INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT'S OUR WORLD. YOUR MOVE CAMPAIGN

EDM number 1224 in 2008-09, proposed by Lindsay Hoyle on 30/03/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Charities and Human rights.

That this House fully supports the work of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world's largest humanitarian network with almost 97 million volunteers across 186 countries; notes that 2009 is the 150th anniversary of the battle of Solferino, which inspired the idea of the Red Cross and modern International Humanitarian Law (IHL); further notes that 2009 is also the 90th anniversary of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and 60 years since the adoption of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, the cornerstone of IHL; recognises the continued vital importance of the Geneva Conventions and the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross Movement; congratulates the Movement on its achievements and ability to respond to humanitarian need across the world; pays particular tribute to the work of the British Red Cross, its staff and 30,000 UK volunteers, as an invaluable auxiliary to the UK Government in providing humanitarian assistance in times of crisis in the UK and across the world; and further fully supports the Movement's Our World. Your Move campaign, which highlights the challenges faced by people in need throughout the world and the actions that can change their lives.

This motion has been signed by a total of 66 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.