The international World Red Cross Day is held every year on 8 May since 1984.
World Red Cross Day is dedicated to alleviate human suffering, to uphold human dignity, protect life, and prevent emergencies and natural disasters such as flood, epidemics, and earthquakes. The fundamental principles recognized during World Red Cross Day are impartiality, humanity, independence, neutrality, voluntary, universality, and unity. All components of Red Cross organizations uphold and respect these principles.
The date, 8 May, is the anniversary of the birth of Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.
