History Of The International Committee Of Red Cross

Abstract:
This paper is describing the International Committee of Red Cross as an international human rights organization which helps people and promotes the human rights. After short introduction, first half is starting with its brief history from the creation until present days. In the second half the paper covers such aspects as principles, goals and achievements of the ICRC followed by analyze of the areas of human rights covered by this particular organization and its actions throughout the years.
International Committee of Red Cross, its mission and role in human rights.
The International Committee of Red Cross, commonly referred as the Red Cross, is a human right organization which operates globally and is made of almost 190 country

Main concept was to train the volunteers who can later react to any kind of natural disasters or military conflicts and provide help when those people would seek for it. Also he wanted to make this organization equal for every race and nationality so any person or family who would need help would receive it in no cost. Henry even published the book called “A Souvenir of Solferino” in which he called for a better care for soldiers who were injured during the military conflicts. Dunant’s ideas and will to make them happen ultimately led to the establishment of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent movement in the year of 1864, only a year after the first meeting of the International Committee of Red Cross in 1863 in Geneva. This young organization did not have any intentions to waste time and by August of the same year, after cooperation and negotiations with the government the first Geneva Convention was signed. Two major facts to know about is that it established new rules which were aimed for a better care for the soldiers who were in any way damaged or injured during wars or other conflicts and that this convention also introduced the emblem of Red Cross which is globally known and recognized today – a red cross on a white background. Later, Henry Dunant was awarded the first ever Nobel Peace Prize in

One of the first big countries to do so was United States of America. Clara Barton a former American teacher, whose father was a soldier, and a group of her supporters were the ones who created the American Red Cross with its headquarters located in Washington, District Columbia in the year of 1881. Barton was inspired by the original Red Cross movement which she got to witness during her visit to Europe. Besides establishment of the foundation back in the states she also persuaded government to adopt the Geneva Convention which later happened in 1882. The first military experience for Red Cross had come with the Spanish – American war in 1898 where the organization aided American