Celebrating World Red Cross Day

The day also marks the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, who is the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of the Nobel Prize. The courage, compassion, and kindness in saving lives and alleviating suffering amid the chaos of war inspired the founder to celebrate this day on this date.

In the last two years, crises and disasters have spared almost no one. The COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflicts and violence, the climate crisis and climate-related disasters, environmental degradation, food insecurity and massive population displacements are hitting the world’s most vulnerable groups hard, and many lack the means and resources to adapt.