World Red Cross Day 2022: 08 May

Category : Important Days Published on: May 10 2022

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World Red Cross Day also known as Red Crescent Day is celebrated on May 8 every year.
This date marks the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, who is the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
He is also the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
He was born on May 8, 1828.
The day is celebrated by the Red Cross society across all the countries.
It was first celebrated in the year 1948.
It works for the welfare of people. World Red Cross Society provides for food shortages, natural disasters, wars as well as diseases and epidemics.
The theme of World Red Cross Day 2022 is ‘BeHumanKind’.