Analysis of The 7 Fundam Ental Principles
Analysis of The 7 Fundam Ental Principles
7 Fundam ent al
Principles
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áit recalls t he origins of t he Movem ent : " born of a
desire t o bring assist ance wit hout discrim inat ion t o
t he wounded on t he bat t lefield"
áit recalls t he double dim ension of t he Movem ent :
t he nat ional and t he int ernat ional one
áit defines t he m ission of t he Movem ent : " t o
prevent and alleviat e hum an suffering wherever it
m ay be found"
áit defines t he purposes of t he Movem ent
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I t m akes no discrim inat ion as t o nat ionalit y, race,
religious beliefs, class or polit ical opinions. I t
endeavors t o relieve t he suffering of individuals,
being guided solely by t heir needs, and t o give
priorit y t o t he m ost urgent cases of dist ress.
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I n order t o cont inue t o enj oy t he confidence of all,
t he Movem ent m ay not t ake sides in host ilit ies or
engage at any t im e in cont roversies of a polit ical,
racial, religious or ideological nat ure
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t his does not apply only t o people it assist s or
prot ect s. Non- discrim inat ion is t he refusal t o apply
dist inct ions of an adverse nat ure t o hum an beings
sim ply because t hey belong t o a specific cat egory.
áI m part ialit y m eans t hat , for t he Movem ent , t he
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á t he purpose of com plying is t o enj oy t he
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át he Principle of Neut ralit y prohibit s a com ponent
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át he Principle of Neut ralit y prohibit s t he Movem ent
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polit ical, racial, religious or ideological nat ure.
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The Movem ent is independent . The Nat ional
Societ ies, while auxiliaries in t he hum anit arian
services of t heir governm ent s and subj ect t o t he
laws of t heir respect ive count ries, m ust always
m aint ain t heir aut onom y so t hat t hey m ay be able
at all t im es t o act in accordance wit h t he principles
of t he Movem ent .
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There can be only one Red Cross or one Red
Crescent Societ y in any one count ry. I t m ust be
open t o all. I t m ust carry on it s hum anit arian w ork
t hroughout it s t errit ory.
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á As St at es have agreed t o t he FP, t hey have an
obligat ion t o ensure t hat no ot her NS can be
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recognized a Nat ional Societ y.
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wit h a broad base in t he populat ion as a whole. I t
has t o recruit it s m em bers from all t he et hnic,
social and ot her groups in t he count ry.
áa Nat ional Societ y has t o be act ive LQDOOSDUWV of
t he count ry.
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The I nt ernat ional Red Cross and Red Crescent
Movem ent , in which all Societ ies have equal st at us
and share equal responsibilit ies and dut ies in
helping each ot her, is worldwide.
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