In February 1863, what was to become the International Committee of the Red Cross met for the first time in Geneva, Switzerland. Among its five founding members was a local man named Henry Dunant who, ...

Origins of the Red Cross Movement. Our belief in the power of kindness can be traced back to the creation of the Red Cross Movement. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement started in ...

An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) truck is loaded onto an Antonov 124-100 aircraft at Nairobi's Jommo Kenyatta International Airport, August 26, 2004. SIMON MAINA / AFP.

Delegates attend a conference of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the brainchild of Dunant, in Geneva in 1864. Album Reaching an agreement was difficult.

The World Red Cross is observed on May 8 every year. The date marks the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of ...

World Red Cross Day is celebrated on May 8th each year to commemorate the birthday of Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Read further to know about ...

There was "relief" all around at the Red Cross museum in Geneva on Tuesday as it has its future guranteed until at least 2030 ...

The director of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva is calling for a national debate on the institution's future, following the announcement that a foreign ministry ...