World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day: Advocate for the Relief of Human Sufferings

May 8, 2012: The people across the world celebrate World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day on 8th May every year in order to recognise the efforts of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies across the world to advocate for the relief of human suffering from disease, post war consequences, disaster, etc. As 8th May is the birth anniversary of the founder of Red Cross Mr. Henry Dunant, the volunteers of the Red Cross as well as general public observe this day as World Red Cross Day to give a tribute to Mr. Dunant (the founder of world’s largest humanitarian movement 20th century).

The first Red Cross Day was celebrated on May 8, 1948 globally and since then, the volunteers of Red Cross have been celebrating this day. The name of this day witnessed changes for several years until 1984, when the day was officially declared as “World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day”.

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