150th anniversary of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

 

Participants hold torches during a torch march marking the 150th anniversary of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in Solferino, Italy, on June 27, 2009. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the world's largest humanitarian network which was firstly initiated in 1859. As 2009 is the 150th anniversary of the movement, The Italian International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross held various activities from June 24 to June 28 to commemorate the movement and encourage more youths to join it