World Red Cross Day 2015: Facts, How It Got Started By Henry Dunant

Friday is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, an annual observance that falls on the birthday of the movement's founder, Henry Dunant. The holiday celebrates not only Dunant but also the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's seven fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality. Overall, the movement aims to help people by alleviating suffering and promoting peace through its societies, international committee an...