Opening ceremony

At the opening ceremony on 23 October, Mr. Kurt Bolliger, President of the Swiss Red Cross, which was hosting the Conference, gave a welcoming address to the delegates. He recalled that 85 years ago, in 1901, Henry Dunant had received the first Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian action. “It behoves us, particularly during this ‘International Year of Peace’, to do our utmost to show ourselves worthy of this heritage—not by making mere solemn appeals, nor by interceding in high-level politics, but through specific, daily humanitarian action which demands neither gratitude nor publicity”, declared Mr. Bolliger.

Continue reading #IRRC No. 255

Opening ceremony author:

1 min read

Proceedings of the Conference author:

3 min read

Council of Delegates author:

1 min read

Resolutions of the Twenty-fifth International Conference of the Red Cross author:

11 min read

Resolutions of the Council of Delegates author:

1 min read

General Assembly of the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies author:

1 min read

Press, information and exhibitions during the International Conference author:

1 min read

The International Committee of Red Cross and the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions author:

1 min read

The ICRC's future president joins the Committee author:

1 min read

Round Table of Experts in War Surgery author:

1 min read

Africa — Latin America — Asia — Middle East and North Africa author:

1 min read

Antigua and Barbuda: Declaration of succession to the Geneva Conventions and of accession to the Additional Protocols author:

1 min read