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The
American Red Cross of the Mohawk Valley is a humanitarian
organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional
Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International
Red Cross Movement. The organization provides relief to
victims of disaster and helps people prevent, prepare
for, and respond to emergencies.
Humanity
The International Red Cross Movement, born of desire to
bring assistance without descrimination to the wounded
on the battlefield, endevours, in ints international and
national capacity, to prevent and alleviate human suffering,
wherever it may be found. Its purpose is to protect life
and health and to ensure respect for the human being.
It promotes mutual understanding, friendship, co-operation
and lasting peace amongst all people.
Impartiality
It makes no descrimination as to nationality, race, religious
beliefs, class or political opinions. It endevlours to
relieve the suffering if individuals, being guided solely
by the needs, and to give priority to the most urgent
cases of distress.
Neutrality
In order to continue to enjoy the confidence of all, the
movement may not take sides in hostilities of engage at
any time in controversies of a political, racial, religous,
or ideoligical nature.
Independence
The movement is independent. The national societies, while
auxiliarie sin the humanitarian services of the givernments
and subject to the laws of their respective countires,
must always maintain their autonomy so that they may be
able at all times to act in accordance with the principles
of the movement.
Voluntary
Service
It is a voluntary relief
movement not prompted in any manner by desire for gain.
Unity
There can be only one Red Cross society in any one country.
It must be open to all. It must carry on its humanitarian
work throughout its territory.
Universality
The International Red Cross Movement, in which all societoes
have equal status and share equal responsibilites and
duties in elping each other, is worldwide.
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