The day of the First Geneva Convention – level 2

22-08-1864

In 1859, there was a war between France and Austria. On June 24, the most important battle of the war happened in the north of Italy.

Shortly after the battle, the Swiss businessman Henry Dunant arrived there. He was shocked when he saw a battlefield with thousands of injured soldiers on both sides. Nobody cared about them. They were in pain and many died under horrible conditions.

Dunant started to organize help for the injured soldiers. He asked the local people for help. He was telling people that they were all brothers and that all injured men deserved help.

When Dunant returned to Geneva, Switzerland, he wanted to organize an international conference that could improve the situation of soldiers who were injured in a war.

On August 22, 1864, the Swiss government invited the governments of other countries to Geneva. The meeting was successful. Twelve states signed a convention.

Difficult words: care (to be interested in somebody), conditions (the situation in which you are), deserve (to have a right to get something because you worked for it), convention (an official agreement).

What was the role of Henry Dunant in improving the treatment of injured soldiers during wartime?

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