1. History of the Red Cross

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1. History of the Red Cross

• More Humanity

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Foundation of the Red Cross Movement

• 1860/62 A Memory of Solferino by Henry Dunant
• 1863 ICRC and first National Societies founded
• 1864 1st Geneva Convention (International
  Humanitarian Law)
• 1866 Swiss Red Cross founded

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Dunants Vision

• 8 May 1828 in Geneva
• 1862 A Memory of Solferino
• 1863 ICRC founded
• 1867 Dunant leaves Geneva (bankrupt)
• 1901 1st Nobel Peace Prize
• ? 30 October 1910 in Heiden (AR).
• World Red Cross Day on 8 May in memory of
  Dunants birth

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The battle of Solferino

• A battle...
• 1859 Battle of Solferino (Italy)
• Dunant organizes volunteers to help the wounded
  regardless of their nationality
• 1862 Dunant publishes A Memory of Solferino
• ... and its consequences
• 1863 ICRC founded
• 1864 1st Geneva Convention

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The founding of the Red Cross
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Founding development of the SRC

• 17 July 1866 Swiss Red Cross founded in Bern
• The aim of the society is to help the medical
  services of the Swiss army with all the resources
  it has available to it, and to provide welfare
  for the families of the conscripts in the event
  of war

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1866 1914 Growth and consolidation
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1914 1945 SRC establishes itself
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From 1945 boom years
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The SRC group

Rescue Organizations
24 cantonal associations National Conference
of the cantonal associations Executive Committee

Red Cross Assembly
Red Cross Council
Management Control Commission
Institutions
SRC Headquarters Health and Integration Internat
ional cooperation Technical support Associative
work
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The 7 Fundamental Principles

• Humanity
• Impartiality
• Neutrality
• Independence
• Voluntary Service
• Unity
• Universality

7 principles HINIVUU!
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SRC Strategy 012
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Key figures for the SRC group 2011

• Staff
• Jobs (FTEs) 1719
• Number of staff 3829
• Members 488020
• Volunteers 72829
• Finances
• Total turnover SFr. 459 million
• Balance sheet total SFr. 1.14 billion

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The Red Cross emblem
1864
1st Geneva Convention
1929
Red Crescent as second emblem
2005/6
Red Crystal added to the list of emblems
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Use of the emblem
Uses of the emblem as recognized in the Geneva
Convention
Possible uses of the Red Crystal
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Misuse of the red cross