International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement whose stated mission is to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for the human being, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering, without any discrimination based on nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions.
The often-heard term International Red Cross is actually a misnomer, as no official organization exists bearing that name. In reality, the Movement consists of several distinct organizations that are legally independent from each other, but are united within the Movement through common basic principles, objectives, symbols, statutes, and governing organs.
henry dunant is the founder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_Movement#History
2006-08-03 20:10:36
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answered by Anonymous
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Clara Barton was a nurse who was the founder of the American Red Cross. Jean Henri Dunant was the European visionary behind the International Red Cross. It was his vision that started it all and it was in Europe that Clara Barton learned of the Red Cross Movement.
2006-08-04 11:36:54
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answered by Reeny120 3
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