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There is something extremely paradoxical about the modern world. Different societies have become increasingly interdependent, the solutions to the problems facing them impossible to separate, yet at the same time the diversity of those societies is very marked, whether it stems from their growing disparity in terms of development or from the desire of individuals and communities to affirm their identity. As the twentieth century draws to a close, the challenge is to lay the foundations of the true spirit of human fellowship required to reduce disparities and inequality while respecting differences and identities.

In 1987 the Council of Delegates, recognizing the "solidarity of image" which exists between the various components of the Movement worldwide, invited the ICRC and the League to explore with National Societies "new and more systematic ways of promoting, whenever circumstances allow, public awareness of the Movement as a whole rather than its individual parts".

Having regard to:— the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 8 June 1977, including Annex I to Additional Protocol I as regards the rules on identification of medical units and transports;— the Regulations on the Use of the Emblem of the Red Cross or the Red Crescent by the National Societies, as adopted by the 20th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, and subsequent amendments;— the law (decree, or other instrument) of … (date) recognizing the Red Cross (Red Crescent) of …., the following are protected by the present law:— the emblem of the red cross or red crescent on a white ground;— the designation "Red Cross" or "Red Crescent";— the distinctive signals for identifying medical units and transports.

That is the slogan of this year's World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, which is being celebrated throughout the world today, 8 May, the anniversary of the birth of our Movement's founder, Henry Dunant. Today also marks the culminating point of the World Campaign for the Protection of Victims of War.

The International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent,Proclaims that the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies together constitute a worldwide humanitarian movement, whose mission is to prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever it may be found, to protect life and health and ensure respect for the human being, in particular in times of armed conflict and other emergencies, to work for the prevention of disease and for the promotion of health and social welfare, to encourage voluntary service and a constant readiness to give help by the members of the Movement, and a universal sense of solidarity towards all those in need of its protection and assistance.