG RED CROSS Becomes League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 1983 and, league of red cross societies moves headquarters from Paris to Geneva at outbreak http://www.redcross.org.hk/home.cfm?Mid=67&FMid=17&popup=0&langid=1
The Red Cross Emblem There is more than a century of tradition behind the Red Cross emblem as a symbol the league of red cross societies; and the various national Red Cross http://www.nellis.af.mil/Redcross/emblem.htm
Extractions: The Red Cross Its History, Usage and Restrictions How Did the Red Cross Originate as a Neutral Symbol of Mercy and What Are Its Distinguishing Marks? There is more than a century of tradition behind the Red Cross emblem as a symbol of humanitarian protection. The idea developed from an international meeting in Switzerland skin 1863 on improving of the wounded on battlefield. One of the recommendations called for volunteer medical personnel of all countries to wear an easy recognized sign: a white armlet with a red cross, sometimes referred to as the "Geneva cross. "An international treaty known as the Geneva Convention was signed on August 22, 1864, by the representatives of 12 countries. It established the fundamental principle that " wounded or sick combatants, to whatever nation they may belong, shell the collected in cared for ," Want Restrictions Do Current International Humanitarian Treaties Impose? The Geneva Conventions, as the original and subsequent related international humanitarian treaties are called, limit the use of the Red Cross emblem and the words " Red Cross " and " Geneva Cross " in both war and peacetime to identify the following: facilities for the care of the wounded and sick members of the military; armed forces medical personnel and equipment; military chaplain's; the International Committee of the Red Cross; the League of Red Cross Societies; and the various national Red Cross societies, including the American Red Cross.
History Of The Red Cross - American Red Cross - Louisville Area Chapter In 1919, largely at the urging of American Red Cross President, Henry P. Davison,the league of red cross societies was formed (it became the Federation in http://www.louisville-redcross.org/site/pp.asp?c=6dJHKSNrFoG&b=274313
Drgingrassection8 SECTION 8 THE league of red cross societies A. CAN YOU REMEMBER IF REPRESENTATIVESFROM THE league of red cross societies EVER VISITED THE PRISON CAMP(S) http://www.geocities.com/canadianhongkongveteran/drgingrassection8.html
American Red Cross - Santa Monica Chapter The Geneva Conventions limit the use of the Red Cross emblem and the words RedCross and Committee of the Red Cross; The league of red cross societies http://www.redcrossofsantamonica.org/pages/restrict.cfm
Extractions: Name and Emblem Restrictions of Usage In accordance with international and federal law, the use of the name and emblem of the Red Cross in the United States is limitedexcept for certain pre-1905 usersto the medical departments of the military establishments and to the American Red Cross. International Restrictions The Geneva Conventions limit the use of the Red Cross emblem and the words "Red Cross" and "Geneva Cross" in both war and peacetime to identify the following: National Laws To ensure universal respect for the protective nature of the Red Cross symbol, the Geneva Conventions obligate adhering governments to prohibit the unauthorized use of the name and emblem. Each government that is a party to the treaties enacts laws to protect the Red Cross name and emblem within its boundaries. United States Legislation The rules in the United States were set by U.S. Congress when it first granted the American Red Cross its charter on June 6, 1900, and its re-charter of the organization on January 5, 1905. They are now set forth in Sections 706 and 917 of the U.S. Criminal Code.
Extractions: CHAPTER X A FOOD CHALLENGE TO THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS During the first year of the League of Nations, there were times when we felt that the governments must develope a new set of motives and of habits, certainly a new personnel before they would be able to create a genuine League; that the governmental representatives were fumbling awkwardly at a new task for which their previous training in international relations had absolutely unfitted them. In a book entitled "International Government" put out by the Fabian Society, its author, Leonard Woolf, demonstrates the super-caution governments traditionally exhibit in regard to all foreign relationships even when under the pressure of great human needs. The illustrations I remember most distinctly were the "International Diplomatic Conferences" following epidemics of cholera in Europe between 1851 and 1892. Five times these Conferences, convened in haste and dread, adjourned without action, largely because each nation was afraid Did something of this spirit, still surviving, inevitably tend to inhibit action among the representatives of the nations first collected under the auspices of the League of Nations, and will the League ever be able to depend upon nationalism even multiplied by forty-eight or sixty? Must not the League evoke a human motive transcending and yet embracing all particularist nationalisms, before it can function with validity?
