WORLD RED CROSS CONFERENCE ON PEACE

A world conference will be held, from 11 to 13 June 1975 in Belgrade,

organized jointly by the Yugoslav Red Cross and the League of Red

Cross Societies. It will be attended by representatives of Red Cross,

Red Crescent and Red Lion and Sun Societies to examine how the

Red Cross movement may contribute to the promotion of peace and to

consider the role it can assume as a factor for peace in the world.

Several National Societies, the two international Red Cross institutions, and the Henry Dunant Institute will submit reports on chosen

themes. These reports, and shorter communications, will be read to the

plenary meetings. They will not be analytical recapitulations, for what

is wanted is a set of action programmes valid for our movement as a

whole. The ICRC has provided the organizing committee with studies

on the following subjects:

The alleviation of war victims'' suffering as a Red Cross contribution to the

promotion of peace;

Application and development of international humanitarian law as a Red

Cross contribution to the promotion of peace:

(a) Dissemination and reinforcement of the application of the Geneva

Conventions;

(b) Information on the direction of current work for the reaffirmation

and development of international humanitarian law.

The interest of the Red Cross in the problem of peace is well known.

Its very action is work for peace. This shows how important is a conference such as the one to be held in Belgrade, and the ICRC wishes it

every success.

1975 Belgrade WORLD RED CROSS PEACE CONFERENCE ROTES KREUZ Yugoslavia PIN BADGE