41. Brother, Can You Spare A Billion? The Story Of Jesse H. Jones: Jesse Jones In that capacity, he and other leaders created the league of red cross societies,making the agency the international relief organization it is today. http://www.pbs.org/jessejones/jesse_ww1_2.htm

From these bureaus, Jesse Jones quickly set up medical aid for the troops in Europe. In the span of a few months, 95 hospitals were built, serving a wide variety of casualties. The Red Cross rapidly recruited physicians and nurses to staff the hospitals for troops at home and abroad. Jones created a motor corps whose sole responsibility was to safely transport sick and wounded soldiers from ships and trains to hospitals and homes. In addition, he created a network of canteen and relief centers that provided much-needed clothing and personal care items to military personnel. Under the Red Cross Bureau of Construction, he built convalescent homes, recreation centers and warehouses all for the use of military service people fighting in World War I. Costing millions of dollars, many of the building concepts for these structures were drawn out by Jones himself. Overall, Jones' efforts contributed to the mental, moral and physical well-being of the American servicemen. When the war ended, the American Red Cross had established itself as a powerful relief agency that successfully assisted those in need. But Jones' service for the organization did not stop with the signing of the armistice. In 1918, he was appointed to the Red Cross War Council. In this role, he once again put his remarkable organizational skills to work assisting with the demobilization effort in Europe. In 1919, Jones served as an American delegate at the Red Cross conferences in France and Switzerland. In that capacity, he and other leaders created the League of Red Cross Societies, making the agency the international relief organization it is today. Bascom N. Timmons, author of

42. International Red Cross And Red Crescent Movement History: Sub Title 1983. league of red cross societies changes name to League of Red Crossand Red Crescent Societies. 1984. Second World Red Cross Conference http://www.redcross.int/en/history/timeline5.asp

Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement History A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Convention on protection of the environment. Prohibition of military or any other hostile use of environmental modification techniques. International Conference in Bucharest, Romania, considers "Tansley Report", with ICRC President Eric Martin calling it a "pitiless inquisition" and remaining cool about proposal for joint services with the League. Proposals on Red Cross becoming "lead agency" on disaster relief, on an evaluation of operations and on an International Relief Convention fade away. Conference proposes process of constant reappraisal within the Movement. Protocols additional to 1949 Geneva Conventions Protection of victims of international armed conflicts (ProtocoI I) Protection of victims of non-international armed conflicts (Protocol II) Conventional weapons treaty. Prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons. Respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) emerges as a central theme for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

43. International Red Cross And Red Crescent Movement History: Sub Title The return of the league of red cross societies to Switzerland from Paris in 1939assured continuity and solidarity between all National Societies and with the http://www.redcross.int/en/history/not_muralt.asp

Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement History Jean de Muralt 1944-45 The return of the League of Red Cross Societies to Switzerland from Paris in 1939 assured continuity and solidarity between all National Societies and with the ICRC. The two institutions worked together in a joint international Red Cross relief commission to help civilian victims of war. Colonel de Muralt, former president of the Swiss Red Cross , said in September 1939: "Through this spirit of collaboration that it has made so active in the Red Cross world, and to which its universal character gives so much strength, the League constitutes a bond of great practical and moral importance between the sister Societies". The League's acting-chairman for the year after Davis died, de Muralt in October 1945 welcomed delegates from 42 countries at the post-war Advisory Conference of National Red Cross Societies, who, he said, manifested their will "to maintain the independance of the National Societies with respect to their own governments". Click image for large version top French (homepage) NOTABLE PEOPLE The founders The Standing Commission The Standing Commission Chairmen ICRC Presidents ... Intl.Fed. Chairmen

44. History And Principles - Red Cross And Red Crescent Movement History Davidson s proposal gained immediate support the league of red cross societies,now called the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent National http://www.redcross.gr/english/movementen.htm

RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT HISTORY On 24 June 1859 a young Swiss man called Henry Dunant passed by the northern Italian village of Solferino, where the armies of imperial Austria and the Franco-Sardinian alliance fought a day-long battle. Horrified by the agony of the soldiers, Henry Dunant began to organize help with the aid of the local people and, back in Geneva, still haunted by what he had seen, he wrote a book about his experience, "A memory of Solferino", in which he put forward ideas on voluntary assistance during wartime. He also proposed that the wounded and all those attending them should be regarded as neutral, even on the battlefield. To help promote the aims of the book, four citizens of Geneva joined Dunant in setting up in 1863 the International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which became in 1876 the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). They adopted the emblem of the Red Cross (the Swiss flag reversed). In response to an invitation from the International Committee, specialists from 16 countries met in Geneva in October 1863 and adopted ten resolutions. The Movement was born. National Committees were established on various European States. It was not long before the universal appeal of a humanitarian organization free from racial, cultural, religious and political bias led to the spreading of the Movement beyond the confines of Europe to the Americas, the Far East, and Africa.

45. History Initially known as the league of red cross societies it was renamed in October 1983to the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and then in November http://www.redcross-eu.net/sw191.asp

Functions Structure The Red Cross/EU Office members at a glance The Red Cross / Red Crescent movement ... The 7 fundamental principles History Oranisation of the RC/RC movement The power of humanity History http://www.redcross.alertnet.org/en/ The Red Cross idea was born in 1859, when Henry Dunant, a young Swiss man, came upon the scene of a bloody battle in Solferino, Italy, between the armies of imperial Austria and the Franco-Sardinian alliance. Some 40,000 men lay dead or dying on the battlefield and the wounded were lacking medical attention. Dunant organised local people to bind the soldiers' wounds and to feed and comfort them. On his return, he called for the creation of national relief societies to assist those wounded in war, and pointed the way to the future Geneva Conventions. The Red Cross as an organisation was created in 1863 when five Geneva men, including Dunant, set up the International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, later to become the International Committee of the Red Cross. Its emblem was a red cross on a white background: the inverse of the Swiss flag. The following year, 12 governments adopted the first Geneva Convention; a milestone in the history of humanity, offering care for the wounded, and defining medical services as "neutral" on the battlefield. The International Federation was founded in 1919 in Paris in the aftermath of World War I. The war had shown a need for close co-operation between Red Cross Societies, which, had attracted millions of volunteers and built a large body of expertise. A devastated Europe could not afford to lose such a resource.

46. HighBeam Research: ELibrary Search: Results 1952 Archer J International Red Cross, league of red cross societies 1962Linus C. Pauling, US 1961 Dag Hammarskjold, Swed. 1960 Albert J http://www.highbeam.com/library/search.asp?FN=AO&refid=ency_refd&search_almanacs

47. Global Alliance For Workers And Communities design. The most significant step being, the Training of Trainers in1965 led by Director of the league of red cross societies. The http://www.theglobalalliance.org/thaisub9.htm

Where We Work GA Programs Workers' Profiles Assessing Workers' Needs ... CSR News and Events Global Alliance Countries / Thailand Planned Parenthood Association of Thailand Select PPAT projects further GA's goals, specifically, comprehensive family planning and reproductive health services for low income people; dissemination of knowledge on AIDS prevention; women and reproductive health; youth development services; and information resource development and campaigns. In 1996 the organization ran HIV/AIDS prevention programs for industrial workers, reaching at least 100,000 industrial workers in 486 workplaces, in nine provinces. Evidence of success includes improved knowledge, safer attitudes and behaviors and workers' positive outlook towards people living with HIV/AIDS. Thai Red Cross - AIDS Research Centre The Thai Red Cross Society AIDS Research Center has been conducting social and behavioral research since 1989 among the Thai population and many of its minorities and sub-groups. Research, has included collection and analysis of data, as well as incorporating the development of pilot intervention programming or methodologies for reaching the various target populations throughout the country. Governmental and non-governmental agencies, in turn, are then trained in these new methodologies to build the capacity of these organizations and to reach the largest number of people.

48. Japan Rec Cross Society - About JRC - History 1919, The Society was one of the five National Societies that tookthe initiative in establishing the league of red cross societies. http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/about/history.html

Search select with google search from JRCS News from Emergency Relief HOME About Japanese Red Cross History The Society was founded by Count Tsunetami Sano, as the Philanthropic Society, during the battles of the Southwestern Rebellion. The founder of the Japanese Red Cross Society, Count Tsunetami Sano The Philanthropic Society changed its name to the Japanese Red Cross Society and was recognised as such by the International Committee of the Red Cross on 2 September 1887. In July the Society first engaged in disaster relief by assisting casualties of the Mt. Bandai eruption. Training of nurses began at the Red Cross Hospital in Tokyo. The San Francisco earthquake and fire in April gave the Society its first opportunity to extend relief to a foreign country. The Society collected US$146,000 for the American Red Cross. On the occasion of the 9th International Conference of the Red Cross in Washington, D.C., Empress Shoken contributed 100,000 yen to the International Red Cross to encourage its peacetime activities and established the Empress Shoken Fund. The Society was one of the five National Societies that took the initiative in establishing the League of Red Cross Societies.

49. Peace Prize Winners 1901-1998 Hamilton Elementary Nonviolent civil rights activities TAKEN 1963 The InternationalCommittee of the Red Cross league of red cross societies Clear Springs http://www.bloomington.k12.mn.us/peacesite/Peace_Prize_Winners_1901-1998/peace_p

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS 1921-1901 1921 Karl Hjalmar Work supporting Wilson peace program Christian L. Lange Secretary-general, Inter-Parliamentary Union 1920 Leon Victor Auguste Bourgeois President, Council of League of Nations 1919 Thomas Woodrow Wilson Founder, League of Nations TAKEN 1917 - The International Committee for the Red Cross - Clear Springs World War I services 1913 Henri La Fontaine President, Permanent International Peace Bureau 1912 Elihu Root Settlement between U.S. and Japan over Japanese immigration to California 1911 Tobias M. C. Asser Originator, International Conferences of Private Law Alfred Hermann Fried Founder, German pacifist periodical 1910 The Permanent International Peace Bureau Efforts toward international arbitration 1909 Auguste Marie Francois Beernaert Member, Hague Court Paul Henri Benjamin Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant Founder, peace groups 1908 Klas Pontus Arnoldson Founder, Swedish Peace Society

50. Press Releases and Special Advisor to the President; and Henry P. Davison II, great grandson ofHenry P. Davison, who founded the league of red cross societies, of Manhattan. http://www.nassauredcross.org/press/2002/may2002/pr_may2302_internatinal_red_cro

Press Releases President of International Red Cross Visits Nassau County MINEOLA, N.Y., May 23, 2002 Pictured are: James K. Green, ARC/Nassau Director of Public Relations, of Farmingdale, and Charlotte King, of West Babylon. Pictured are: Maryann Slutsky, ARC/Nassau Director of Financial Development, and Alan Slutsky, both of Glen Head. Pictured (left to right) are: Nancy Lynch, ARC/Nassau Board Member, of Locust Valley; Paula Gonthier, ARC/Nassau Board Member, of Old Brookville; The Hon. Ute Lally, past ARC/Nassau Board Member, of Centre Island; and Regan Lally, ARC/Nassau Board Member, of Bayville. Media Contact: James K. Green Director of Public Relations American Red Cross in Nassau County (516) 747-3500 ext. 215

51. NewsP4/5 During the 14th session of the Board of Governors of the league of red cross societiesin 1948, the League was asked to investigate the possibility of adopting http://www.redcross.org.sg/publication/rcnews_jun2002/p4&5.htm

IN THIS ISSUE MAIN The World Red Cross Red Crescent Day celebrations FEATURE Wanted! Youth groups to take up the Red Challenge Blood donors honoured SERVICES Sportsmen in our midst Afghanistan: Humanitarian challenge continues Recognising excellence EVENTS: WORLD RED CROSS RED CRESCENT DAY SPECIAL Celebrations in the region How it started Red Cross Youth members enroll Great Walk for Humanity attracts thousands AVD celebrates VOLUNTEERS Volunteers in action HIGHLIGHTS A view of triangular bandages Lighting candles to remember The truth about AIDS. PASS IT ON... Assisting a newborn nation Charity Draw 2002 Big Walk raises funds UPCOMING EVENTS Honorary Advisor Assoc Prof Phua Kai Hong Editorial Team Geri Lau, Herniwaty Husni

52. American Red Cross Military chaplains;; The International Committee of the Red Cross;; Theleague of red cross societies; and American Red Cross. Is National http://www.bloodsaveslives.org/learn/logo-hist.cfm

The History of the Red Cross Emblem Most people recognize the Red Cross on a background of white as an international symbol of humanity. What is not so well known is the fact that the use of this emblem is spelled out in international treaty and restricted by U.S. Law. How Did the Red Cross originate as a Neutral Symbol of Mercy and what are Its Distinguishing Marks? There is more than a century of tradition behind the Red Cross emblem as a symbol of humanitarian protection. The idea developed from an international meeting in Switzerland in 1863 on improving care of the wounded on battlefields. One of the recommendations called for volunteer medical personnel of all countries to wear an easily recognized sign: a white armlet with a Red Cross, sometimes referred to as the "Geneva cross." An international treaty known as the Geneva Convention was signed on August 22, 1864, by the representatives of 12 countries. It established the fundamental principle that "wounded or sick combatants, to whatever nation they may belong, shall be collected and cared for." It adopted the Red Cross emblem as the international symbol to identify personnel, material, and facilities used to care for the sick and wounded in times of armed conflict. By the terms of the treaty, persons and facilities bearing the symbol are protected from attack. Over the years the protection of the original Geneva Convention has been extended beyond the battlefield to include the shipwrecked, the prisoners of war, and the civilian populations affected by armed conflict.

53. American Red Cross - Santa Monica Chapter and equipment; Military chaplains; The International Committee ofthe Red Cross; The league of red cross societies; Various national http://www.redcrossofsantamonica.org/pages/restrict.cfm

Welcome About Us Location Chapter Information ... Red Cross Store Name and Emblem Restrictions of Usage In accordance with international and federal law, the use of the name and emblem of the Red Cross in the United States is limitedexcept for certain pre-1905 usersto the medical departments of the military establishments and to the American Red Cross. International Restrictions The Geneva Conventions limit the use of the Red Cross emblem and the words "Red Cross" and "Geneva Cross" in both war and peacetime to identify the following: Facilities for the care of the wounded and sick members of the military Armed forces medical personnel and equipment Military chaplains The International Committee of the Red Cross The League of Red Cross Societies Various national Red Cross societies, including the American Red Cross National Laws To ensure universal respect for the protective nature of the Red Cross symbol, the Geneva Conventions obligate adhering governments to prohibit the unauthorized use of the name and emblem. Each government that is a party to the treaties enacts laws to protect the Red Cross name and emblem within its boundaries. United States Legislation The rules in the United States were set by U.S. Congress when it first granted the American Red Cross its charter on June 6, 1900, and its re-charter of the organization on January 5, 1905. They are now set forth in Sections 706 and 917 of the U.S. Criminal Code.

54. THE HARRY HOPKINS PAPERS (PART III): FOLDER LISTING Box 1 Fold 12 league of red cross societies DATE SPAN 11/07/1919 03/18/1930 DESCRIPTION Correspondence to HLH re. prospective http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/fl/f73}1.htm

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS HOME PAGE GO TO COLLECTION DETAIL GO TO INDEX GO TO BOTTOM OF SEGMENT THE HARRY HOPKINS PAPERS (PART III) FOLDER LISTING Box: 1 Fold: 1 American Association of Social Workers / Owen R. Lovejoy DATE SPAN: 01/02/1922 - 04/27/1922 DESCRIPTION: 1 ALS from Owen R. Lovejoy, president of American Association of Social Workers (letterhead) re. position offer to HLH. 3 TLS from Owen R. Lovejoy, general secretary of National Child Labor Committee (letterhead) re. position offer to HLH. Box: 1 Fold: 2 American Committee on War Finance / War Bond Issue DATE SPAN: 04/09/1917 - 04/20/1917 DESCRIPTION: 3 TL carbons from HLH to Hon. James W. Wadsworth, US senator; Hon. William G. McAdoo, secretary of treasury; Hon. Claude Kitchin, chairman, Ways and Means Committee, appealing against a government war bond issue. Includes 1 TLS from Claude Kitchin; 1 TLS from James Wadsworth; 1 TLS from William M. Calder. Also includes 1 TL from Amos Pinchot, American Committee on War Finance pledging against the war bond issue. Box: 1 Fold: 3 American Red Cross - Correspondence 1917 DATE SPAN: 12/20/1917 - 12/29/1917 DESCRIPTION: Re. HLH's joining ARC -

55. SPEECHES & QUOTES The Red Cross Community comprises the National Red Cross Societies, the InternationalCommittee of the Red Cross, and the league of red cross societies. http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/Quaid/speech28.htm

PAKISTAN RED CROSS SOCIETY AN ENTERPRISE IN THE SERVICE OF HUMANITY Speech at the meeting of the Pakistan Red Cross Society held at the governor-general's House, Karachi on 15th March, 1948 It gives me great pleasure indeed to welcome the Members of the Governing Body of the Pakistan Red Cross Society and friends and sympathizers who are present here today. I thank you for the honor you have done me by inviting me to inaugurate this meeting and I am glad that you have given me the opportunity to do so. Many of the members of the governing body are new to Red Cross work, and, therefore, I thought it appropriate that I should mention the objects to which the Funds of the Society can legally be applied. I have tried to gather such information as I could with regard to the origin and history of Red Cross which is replete with great sacrifices rendered by unselfish men and women who have done so much good to suffering humanity. The "Red Cross" had its origin at Geneva, almost directly as the result of an accidental visit made in 1859 to the battlefield of Solferino in Italy by a young man from Geneva, named Jean Henry Dunant. Dunant was deeply moved by the sufferings of the wounded and the groans of the dying. He wrote a book, which made a great impression, and as a result of his enthusiastic efforts a non-official "Committee of Five" was founded in Geneva. In 1863, this Committee convened a semi-official conference, which was attended by the representatives of sixteen different countries. Following the conference the "Committee of Five" became the "Genevese Committee for the Relief of wounded soldiers" and "National Aid Societies" were formed in a number of countries.

56. MacKinnon, Eleanor Vokes Irby - Australian Women Biographical Entry Subsequently she visited the headquarters of the league of red cross societiesin Paris in 1925, and from 19251926 worked to reconstruct the Red Cross in http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0134b.htm

Australian Women Biographical entry Home Browse Search Previous ... Next This page supported by MacKinnon, Eleanor Vokes Irby (1871 - 1936) OBE, King George V Silver Jubilee Medal Published Sources Red Cross leader Born: 8 February 1871 Tenterfield, Victoria, Australia. Died: 31 January 1936. Eleanor MacKinnon, a foundation honorary secretary to the New South Wales Division of the Australian branch of the British Red Cross Society in August 1914, remained a member of the state executive and finance committees and a delegate to the central council until her death in 1936. After her marriage to physician Roger MacKinnon in 1896, and the birth of their two sons at Warialda, they moved to North Sydney in 1903. Eleanor MacKinnon was involved in a range of activities, which included learning to paint and membership of a number of benevolent and political societies. Her major contribution was to the Red Cross Society and she founded the world's first Junior Red Cross division, with its motto, 'the child for the child' and remained its honorary director until 1935. In addition she created the Red Cross Record in 1914, editing it for twenty-one years, the

57. Ligue Des Sociétés De La Croix-Rouge (League Of Red Cross Societies): Awards W Ligue des Sociétés de la CroixRouge (league of red cross societies) Awards wonby Ligue des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge (league of red cross societies). http://www.123awards.com/artist/2080.asp

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58. A History Of African Americans In The American Red Cross William H. Dabney (19071971). William H. Dabney was the first African Americanappointed to the league of red cross societies in Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.semredcross.org/news/news_2002/history_020502.htm

A History of African Americans In the American Red Cross From the beginning, African Americans have played an important role in the mission of the American Red Cross. The time, money, and blood of well-known and not-so-well-known African Americans in the Red Cross have created a solid path for others to follow. Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) The noted abolitionist Frederick Douglass was among a small and select group of incorporators invited to serve the newly formed American Association of the Red Cross in 1881. Clara Barton (1821-1912) Clara Barton was the first person to establish a lasting Red Cross Society in America. Barton’s assistance to African American soldiers during the war was well known, especially her assistance to the all-black Massachusetts 54th Regiment, which had been recruited by Frederick Douglass. The bravery of the soldiers of the 54th Regiment was well documented and formed the basis for the 1991 film "Glory."

59. AEGiS-UPI Red Cross To Snub SF AIDS Meeting Geneva The league of red cross societies withdrew this week from the next internationalconference on AIDS in San Francisco because the United States bars http://www.aegis.com/news/upi/1989/UP891101.html

Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1989. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. Red Cross to snub S.F. AIDS meeting United Press International - Thursday November 23, 1989 Geneva - The League of Red Cross Societies withdrew this week from the next international conference on AIDS in San Francisco because the United States bars entry to people with AIDS or the AIDS virus. It said U.S. visa policies conflict with Red Cross "principles of humanitarian support for and prevention of discrimination against people with HIV infection or AIDS." The 4th International Conference on AIDS is being held in San Francisco from June 20-24 next year. An umbrella organization coordinating Red Cross and Red Crescent activities worldwide, the Geneva-based league said it would reconsider its decision to stay away if there is a change in U.S. regulations. It said those regulations currently prohibit visas for people with the human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Persons declaring themselves HIV positive can apply for a 30-day waiver if they want to visit for medical, family or business reasons, the League said.

60. Red Cross Body Pulls Out Of AIDS Talks, Cites US Visa Rules Geneva, SwitzerlandThe league of red cross societies said Wednesday it will notattend next year s AIDS conference in San Francisco because of discriminatory http://www.aegis.com/news/ads/1989/AD892528.html

Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1989. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. "Red Cross Body Pulls Out of AIDS Talks, Cites U.S. Visa Rules" Reuters (11/22/89) Abstract: Geneva, SwitzerlandThe League of Red Cross Societies said Wednesday it will not attend next year's AIDS conference in San Francisco because of discriminatory U.S. policies that prohibit granting visas to people with HIV/AIDS. A statement from the league's Geneva headquarters said the policies conflict with Red Cross principles of humanitarian support and discrimination prevention for AIDS sufferers. The San Francisco conference will be held from June 20-24, 1990. The league, which links Red Cross and Red Crescent societies around the world, said it would reconsider its position if there were changes in U.S. visa regulations and their application. Current U.S. policy allows HIV-infected people to enter the country for 30 days if visiting for business, medical, or family reasons. The league said the procedure for granting the waiver and marking the visa does not provide satisfactory guarantees of confidentiality. AEGiS is made possible through unrestricted grants from Boehringer Ingelheim Elton John AIDS Foundation iMetrikus, Inc.

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