Henry Dunant Society visits Costa Rican Red Cross

The Costa Rican Red Cross is proud to receive the presence of international delegates of recognized experience. It is the Henry Dunant Society, a private Swiss organization, independent of the Movement, which brings together people or institutions interested in the life and work of Henry Dunant, and those who participated in the birth and development of humanitarian Geneva.

The previous year, a delegation from the Costa Rican Red Cross in Switzerland signed a memorandum of understanding with the Henry Dunant Society for the dissemination, together with the Nicaraguan Red Cross, of the Spanish-language biographies of Henry Dunant and Gustave Mounier.

A historic event took place on Sunday 8 March, with the presence of Mrs Cecile Dunant, a relative of Henry Dunant, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and whose vision led to the creation of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

The institution carried out a series of activities in places that show how the memory of the founder of the largest humanitarian organization in the world is preserved; on the agenda was a visit to two Auxiliary Committees; in addition, work was done on a conversation with the Disseminators of the National Direction of Doctrine, Principles and Values and the presence of the Henry Dunant Society.

On the other hand, a visit was made to the University of Peace, where a floral offering was placed at the Henry Dunant monument, and a Blue Shield was unveiled in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports at the National Archives.

The activities did not end there, the visit of the Henry Dunant Society to the Costa Rican Red Cross brought with it an extraordinary session with the Costa Rican Commission of Humanitarian Law and the academic activity of the launching of the biographies in the facilities of the Lawyers Association.