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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement started over 135 years ago, inspired by a Swiss businessman, Henry Dunant. He had been appalled at the suffering of thousands of men, on both sides, who were left to die due to lack of care after the Battle of Solferino in 1859.

He proposed the creation of national relief societies, comprised of volunteers, trained in peacetime to provide neutral and impartial help to relieve the suffering in times of war.


In response to these ideas a committee, which later became the International Committee of the Red Cross, was established in Geneva. The founding charter of the Red Cross was drawn up in 1863.

Henry Dunant also proposed that countries should adopt an international agreement, which would recognise the status of medical services and of the wounded on the battlefield. This agreement - the original Geneva Convention - was adopted in 1864

By Angela Bennett
Sutton Publishing Ltd

While the emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are recognised worldwide, its history – and that of the remarkable man whose inspiration led to its founding – has often been allowed to slip from public view.



This injustice has been tackled head on by the Red Cross historian, translator and journalist Angela Bennett, whose detailed yet accessible history The Geneva Conventions – The hidden origin of the Red Cross is now on sale.

Bennett’s journalistic background stands her in great stead with this book. The narrative pounds along at speed and keeps the reader engaged every step of the way. And she ensures that there is enough colour to put the historical detail in perspective.

Her writing gives an insight into the culture of the day and the complex political world Henri Dunant had to move through to achieve his goals. And she paints a delicate picture of the man himself.

Dunant’s story is a remarkable one, and should be far better known than it is today. His compassion and determination may have roused the crowed heads of Europe into taking action to limit the horrors of war, but his idealism and gentle nature made him a target for the unscrupulous. Falsely accused of bank fraud, Dunant had to leave his beloved Switzerland and lived a live of dire poverty before his achievements were finally recognised with the award of the first ever Nobel Peace Prize.

Angela Bennett has not only written a rich history of a very complex man and his part in the formation of the greatest humanitarian organisation in the world. She also provides a timely reminder of why the Geneva Conventions were written – and why they remain profoundly important in today’s unstable and violent world.

2007-03-02 09:54:04 補充：
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The Red Cross movement origin is for rescue the wounded soldier which in the battlefield suffers distress, although today war has been short, the livelihood of the people is wealthy, life and health level promotion, but along with the knowledge economy and society's fast hurriedly vicissitude, in the entire social structure, still had, even more people or the family, needed the social populace's support and the rescue.
Therefore, Red Cross's social service role also must carefully examine the social need, during development for all the people's social group's, also will provide more Yuan complete service to face. At the same time, along with the social unceasing evolution and the progress, the challenge, the difficult position which the people faces corresponding is also different, new time, the people have the new definition to the misery, also has the new demand, therefore, discovers the misery people's true demand, helps it, to illuminate it, this will be the Red Cross continues the invariable mission.