World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day falls on May 8 annually, and the date serves as a special opportunity each year to recognize the kindness, bravery and selflessness of more than 16 million Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers worldwide.

• Countless people around the world every year lose contact with loved ones in situations of armed conflict, violence, natural disasters or migration.
• The unique global network of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has been working for more than a century to assist and support such families.
• Family reconnection messages transmitted through the RFL program can be brief, but the three short words -- “I am alive” -- can mean the world to a family in distress.
• The theme designated for World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day in 2024 is “I give with joy, and the joy I give is a reward.”