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World Red Cross Red Crescent Day
May 9 , 2019
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- World Red Cross Red Crescent Day is celebrated on 8 May each year.
- The theme of 2019 is “#love”.
- The day commemorates all the volunteers who have made unparalleled contribution to people in duress or in need.
- This date is the anniversary of the birth of Henry Dunant.
- He was the founder of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 1863.
- He was also the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901.
- The first Red Cross Day was celebrated on 8 May 1948.
- The title became world Red Cross and Red Crescent Day in 1984.
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