Tag Archives: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
HISTORY OF COAT OF ARMS
Red Cross emblem
Before the Symbol of the Red Cross symbol was adopted as a neutral to provide relief to the wounded soldiers on the battlefield, at the time of each military medical services have their own identification with different colors. Austria for example, using the white flag. France uses red flags and Spanish using a yellow flag. As a result, even though the army knew what a badge of their medical personnel, but usually they do not know what a badge of their opponents medical personnel.
Medical services were not regarded as a neutral party. But viewed as part of the army units, so that identification is not providing protection but also regarded as a target for opponents who do not know the soldiers what it means. Continue reading
MOVEMENT COMPONENTS
Union League of Red Cross and Red Crescent
At the end of the first world war most of the regions in Europe is very chaotic, ruined economy, the population is reduced drastically due to the epidemic. A large number of refugees who are poor and those who do not have to meet the continent’s nationality. War is very clearly shown the need for strong cooperation between Red Cross association for his activities in wartime can attract thousands of volunteers. Henry P. Davison, President of the American Red Cross War Committee, proposed an international conference on medical (April 1919, Cannes, France) for “to the federation of red cross society from various countries into an organization equivalent to the league of nations, in terms of world war improve health, prevent disease and relieve suffering. “
Union League of Red Cross and Red Crescent then formally established with its headquarters in Paris by the French Red Cross Society, the UK, Italy, Japan, the United States on May 5, 1919 with the main objective to improve health in countries that have suffered greatly after the war. Continue reading
Red Cross Youth Competitions
Progress of science and technology and art today by the activity in high spirits and competitive. Preparation facilities and infrastructure and the ability themselves, especially in the areas of skills development which is something very needed in the efforts to establish a human resources are more qualified.
To form a strong human resources and ready to carry out the development, the course should be conducted of the development early through various forms of education, both formal and non formal education. Continue reading
Community Base
In order to anticipate the various possibilities that occur at times that will come when this PMI is developing a Community Based Program Disaster Preparedness (Community Based Disaster Preparedness). This program is intended to encourage the empowerment of communities to alert the capacity to prevent and reduce disaster impacts and risks that occur in the environment. This is very important because the public as the party directly affected in case of disaster.
Also in the Red Cross is also rampant in Indonesia held training for Community Based First Aid (Community Based First Aid / CBFA) Continue reading