Red Cross and Red Crescent

Clara Barton was a nurse contributed much towards medical care for the North during the US Civil War. With allot of efforts, she helped get medical care and supplies to wounded Union soldiers. She used Washington DC as her base, and spent much of the war helping in Union hospitals in the eastern theater of the war. Her efforts were fueled by what she saw as inadequacies that the Federal government was not providing in medical care. She also convinced the US surgeon general in 1862 to allow her to have almost a free hand in coordinating Union medical efforts.

As an aside, Clara Barton help founf the American Red Cross.

The Red Cross is known for helping people that are in need. They help people affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes. They also help people who have lost their tings in fires.

I don't know of any exact accounting of people helped, but it has to be in the millions.

creasent here is stand for growing life n it is in red colour means life in danger

The goals of the Canadian Red cross are the same as all red cross around the world which is to ease the suffering of people who r sick or injured,provide shelter and medicine for the needy,etc etc

water, kitchen things blankets and medicine

The American Red Cross trains their own volunteers. They have instructors in the health and safety department, disaster department, and blood services.

To collect blood and waste it.

The ICRC has a hybrid nature. As a private association formed under the Swiss Civil Code, its existence is not in itself mandated by governments. And yet its functions and activities - to provide protection and assistance to victims of conflict – are mandated by the international community of States and are founded on international law, specifically the Geneva Conventions, which are among the most widely ratified treaties in the world.

The ICRC can only do its job of providing protection and assistance to conflict victims if its working principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality are respected.It i s through recognition of the ICRC's privileges and immunities that States and international organizations acknowledge their respect for those principles.Thus, in line with its international legal mandate, the ICRC's privileges and immunities are widely recognized by governments, by the United Nations and by other organizations. This means that the ICRC is not treated as a private entity or an NGO, but as an intergovernmental organization for the work it does under its international mandate.

All Red Cross/Red Crescent Societiesare formed in legislation, and as such,are not classified as a non-governmental organization (NGO). The Red Cross’ relationship with government is specific and distinct, in that a public authority (municipal, provincial or federal) may request action from the Red Cross.

Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.

No, the Red Cross does not receive governmental funding. Its funding is strictly by contributions.

Individual national governments do contribute to the Red Cross.

It might help to clarify the difference between 'contributions' and 'government funding'. The International Committee of the Red Cross may not receive government funding - although yes, they do receive 'contributions' or donations from national governments. However, on the national level, the Red Cross organizations are receiving government funding.

In the case of the UK and Canada, the Red Cross organizations in those countries are not just receiving 'contributions', they are receiving government funding and have funding agreements with the governmental aid agencies.

The British Red Cross was received the most government funding (£52 million) above all other international development NGOs from the Department for International Development (UK). This funding was listed under bilateral aid in DfID accounts, which is still government funding and comes with conditions. The Canadian Red Cross received $210,268,139 from all levels of government. The funding the Canadian Red Cross receives from the federal government (specifically the Canadian International Development Agency, CIDA) comes from both funding agreements with specific outcomes and matching donations for emergency situations.

Some just like to cross their arms because it's comfy, but crossed arms can also show insecurity; they're put up in front of the body like a defensive shield.

it was formed in 1863 which was founded by henry dunant just after the solferino battle( italy) in 1859. He was bron in London, England, but the main location of the red cross is at the place in Switzerland, Geneva

There are 193 countries in the world, and 190 countries in the world have red cross. It would take a very long time to list all of the countries in the world that have red cross mainly because 98% of the worlds countries have red cross, but I will say that there are only 3 countries in the world that don't have red cross. although I have looked very hard, I have not found out which 3 countries it is that don't have the red cross.

The most usual term for people who help Mexicans cross the US border is coyotes.

humanity,imparciality, neutrality,voluntary service,universality,independence,unity

red crescent

Contact the Red Cross in your area to join the Red Cross.

Is Red Cross one of the most corrupt organizations in the world?Their CEO receives a salary of $651,000 a year plus a lucrative benefits package worth hundreds of thousands in bonuses etc. Salaries for their managers, directors, etc average over $100,000 a year. While their counterpart the Salvation Army top salary is $13,000 a yr. and 95cents out of every dollar goes to the poor people and with Red Cross it is 39 cents out of every dollar and I dont even want to talk about UNICEF this is about like the Mafia with the CEO receiving over a million a yr. and furnished with a Rolls Royce and thousands and thousands of bonuses and benfits so dont give to anything but the Salvation Army they have been vetted and are on the up and up.

about 100 or 500 years ago?

The Geneva Summit was held in July of 1955. It was during the Cold War and world leaders had gathered to talk about how they could bring about peace. The tagline that was used to describe the feelings of hope that good news would result from the summit was The Spirit of Geneva.

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The Red Cross was founded by a total of 5 people - Henri Dunant, Gustave Moynier, Henri Dufour (who was a General in the Swiss Army), and 2 doctors, Louis Appia and Théodore Maunoir. After their first meeting, February 17th 1863, this became the globally recognized foundation date of the "International Committee of the Red Cross/Comite International Croix Rouge"

The red cross is the Swiss flag reversed, because Geneva, Switzerland, is where the Headquarters is located.

In addition the cross is a Christian symbol of aid and comfort, incorporated into the imagery of the charitable organization at a time when it was doing its work only in lands populated by Christians. That is why the international organization is now called the International Red Cross and Red Crescent, to incorporate a Muslim symbol; and why in Muslim countries the local organization is called the Red Crescent, not the Red Cross..