How a bloody battlefield inspired a pacifist to create the Red Cross
Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant was shocked by the paralysis of local authorities after the Battle of Solferino, and then ...
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The emblem
The red cross emblem was adopted under the original Geneva Convention of 1864. It’s an inversion of the Swiss flag (a white cross on a red background). This recognises the historic connection between ...
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Geneva's Red Cross museum fears closure amid Swiss funding cuts
The Red Cross museum in Geneva is warning that it risks closure after its funding was axed in a broad government cost-cutting ...