Where was the International Red Cross founded in 1863?

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a private humanitarian institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland, by Henry Dunant and Gustave Moynier. Its 25-member committee has a unique authority under international humanitarian law to protect the life and dignity of the victims of international and internal armed conflicts. The ICRC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on three occasions (in 1917, 1944 and 1963).

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Steve McVey

Norman Huemmert, Questions are sent out randomly, it's possible you would get the same question twice but more likely you have received the same question posed by two different authors independently.

Mama B

My father fought in WWll and the Korean War. My husband's Grandfather fought in WWll and neither one of them had anything good to say about the Red Cross.

joycekingsmith

Les Griffin, thank you for the info. That makes a difference to me.

Diane Lynn Kinsman

Got that..

jack patti go

Nicely done, gentlemen!

Shirley Dutt

Wow, 10 of 10 today. It's you g to be a good day.

Michael Doherty

Ilias Tsiabardas, what about the fact that all four of the cities listed as choices are in the same country? How does that make it easy to guess?

silrem

What happened in 1963 that the Red Cross helped?

Lorna Shipton

Ilias Tsiabardas, but Basel, Bern, and Zurich are also in Switzerland.

Sue Fairweather

got it

Les Griffin

Too bad only 10 cents of every dollar donated is actually used to help people, the rest to administration.... far from the best charity to donate to....