A 150 years after a noble idea was turned into a humanitarian institution by the vision of one man, Henri Dunant, it is time to celebrate, reflect and learn.
The wide array of quality work done by ICRC over 150 years is truly remarkable, and having
187 national RC and RC societies around the world to work with, clearly exceeded Dunant’s dream when he wrote:
“ Would it not be possible, in times of peace and quiet, to form relief societies for the purpose of having care given to the wounded in wartime by zealous, devoted and thoroughly qualified volunteers?” Dunant was the dynamo of our world-wide RC movement, and we must honour all those zealous, devoted and thoroughly qualified volunteers and staff, who have given their time, many their lives, over 150 years, to serve and alleviate human suffering. The ICRC, with the Federation and its member national societies, are all key components of evolving humanitarian action with a reach to those tragic ‘storehouses of sorrow world-wide.’
To take this ideal further, Nicolas Bouvier, a Swiss writer and artist wrote, “ My belief is that one must have passed through fire oneself....to be able to sort out...the contents of those storehouses of sorrow, where fortunately we can also find, more often than we might have dared to expect...enough small miracles to motivate and encourage those in the field who are so often compelled, to quote a medieval Japanese poem, ‘to bear the unbearable and tolerate the intolerable.” On behalf of the International Federation we thank and congratulate the ICRC for its brilliant humanitarian work over 150 years which has provided hope and succor in times of despair and helped so many victims to build new lives.
Written by Bob McKerrow head of delegation, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Sri Lanka for the ICRC publication on 150 years of humanitarian action.
187 national RC and RC societies around the world to work with, clearly exceeded Dunant’s dream when he wrote:
“ Would it not be possible, in times of peace and quiet, to form relief societies for the purpose of having care given to the wounded in wartime by zealous, devoted and thoroughly qualified volunteers?” Dunant was the dynamo of our world-wide RC movement, and we must honour all those zealous, devoted and thoroughly qualified volunteers and staff, who have given their time, many their lives, over 150 years, to serve and alleviate human suffering. The ICRC, with the Federation and its member national societies, are all key components of evolving humanitarian action with a reach to those tragic ‘storehouses of sorrow world-wide.’
To take this ideal further, Nicolas Bouvier, a Swiss writer and artist wrote, “ My belief is that one must have passed through fire oneself....to be able to sort out...the contents of those storehouses of sorrow, where fortunately we can also find, more often than we might have dared to expect...enough small miracles to motivate and encourage those in the field who are so often compelled, to quote a medieval Japanese poem, ‘to bear the unbearable and tolerate the intolerable.” On behalf of the International Federation we thank and congratulate the ICRC for its brilliant humanitarian work over 150 years which has provided hope and succor in times of despair and helped so many victims to build new lives.
On 17 February 1863 five Swiss citizens gathered in Geneva to create an international committee for relief to the wounded, which in 1875 was renamed the International Committee of the Red Cross. The ICRC is now one of the largest international humanitarian organizations, with almost 13,000 staff working in behalf of the victims of armed conflict and other violence in 92 countries.The activities of the ICRC and of the entire International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement began on fields of battle, where wounded soldiers were cared for no matter who they were or which side they belonged to.
The Red Cross story that began 150 years ago is not only the story of the Red Cross itself – it is also, in fact mainly, the story of people who suffer the effects of war and other violence, and of what can and should be done to help them.
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