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Friday 7 April 2017

अनुवाद अभ्‍यास-माला /Translation Excercise Series – 32



Red Cross was established in 1864 by Jean Henri Durant. In 1859, J.H. Durant, a Swiss businessman, travelling through Italy witnessed the Battle of Solferino, when France tried to free Italy from Austrian domination, in which about 30,000 soldiers were wounded or killed. He organized relief work for the wounded soldiers and subsequently called for the formation of a permanent relief society for those wounded in war. Durant’s appeal had immediate results. An international conference took place in Geneva in 1864 where 26 governments were represented. The Conference led to the Geneva Convention and the emblem of Red Cross was adopted. Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on May 8, the birthday of its founder Henri Durant. Its motto is Charity in War. A red cross on a white background is its symbol (it is the reverse of the flag of Switzerland). The Red Cross completed 132 years on 8 May 1994 and in it 126th year, it adopted the slogan ‘125 Years at Work — and Still Developing

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