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SINGAPORE RED CROSS YOUTH DIVISION
RED CROSS KNOWLEDGE (BRONZE) WORKSHOP
RED CROSS MOTTO, PROMISE, SONG
RED CROSS MOTTO
Serve One Another
RED CROSS PROMISE
We, as members of the Singapore Red Cross Society, promise to serve

my country, and to join with others all over the world to help the sick
and the suffering
RED CROSS SONG
Come let us pledge again,

Each heart and hand,
To thee the flag we serve,
Friends in every land.
Come let us give anew,

Each thought and mind,
To be a light to shine
Over all mankind.
So may our emblem be proudly unfurled,

To link the chain of youth for service through the world
Oh give us strength to prove,

Sure and sublime,
To make the cause we serve,
Shine over the hills of time.
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RED CROSS BASIC PRINCIPLES
THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE RED CROSS AND RED

CRESCENT MOVEMENT
Unanimously adopted by the Council of Delegates of the International

Red Cross, Prague, 5th October 1961 and by the XXth International
Conference of the Red Cross, 1965.
Humanity
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, born of a desire
to bring assistance without discrimination to the wounded on the
battlefield, endeavours, in its international and national capacity, to
prevent and alleviate 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, cooperation and lasting
peace amongst all peoples.
Impartiality
It makes no discrimination to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or
political opinions. It endeavours to relieve the suffering of individuals,
being guided solely by their 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 or engage at any time in controversies of a
political, racial, religious or ideological nature.
Independence
The Movement is independent. The National Societies, while auxiliaries
in the humanitarian services of their governments and subject to the
laws of their respective countries, 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 or gain.
Unity
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There can only be one Red Cross or one Red Crescent Society in any
one country. It must be open to all. It must carry on its humanitarian
network throughout its territory.
Universality
The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, in which all Societies have
equal status and share equal responsibilities duties in helping each
other, is worldwide.
RED CROSS EMBLEM
Red Cross Red Crescent Red Lion

and Sun
The adoption of a distinctive emblem for the people and establishment

placed under this special protection was an important part of this
international agreement. In honour of Switzerland, a red cross on a
white background obtained by reversing the colours of the Swiss flag.
The Red Cross emblem (5 red squares on a white background) was
adopted in 1863.
However, the red cross raised a problem in some countries, for

although the red cross is not a religious symbol and never figured as
such among the Christian countries which adopted it proved
unacceptable to Turkey, the first non-Christian country to establish a
relief society. In 1876, Turkey dissolved its ‘Aid Society to the Wounded’
formed eight years before, and re-established it with the name and
emblem of the red crescent. The Red Crescent on a white background
was mostly used as an emblem by Islamic countries.
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These two distinctive emblems are equally recognized and protected
since the diplomatic Conference of 1929. Their purpose is to ensure the
protection of the war-wounded and of all the persons caring for them.
Any abuse of these emblems endangers the entire system and
constitutes a grave breach of international law.
In 1922, the Persian (Iran) – Muslims of a different rite from the Turks,
took the emblem of the Red Lion and Sun. This emblem was later
revoked in 1980 and the red crescent emblem was used in place of the
Red Lion and Sun.
INTRODUCTION TO SINGAPORE RED CROSS
Brief History
The Singapore Red Cross Society began as part of the British Red Cross
in 1949 during the colonization of Singapore. Our first premises were a
small borrowed office in a government in Empress Place. It was then
shifted to the former Maxwell Road Outpatient Dispensary and then on
to the Asia Insurance Building.
Before Singapore gained independence, we ceased to be part of the

British Red Cross in 1964 and was incorporated into the Malaysian Red
Crescent on 1 July 1965. With the separation of Singapore and Malaysia
on 9 August 1965, the Singapore Red Cross Society became an
independent organization. The SRCS then initiated steps to constitute
itself into a National Red Cross Society and work towards international
operation.
The Singapore Red Cross Society (SRCS) was incorporated by an Act of

Parliament on 6 April 1973 and it was admitted into the International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) as the 120th
National Society in November 1973.
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The Singapore Red Cross Society moved to its current location in 1 July
1961.
Red Cross Campsite was shifted to the former Opera Estate Primary
School at 62 Jalan Khairuddin Singapore 457524.
Organisation
SRCS is governed by a Council which is responsible for pursuing the

objectives of the Society as in accordance to the Act of Parliament and
its Constitution. SRCS is part of a world-wide, non-political, non-
religious movement, which based its work on the fundamental
principles of Red Cross. As an independent humanitarian organization,
it raises its own funds in serving humanity and furthering the work of
the Red Cross locally and internationally.
The Council of the SRCS is a body comprising of 30 members with the

Chairman appointed by the President of the Republic of Singapore, the
Patron of the SRCS. The Council consults 3 appointed Commissions
providing expertise, namely the Finance Commission, the Legal
Commission, and the Medical Commission.
The general management is overseen by the Executive Committee,

with operational responsibilities vested in the Red Cross Youth Division,
the Welfare Division, the Adult Volunteer Division, Standing
Committees, Task Forces and Resource Panels.
Location
The address of Singapore Red Cross is:
Red Cross House

15 Penang Lane
Singapore 238486
The Red Cross House is behind Park Mall, neighbouring Stansfield

College. The nearest MRT to the Red Cross House is Dhoby Ghaut MRT
Station, which is directly accessible by the North-South Line, the North-
East Line, and in the near future, the Circle Line.
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Places of several divisions in Red Cross House:

• Volunteer Development Division (1st Floor)
• Red Cross Training Centre (3rd Floor)
Services
The following services are offered by the Red Cross:

• Red Cross Home for the Disabled (RCHD)
o Address: 72 Elizabeth Drive S(660000)
• Red Cross Hostel for Handicapped Workers
• Red Cross Blood Donation Recruitment Programme
• Red Cross Ambulance Service
o Telephone No.: 6337 3333
o Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday, 8am to 10pm
• Red Cross Training Centre
o Set up in 1992 to expand its First Aid and CPR courses to
commercial sectors
• First Aid Public Duty
• Information & Referral
Key Appiontment Holders
Patron of SRC
His Excellency, Mr S R Nathan, President of the Republic of Singapore
Chairman of SRC
Lieutanent-General Winston Choo (Retd)
Secretary-General
Mrs Geri Lau
INTRODUCTION TO RED CROSS YOUTH
Brief History & Information
The Red Cross Youth was formed in 1952, with Raffles Girls’ School
(Secondary) having it’s first cadet unit.
The Red Cross run school-based youth programmes and is an Co-

Curricular Activity (CCA) recognized by the Ministry of Education. The
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Red Cross Youth has two programmes, one for the primary school
children (Link programme), and another for secondary school youths
(Cadet programme). The organization of youth activities under this
system has produced good results with both the Link units and Cadet
units, enthusiastically pursuing a series of activities ranging from
social/recreational to community programmes.
The Red Cross Youth Division is also comprised of HQ-based volunteers

who are Pre-university students, Polytechnic students, University
students or working adults. More commonly known as the RCY Division,
the Red Cross Youth has maintained its presence in the youth
community with the motto: “Serve One Another”
To date, there are 52 cadet units and 48 link units with a total
membership of 5266 of which 3123 are cadet members.
Objectives of Red Cross Youth
The Red Cross Youth seeks to:

• promote and encourage the participation of children and young
persons in the work of the Red Cross.
• inculcate healthy living habits
• develop a sense of social responsibility
• strengthen the band of international friendship existing between
Red Cross youth members throughout the world.
Key Appointment Holders (RCY)
Director
Mr Lau Hock Soon
Deputy Director
Mrs Gloria Gurung
Honourary Secretary
Mr Tang Chun Tuck
Honourary Treasurer
Mrs Tan Sin Yen
Assistant Director (Districts)

Mr Ling Khoon Chow
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Assistant Director (Projects)

Mr Simon-Peter Lum
Assistant Director (Special Duties)

Mr Andrew Ong
Other People You Should Know
District Assistant Directors (DADs) & District Development Officers

(DDOs)
DDOs (Link): Mr Joel Haw

Mrs Hoong Swee
Huang
North South
DAD (Link): Mr Eric Chia DAD (Link): Mrs Jacquelin Yeo
DAD (Cadet): Mr Andrew Ong DAD (Cadet): Mrs Chua-Tan Ai
DDOs (Cadet): Mr Wilson Boey Kiang
Mr Desmond Chien DDOs (Cadet): Mr Edwin Seah
Ms Loh Wai Min Mr Lawrence Quek
Mr Kevin Yeo
East West
DAD (Link): Mrs Tan Chin Ai DADs (Link): Mrs Betty Chan
DAD (Cadet): Ms Chow Oi Ling Mrs Janice See
DDOs (Cadet): Mr Alfian Aluyi DAD (Cadet): Mr Simon-Peter Lum
Ms Doreen Tan DDOs (Cadet): Mr Justin Seow
Mr Loh Chiu Weng
RCY Executive
Ms Angeline Kwa
Sale of RCY Uniform Accessories

Contact Persons: Ms Khairani Abdul Rahman / Ms Santhi Lionel
Operating hours:- Tuesdays & Thursdays 9.30am to 12.00pm, 2.00pm
to 5.30pm)
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HISTORY OF RED CROSS
Henri Dunant, founder of Red Cross
Jean Henri Dunant was born in Geneva on 8 May 1828. His character
and education impelled him to help the distressed and the unfortunate
and to be concerned about social work. In 1853, he was appointed as
an accountant to a subsidiary company in Algeria, which entailed a
certain amount of travelling.
On 24 June 1859, Dunant arrived at Solferino where he witnessed one

of the fiercest battles of the nineteenth century. The Battle of Solferino
lasted for more than 15 hours and more than 40,000 were wounded.
Dunant was filled with horror and pity as he viewed the appalling
spectacle of human suffering. With the help of the villagers at
Castiglione, he worked tirelessly, without sleep for three days, giving
comfort and what medical care he could to the injured men.
Back at Geneva, Dunant was haunted by visions of the terrible battle

and he devoted all his strength to ensure that the terrible sufferings he
had witnessed never occurred again. In 1862, Dunant wrote and
published a book entitled "A Memory of Solferino", which he put
forward his ideas to foster the creation in every country of a society for
the relief of the military wounded and capable of helping the army
medical services to carry out their tasks.
More information about Jean Henri Dunant:

http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/1901/dunant-bio.html
Birth of Red Cross
To help promote the aims of the book, the Committee of Five was
founded in February 1863.
Committee of Five:
Chairman – Gustave Moynier (Lawyer)
Secretary – Henri Dunant (Banker)
General Guillaume Henri Dufour (Swiss Army)
Dr Louis Appia
Dr Theodore Maunoir
They met for the first time on 17 February 1863.
Gustave Moynier, a prominent lawyer in Geneva and president of the

city's Society of Public Welfare, showed immediate interest in Dunant's
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ideas. Moynier lost no time in setting up the Permanent International
Committee of the Relief of the Wounded, which was later known as the
International Committee of the Red Cross.
Delegates from sixteen countries met at Geneva from 26 to 29 October

1863 and agreed to approve the resolutions of the Geneva Committee.
It was decided that the States foster the creation in their own
territories of inter-related private societies to complement the work of
military medical services. Relief workers and their medical equipment
were to be protected by a distinctive emblem, a red cross on a white
background.
In August 1864, the Swiss government convened at Geneva, a

Diplomatic Conference bringing together representatives from twelve
States. The First Geneva Convention was signed on 22 August 1864 by
the representatives, with others soon to follow. Until then war and law
were considered irreconcilable, but the First Geneva Convention
showed that law could operate even in wartime to impose certain
humanitarian rules.
International Red Cross Motto is “Inter Arma Caritas” which means

“Charity in the Clashes of Arms”.
Development of the Red Cross
The founders of the Red Cross set themselves the task of fostering the
creation of National Societies. By 1874, twenty-two national societies
in European countries and soon the Red Cross movement spread to
other continents.
In 1876, when Turkey was at war with Russia, they informed the Swiss
Government that it was adopting for its ambulances the emblem of the
Red Crescent instead of the Red Cross. The Red Crescent emblem was
then used by most of the Islamic countries.
During the wars and internal disturbances, which broke out between
1864 and 1914, the Red Cross and Red Crescent were on the scene
wherever men were suffering. Above all, it was during the First World
War that the Red Cross was called upon to operate on a scale never
before paralleled. All Red Cross Societies of the belligerent countries
organised hospitals and ambulances.
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The activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross also

expanded greatly, particularly following the creation at Geneva of the
Central Tracing Agency. The Agency received from the fighting force
lists of the wounded and of the prisoners they had taken, and passed
on the information to their Governments. Later prisoners were given
the right to correspond with their families and the Agency was given
the responsibility of receiving, checking and forwarding the enormous
flow of mail.
Delegates of the International Committee visited the prisoners-of-war

and, in their confidential reports, called for improvements in conditions
for captives.
Mr Henry Pomeroy Davison, President of the War Committee of the

American Red Cross, suggested that the Red Cross Societies of the
United States, France, Great Britain, Italy and Japan should devote their
resources to action in the public health field and to the organisation of
relief in case of natural disaster. The League of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies was started in 1919 with its headquarters in
Geneva, in coordinating role and work of National Societies at
international level.
The Red Cross new orientation towards humanitarian work in

peacetime did not affect the continuing work of the International
Committee of the Red Cross. It indicated that the First World War had
demonstrated the urgent need to protect many parties, including the
civilians. In the years that followed, the successive signings of the
Geneva Conventions served these protections.
During the Second World War, the International Committee intervened

to improve the treatment of victims, avoid reprisals and ensure that
camps were established in safe and healthy places.
The four conventions and additional protocols
After the war, the Red Cross resumed the task of preparing for a
Convention on the protection of civilians in times of war. A diplomatic
Conference was convened in Geneva in April 1949 and on 22 August
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1949, it adopted the four Geneva Conventions on the protection of
victims of armed conflicts.
Post-war events developed apace, however, and both the experience

of the first conflicts to take place after 1945 and the development of
nuclear weapons led the International Committee of Red Cross to make
new proposals for the protection of civilians.
Since 1945, there has been much reflection and discussion within the
Red Cross about its fundamental objectives. The seven fundamental
principles of the Red Cross were unanimous adopted by the 20th
International Conference in Vienna, in October 1965.
In 1968, after consultations with the United Nations, the International

Committee of Red Cross organised meetings of governmental legal
advisors who prepared the way for a Diplomatic Conference. The two
protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions were adopted in 10
June 1977.
Post-war period to the present day
The period since 1945 has seen a tremendous increase in Red Cross
relief activities for the victims of natural disasters, for which the
League is responsible at the international level.
In countries subject to disasters, National Societies have been seeking
to develop, in agreement with their governments, their capacity to
intervene in relief operations and to prepare themselves for the task of
receiving and distributing relief from abroad when an international
appeal is launched.
The League, which has engaged in large-scale relief work in the past, is
now concentrating on coordinating relief and action between donor and
recipient National Societies and between the Red Cross and the United
Nations.
The activities of National Societies have since changed to reflect the

requirements, to move from curative to preventive medicine and to
concentrate on broader problems of public health and hygiene. The
blood transfusion programme was developed and Red Cross has played
an effective part in persuading people to give blood.
At the same time, the Red Cross, in almost every part of the world, is
doing an active role in nursing and social welfare. National Societies
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have shown an increasing interest in the recruitment of young people
and various programmes in schools are developed, which include first
aid, evacuation, fire-fighting, nursing, social welfare services, etc.
GENEVA CONVENTIONS, ADDITIONAL PROTOCOLS & HUMAN

RIGHTS
Geneva Conventions
The four Geneva Conventions contain more than 400 articles governing
the conduct of nations involved in armed conflicts. The conventions
have been adopted – or ratified- by 186 nations, more than 100
countries have signed one or both of the protocols. No other
international treaties have been so widely accepted.
Nations that ratify the conventions and protocols promise to abide by

them. Each country is responsible for violations committed by its
military officers and other individuals. Violators of the conventions and
protocols may be subject to international sanctions, or punishments,
such as the withdrawal of trade and loans.
The First Geneva Convention was signed in 1864 to save the

wounded soldiers on battlefields. It provides for the protection, care,
medical treatment and exchange of family news of the persons
concerned, and the return of medical and religious personnel. Parties
of the conflict are obliged to search for the dead and to give
information about them to the Red Cross. The Convention forbids
attacks on wounded soldiers. Similarly, those who surrender cannot be
attacked. The sick and wounded should be kept in a hospital zone safe
from attacks. The Convention also prohibits all attacks on medical
personnel, hospitals and staff personnel in the hospital.
The Second Geneva Convention was signed in 1906 to extend the

principles of the First Convention to the victims of naval warfare
including shipwrecked men. It was only natural that the protection that
has been afforded ambulances and hospitals should be extended to
lifeboats, hospital ships and their personnel. Under this Convention,
hospital ships, medical aircraft used exclusively for the evacuation or
rescue of the sick and wounded are treated as medical establishments
on the land, and protected in the same way. Similar privileges were
also extended to the means of transport used by the Red Cross for
these operations.
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The Third Geneva Convention was signed in 1929 to protect the
welfare of prisoners-of-war and it contains elaborate and detailed rules
for their treatment. Under this Convention, the detaining power has
the obligation to arrange for their free maintenance, accommodation,
food and clothing as well as medical care. The prisoners have the right
to send and receive family messages and to speak in private with ICRC
delegates who visit them in their camps. Prisoners are protected at all
times against violence, intimidation, insults and public curiosity.
Women must be treated with dignity due to their sex.
The Fourth Geneva Convention was signed in 1949 contains rules

to ensure the safety of civilians to an occupied territory and those who
happen to be in the enemy country during the war. Under this
Convention, there should be safety zones for wounded and sick
civilians, old people, expectant mother and mothers of little babies.
Special care should be taken of orphans and children separated from
their parents. The occupying powers must ensure adequate supply of
food and other essential things, which should be imported, if
necessary. No hostages should be taken from among civilians. Looting
and acts of violence are strictly forbidden. Senseless destruction of
private property is not allowed. Representatives of National Red Cross
Societies, delegates of Protecting Powers and of the ICRC shall be
allowed to give relief to the civilians.
The Additional Protocols
On 8 June 1977, representatives of some 100 States met in Geneva to

sign the Final Act of the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation
and Development of International Humanitarian Law. Two additional
protocols were drawn up to improve protection of civilians against the
dangers of indiscriminate warfare of the effects of total war.
Protocol I concerns international armed conflicts. It prohibits random

attacks against civilians and the things which civilians need to survive
such as crops and livestock. It prohibits massive air bombardments.
The parties involved in the conflict must provide medical aid and food
to civilians, otherwise to permit relief supplies by the ICRC.
Protocol II concerns internal conflict or civil war in which the

government of a country finds itself at grips with rebel forces. It covers
the protection of rebel forces and the like. It provides a body of rules
aimed at safeguarding certain basic values such as respect for the
physical and moral integrity of the individual and the decent treatment
for persons deprived of their freedom.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of
10 December 1948
PREAMBLE
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and
inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation
of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in

barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and
the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of
speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been
proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people.
Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse,

as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that
human rights should be protected by the rule of law,
Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly

relations between nations,
Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter

reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and
worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women
and have determined to promote social progress and better standards
of life in larger freedom,
Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in co-

operation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect
for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of

the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge,
Now Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS

UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common
standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that
every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration
constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote
respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures,
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national and international, to secure their universal and effective
recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member
States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their
jurisdiction.
Article 1.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards
one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this
Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour,
sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social
origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction
shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or
international status of the country or territory to which a person
belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or
under any other limitation of sovereignty.
Article 3.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 4.
No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave
trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Article 5.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 6.
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person
before the law.
Article 7.
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any
discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal
protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration
and against any incitement to such discrimination.
Article 8.
Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent
national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted
him by the constitution or by law.
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Article 9.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
Article 10.
Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an
independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his
rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
Article 11.
(1) Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be
presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public
trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his
defence.
(2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of
any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under
national or international law, at the time when it was committed.
Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was
applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
Article 12.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy,
family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and
reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law
against such interference or attacks.
Article 13.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence
within the borders of each state.
(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own,
and to return to his country.
Article 14.
(1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries
asylum from persecution.
(2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions
genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to
the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
Article 15.
(1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied
the right to change his nationality.
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Article 16.
(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race,
nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family.
They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage
and at its dissolution.
(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent
of the intending spouses.
(3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society
and is entitled to protection by society and the State.
Article 17.
(1) Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in
association with others.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
Article 18.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and
religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief,
and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public
or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice,
worship and observance.
Article 19.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this
right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to
seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media
and regardless of frontiers.
Article 20.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and
association.
(2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association.
Article 21.
(1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his
country, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
(2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his
country.
(3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of
government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine
elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall
be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
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Article 22.
Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security
and is entitled to realization, through national effort and
international co-operation and in accordance with the organization
and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural
rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his
personality.
Article 23.
(1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to
just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against
unemployment.
(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay
for equal work.
(3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable
remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence
worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other
means of social protection.
(4) Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the
protection of his interests.
Article 24.
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable
limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
Article 25.
(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the
health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food,
clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services,
and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness,
disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in
circumstances beyond his control.
(2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and
assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall
enjoy the same social protection.
Article 26.
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at
least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary
education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education
shall be made generally available and higher education shall be
equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human
personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights
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and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding,
tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious
groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the
maintenance of peace.
(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that
shall be given to their children.
Article 27.
(1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of
the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific
advancement and its benefits.
(2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and
material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic
production of which he is the author.
Article 28.
Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the
rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully
realized.
Article 29.
(1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free
and full development of his personality is possible.
(2) In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be
subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for
the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights
and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of
morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic
society.
(3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary
to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
Article 30.
Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any
State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to
perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and
freedoms set forth herein.
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RANKING STRUCTURE
Links
The Links are primary school students. They wear cloth badges above
the left chest pockets of their uniform. Currently, the badges are in the
order of Bronze Star, Silver Star and Gold Star.
Cadets
The Cadets are secondary school members. The various ranks for a
Cadets are Lance Corporal (LCP), Corporal (CPL), Sergeant (SGT), Staff
Sergeant (SSG), Warrant Officer (WO) and Senior Warrant Officer
(SWO).
The Senior Warrant Officer rank is recommended to the respective

school Youth Officers upon successful completion of the Unit Leaders’
Programme.
Cadet Officers
Cadet Officers are volunteers who completed their secondary school

education. With their exposure in secondary school cadet units, they
serve as volunteers, rendering services to meet the objectives of the
RCY. This ranges from training of links and cadets, community service,
fund raising, and international exchange. The various ranks for Cadet
Officers are Assistant Cadet Officer (ACO), Cadet Officer (CO), Senior
Cadet Officer (SCO), and Principal Cadet Officer (PCO).
Youth Officers
Youth Officers are basically adult volunteers or school teachers who

provide guidance to the Cadet and Cadet Officers. The various ranks
for Youth Officers are Assistant Youth Officer (AYO), Youth Officer (YO),
and Senior Youth Officer (SYO).
Divisional Officers
Divisional Officers are adult volunteers designated with specific

responsibilities and to provide guidance to the various working groups
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within the RCY. This ranges from managing RCY school districts or RCY
Focus Committees. Divisional Officers consists of Assistant Divisional
Officer (ADO), Divisional Officer (DO), and Senior Divisional Officer
(SDO).
Director and Deputy Director
The Director and Deputy Director of RCY are appointed by the SRC
Council.
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SINGAPORE RED CROSS YOUTH DIVISION

RED CROSS KNOWLEDGE (BRONZE) WORKSHOP

RED CROSS MOTTO, PROMISE, SONG

RED CROSS MOTTO

Serve One Another

RED CROSS PROMISE

We, as members of the Singapore Red Cross Society, promise to serve

RED CROSS SONG

Come let us pledge again,

Come let us give anew,

So may our emblem be proudly unfurled,

Oh give us strength to prove,

RED CROSS BASIC PRINCIPLES

THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE RED CROSS AND RED

Unanimously adopted by the Council of Delegates of the International

RED CROSS EMBLEM

Red Cross Red Crescent Red Lion

The adoption of a distinctive emblem for the people and establishment

However, the red cross raised a problem in some countries, for

INTRODUCTION TO SINGAPORE RED CROSS

Before Singapore gained independence, we ceased to be part of the

The Singapore Red Cross Society (SRCS) was incorporated by an Act of

SRCS is governed by a Council which is responsible for pursuing the

The Council of the SRCS is a body comprising of 30 members with the

The general management is overseen by the Executive Committee,

The address of Singapore Red Cross is:

Red Cross House

The Red Cross House is behind Park Mall, neighbouring Stansfield

Places of several divisions in Red Cross House:

The following services are offered by the Red Cross:

Key Appiontment Holders

INTRODUCTION TO RED CROSS YOUTH

Brief History & Information

The Red Cross run school-based youth programmes and is an Co-

The Red Cross Youth Division is also comprised of HQ-based volunteers

Objectives of Red Cross Youth

The Red Cross Youth seeks to:

Key Appointment Holders (RCY)

Assistant Director (Districts)

Assistant Director (Projects)

Assistant Director (Special Duties)

Other People You Should Know

District Assistant Directors (DADs) & District Development Officers

DDOs (Link): Mr Joel Haw

Sale of RCY Uniform Accessories

Henri Dunant, founder of Red Cross

On 24 June 1859, Dunant arrived at Solferino where he witnessed one

Back at Geneva, Dunant was haunted by visions of the terrible battle

More information about Jean Henri Dunant:

Birth of Red Cross

They met for the first time on 17 February 1863.

Gustave Moynier, a prominent lawyer in Geneva and president of the

Delegates from sixteen countries met at Geneva from 26 to 29 October

In August 1864, the Swiss government convened at Geneva, a

International Red Cross Motto is “Inter Arma Caritas” which means

Development of the Red Cross

The activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross also

Delegates of the International Committee visited the prisoners-of-war

Mr Henry Pomeroy Davison, President of the War Committee of the

The Red Cross new orientation towards humanitarian work in

During the Second World War, the International Committee intervened

The four conventions and additional protocols