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Red Cross Movement
Also Known As Red Cross
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The Red Cross movement is the international humanitarian network founded to care for the sick and wounded of war and, later, victims of disaster generally. It grew from Swiss businessman Henry Dunants account of the 1859 Battle of Solferino, whose account of the suffering he witnessed led to the founding of the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1863 and the 1864 Geneva Convention that gave the movement its legal protection. This atlas records what the historical record supports and is not medical advice.
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Founding YearThe International Committee of the Red Cross was founded in Geneva in 1863, following Henry Dunants 1862 account of Solferino; the first Geneva Convention, giving the movement its legal basis, followed in 1864. Cross-Tradition Connections
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The movement's founding purpose, following Henry Dunant's account of Solferino, was organized care for battlefield wounded, historically a matter of field surgery.
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