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Dunant finally returned to his home in Geneva in Switzerland.
杜南最终回到了他在瑞士日内瓦的家。
But he could not forget what he had seen.
但他无法忘记他所看到的一切。
He wrote about his experiences in a book called ‘A Memory of Solferino’.
他将自己的经历写进了《索尔费里诺回忆录》。
He suggested forming an organisation for the purpose of caring for soldiers wounded in battle.
他建议成立一个组织来照顾在战斗中受伤的士兵。
Dunant sent the book to all the political and military leaders in Europe.
杜南把这本书寄给了欧洲所有的政治和军事领导人。
Many people supported his idea.
许多人支持他的想法。
In 1863 the first steps were taken to form what is now the Red Cross.
1863年，成立了现在的红十字会。
The next year, 16 countries signed legal documents that established rules for military conflicts.
第二年，16个国家签署了法律文件，制定了军事冲突的规则。
This was the first Geneva Convention.
这就是第一个《日内瓦公约》。
Together, the Geneva Convention and the Red Cross provide for the care and protection of men and women wounded in battle.
《日内瓦公约》和红十字会共同为在战斗中受伤的男人和女人提供护理和保护。
Doctors, care workers and hospitals are also protected from attack under the terms of the agreement.
根据协议条款，医生、护理人员和医院也受到保护，不受攻击。
The Red Cross and the Geneva Convention have both grown and developed in order to provide for the needs of the modern world.
红十字会和《日内瓦公约》都是为了满足现代世界的需要而发展起来的。
Now, almost every country has its own Red Cross organisation although they are not all called by the name ‘Red Cross’.
如今，几乎每个国家都有自己的红十字会组织，尽管它们并不都叫“红十字会”。
This image was chosen because the organisation began in Switzerland.
之所以选择这个图像，是因为该组织始于瑞士。
The Swiss flag is a white cross on a red background.
瑞士国旗是红底白十字。
The Red Cross just reversed the colours and put them the other way round.
红十字会只是把颜色颠倒了一下，换成了白底红十字。
Switzerland is a neutral country.
瑞士是一个中立国。
It never takes sides in a military conflict.
它在军事冲突中从不偏袒任何一方。
The main idea behind the Red Cross organisation is that all people are equal.
红十字会组织的主要理念是人人平等。
They should all receive the same level of care and protection when they are in trouble.
当他们遇到困难时，他们都应该得到同样程度的照顾和保护。
