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International Red Cross  

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  • The history of organized disaster relief might well have begun in Europe with the story of a Swiss man, who happened upon the aftermath of the Battle for Solferino in 1859. The organization he helped create is now known as the Red Cross. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; International Red Cross]

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