Grade 12 - Unit 14 - Vocabulary

The International Red Cross helps people in need without any discrimination based on _______, race, religion, class or political opinions.

The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private _______ institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland.

In former days, after the battles, soldiers on both sides died or were left wounded on the field without any _______ attendance and basic care.

The International Red Cross has about 97 million volunteers whose main _______ is to protect human life and health.

The International Red Cross helps to ensure respect for the human being, and to prevent and relieve human _______.

The International Committee Red Cross has about 12,000 staff members worldwide, about 800 of them working in its Geneva _______.

The Red Cross on a white background was the original protection _______ declared at the 1864 Geneva Convention.

The Red Cross is an international organization that helps people who are suffering from the results of war, diseases or _______.

An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cross Societies in 1991. "INITIATED" means ______.

In times of war, the Red Cross is dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war. "DEDICATED" means _________.

_______ is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die.

She sustained severe head _______ after being thrown from her horse.

According to World Bank figures, 41 percent of Brazilians live in absolute _______.

Up until the middle of the 19th century, there were no _______ and well-established army nursing systems for casualties.

The AIDS _______ continues to spread around the world. Up to 4,000 people are infected with the HIV virus every single day.