Tlemcen Conference debate on the creation and role of the crescent

Crescent. Tlemcen Conference debate on the creation and role of the crescent. As part of the celebration of World Day of the red cross and red crescent, the association Meshaal Shahid (the Martyrs' Torch) held this Sunday at the paramedical school of Tlemcen, a conference on the creation and role of the Algerian Red Crescent (ARC) during the war of national liberation struggle. At the discussion meeting, a tribute was made at Shahid Umar Boukli Hassen, first president of the Algerian Red Crescent in the presence of members of her family, compganons, students and trainees. Indeed during this meeting, Abdelilah Benachenhou, Cra president of the wilaya of Tlemcen, presented a paper on the history of the red crescent, which was established in Tangier Oct. 15, 1956 by Shahid at a moments Highlights of the struggle for independence. Dice 1960, the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (GPRA) proposed to the ICRC in Geneva, its accession to the Geneva Conventions. The independence gained, one of the first acts of the Algerian government will be September 3, 1962, the creation by Decree No. 62524 on the recognition of a National Society of the Algerian Red Crescent signed by A. Fares, President of the provisional executive of Algeria, the first humanitarian organization in Algeria. Also, Henry Dunant is the founder of the International Red Cross. He was born May 8, 1828 in Geneva, he has experienced war, the glory and misery. Citizen of the world, he responds very quickly to the appeal of the adventure and landed first on Algerian soil in 1853. He moves quickly to his account and the company is Mons-Djemila St. Arnaud, a village near Setif - currently Eulma El-which aims to exploit the land for wheat. It takes a liking to the natives, he promised that in him the Algerian Workers will be well paid and most respected. So 24 juin1859 that Dunant is the involuntary witness of the tragic aftermath of the Battle of Solferino. Moved by the terrible fate of the wounded lying in agony due to the lack of health services, military, he improvised for them - regardless of camp-action relief with local residents, mostly women. En1862, Dunant published "A Memory of Solferino". In 1863, the committee of five is created, it later became: the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). In 1910, Dunant was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the French pacifist Frédéric Passy. One year later, at a Diplomatic Conference in Geneva, 16 nations adopted the Red Cross emblem, and signed the first Geneva Convention. In the years after signing the first Geneva Convention, we are gradually seeing the creation of new National Societies. He added that the Geneva Conventions are four in number: the protection of sick and wounded of the Armed Forces in the Field (1864), the protection of sick and wounded survivors of the Armed Forces at Sea (1906), the Third Convention on treatment Prisoners of War (1929) and fourth on the Protection of Civilians (1949). And in 1965, at the 20th International Conference of the Red Cross in Vienna that are proclaimed the seven fundamental principles underlying the principles of the Red Cross: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality. He will highlight the objectives of this structure are lifesaving, solidarity actions, awareness and prevention, training, international solidarity and so on. In the second statement, the association president Shahid Abbad Mohammed Meshal, will show that Omar Shahid Boukli Hacène has left its mark by creating the first humanitarian structure in Tangier in Morocco in the strongest moments in the history of the Algeria and that is why this tribute is dedicated to him so that nobody forgets. Also, we offer to his family, a medal of recognition on the route of shaheed who died by being celibate. He added that Shahid has left a will or he bequeathed his possessions to the Wakf and his house will be erected in a museum. We will never forget our chouhada and it is our duty as an association torchbearer of the martyr. Mohammed Gadiri May 9, 2010.