World Red Cross Day Overshadowed By Pandemic Concerns


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By Stefan J. Bos, Special Correspondent Worthy News

(Worthy News) – The World Red Cross Day celebrating the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement was overshadowed Friday by concerns that the coronavirus would spread to overcrowded refugee camps.

The president of the international committee of the red cross Peter Maurer fears mentioned sites such as in the Middle East where millions have been displaced, including Christians. “We have been worried over the last couple of weeks in particular, and we have had intense negotiations with host governments of refugee communities,” he said.

“That is to ensure that a lifeline of services to those communities is maintained while governments, of course, have to take restrictive emergency measures, ” he explained. “So I am worried that these humanitarian spaces would shrink if we would see more important numbers coming forward with regard to infection rates in particular within refugee communities,” Maurer stressed.

Amid the turmoil, people around the world were to pay tribute to the Red Cross volunteers for their contribution to helping those in need. World Red Cross day is observed on May 8 because it’s the birthday of Henry Dunant. The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate founded the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1863.

Its current President Maurer is worried that donations to the organization will decline as countries are trying to overcome the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “I am though concerned that when I see what governments are spending to save their economies in response to COVID-19 within their own context. COVID-19 has effected many of our donors,” he admitted.

“Many have increasing bills in their budgets to look for their own people. So there is an expectation that funding will become very problematic towards the end of the year or even in 2021, ” Maurer warned.

However, despite the uncertainty the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement have made clear they want to continue their humanitarian and medical work under challenging circumstances ranging from disaster areas to war zones. Based on principles such as humanity and impartiality.

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