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Any Arabs countries they do not want Red Cross that is why they replaces it with Red Crescent.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a private humanitarian institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland, by Henry Dunant and Gustave Moynier. Its 25-member committee has a unique authority under international humanitarian law to protect the life and dignity of the victims of international and internal armed conflicts. The ICRC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on three occasions (in 1917, 1944 and 1963).

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) was founded in 1919 and today it coordinates activities between the 188 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies within the Movement. On an international level, the Federation leads and organizes, in close cooperation with the National Societies, relief assistance missions responding to large-scale emergencies. The International Federation Secretariat is based in Geneva, Switzerland. In 1963, the Federation (then known as the League of Red Cross Societies) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the ICRC.

Any difference between red cross and red crescent?

It is on this day because this is the date of birth of the founder of the Red. Cross Henry Dunant. He got the first. Red. Cross Day was celebrated for the first time in 1948.

Volunteers provide an invaluable service to countless communities around the globe, yet often their sacrifice and dedication are under appreciated and go unrecognized.
To mark this year's World Red Cross Red Crescent Day - 8 May the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is calling for greater recognition of the sizable contribution volunteers make in a world increasingly confronted by challenges linked to such adversities as natural disasters, disease, war and other armed violence, poverty, hunger and climate change.

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May 8, birthday of Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, is celebrated as the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day.

On the occasion of the World Red Cross Red Crescent Day 2010, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement focused its attention on both the challenges and opportunities presented by urbanization.

In june 1859 the swiss businessman Henry Daunant travelled to Italy to meet the French emperor NapoleanIII to disuss the business difficulties. When he arrived in the small town of Solferino on the evening of June 24, he witnessed the Battle of Solferino, an engagement in the Austro-Sardinian War. In a single day, about 40, 000 soldiers on both sides died or were left wounded on the field. He completely abandoned the original intent of his trip and for several days he devoted himself to helping with the treatment and care for the wounded. On February 9, 1863, in Geneva, Henry Dunant founded the "Committee of the Five" as an investigatory commission of the Geneva Society for Public Welfare. Eight days later, the five men decided to rename the committee to the "International Committee for Relief to the Wounded". In October 1863, the international conference organized by the committee was held in Geneva to develop possible measures to improve medical services on the battlefield.