The word “women” occurs 7 times in the text, two of them in the context of a resolution on “Joint effort of National Societies and Governments for improving health and social well-being” proposed by Dr Frank Stanton of the USA, in which appears the following
“Appeals to Governments to intensify their programmes:
…
(b) to expand and broaden health education opportunities, especially mother and child care for women,
…
e) to raise the status of women socially and economically by providing opportunities for learning and for leadership. Urges National Societies to participate with their governments in these programmes in conformity with recognized aims.[i]”
A representative of the Lebanese Government, Mr Mahmoud Banna, was given the floor on a matter outside the agenda of the Conference, the civil war in his country, but before he got to this, he paid tribute to the Lebanese Red Cross:
“But I feel comforted and proud to see that the
Lebanese people and the Lebanese Red Cross have been
represented with dignity and grace by President Mrs. Issa El-Khoury and by
ladies well known in the Lebanon and abroad for their devotion, their
efficiency and their courage in the service of the Red Cross. [ii]”
[i] XXIIIrd international conference of the Red Cross, Bucharest, 15-21 October 1977 : report; [Geneva : ICRC : League], 1977; P 97; P 109/168 in the electronic version at https://library.icrc.org/library/docs/DIGITAL/CI_1977_RAPPORT_ENG.pdf
[ii] XXIIIrd international conference of the Red Cross, Bucharest, 15-21 October 1977 : report; [Geneva : ICRC : League], 1977; P 108; P 120/168 in the electronic version at https://library.icrc.org/library/docs/DIGITAL/CI_1977_RAPPORT_ENG.pdf
