The Chinese Red Cross won the highest award for the International Federation of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Society

Xinhua News Agency, Geneva, June 20 (Reporter Liu Qu) The Red Cross and the Red Crescent International Federation will be awarded to the Henry Davison Award on behalf of the Federation of the Federation to the National Red Cross And individual. This is the first time that the Chinese Red Cross has won this award.

The Henry Davison Award was established in 2003 by the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Association International Federation. It is named after the name of his founder Henry Davison, which is selected every two years to recognize the "mobilizing human vocal force The National Red Association or individual who has made outstanding contributions to improving the lives of vulnerable people "has great influence in the international humanitarian movement.

The Chinese Red Cross was approved by the awarding committee. At the same time, the awards were an outstanding volunteer recommended by the Ethiopian Red Cross, the Iranian Red Crescent Association, and the Somali Red Crescent Society.

Chen Zhu, president of the Chinese Red Cross, said after receiving the prize that the Chinese Red Cross Society has carried out disaster rescue, emergency rescue, through the "Red Cross Angel Program" in China for many years. It supports poverty alleviation through projects such as "Boai Home" and "Boai Send Wanjia" and benefit millions of families.

At the same time, the Chinese Red Cross also actively supports the anti -new crown epidemic operation of the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent Moon, and provides the support of anti -epidemic equipment and material support to members of the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent Moon movement. , Iraq, Italy and other countries launched anti -epidemic assistance.

Chen Zhu said that this honor won the Chinese Red Cross not only belongs to the Chinese Red Cross and its volunteers and staff, but also fully recognizes the development, progress and contribution of the Chinese Red Cross and even the country's development, progress and contribution.

The Red Cross and the Red Crescent International Federation is an independent non -governmental humanitarian group. It is an international joint organization of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Society of various countries, headquartered in Geneva. The Chinese Red Cross was established in 1904 and is a member of the International Federation of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Association.

【Edit: Tian Boqun】

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