Our World. Your Move

On 24 June, 1859, Henry Dunant, a Geneva businessman travelling though Italy, witnessed the horrors of war at the Battle of Solferino. He reached out to help the wounded soldiers, regardless of which side they had fought on, and organised volunteers to provide relief. It was there that the idea of the Red Cross and Red Crescent was born. Dunant suggested that relief societies be established to care for the wounded during wartime - an idea that would lead to the world's largest humanitarian network. A century and a half later, the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement continues to protect and care for the vulnerable in 186 coutnries worldwide. From 23 June to 27 June, Red Cross Red Crescent staff and volunteers from more than 150 counties will come together, in Solferino, to reflect on 150 years of action and to examine tomorrow's challenges. These activities are tied together under the global theme: Our world. Your move.