World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day 2020: Know History & Significance Of The Day

Team Latestly May 08, 2020 12:20 PM IST

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day are annually celebrated on May 8, commemorating the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, the founder of Red Cross and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The day is dedicated to helping people in different calamitous situations, natural or manmade. World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day pay tribute to all those volunteers who participated in Red Cross events. As we celebrate World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2020 today, here we bring you history and significance of the day honouring the humanitarian movement.

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