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1、International Committee of the Red Cross?Websters Dictionary?International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an international nongovernmental organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, that seeks to aid victims of war and to ensure the observance of humanitarian law by all parties in conf

2、lict. ICRC was founded in 1859 by Jean-Henri Dunant, who witnessed thousands of wounded soldiers left to die for lack of adequate medical services. The governing body of the ICRC is the Committee, which meets in assembly 10 times each year to ensure that the ICRC fulfills its duties as the promoter

3、of international humanitarian law and as the guardian of the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross: “humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.”Websters Dictionary refers to the line of dictionaries first developed by Noah Webster in the early 19t

4、h century, and also to numerous unrelated dictionaries that added Websters name just to shareNoah Websterhis prestige. The term is a genericized trademark in the U.S.A. for comprehensive dictionaries of the English language1828 editionCzechoslovakiaBelgiumCzechoslovakia was a former federative natio

5、n in central Europe, once bounded on the north by Germany and Poland, on the east by Ukraine, on the south by Hungary and Austria, and on the west by Germany. It ceased to exist on January 1, 1993. On that date, the Czech Republic and Slovakia emerged as independent nations. In terms of land, popula

6、tion, and economy, the Czech Republic absorbed two-thirds and Slovakia one-third of what used to be called Czechoslovakia.Czechoslovakia was a former federative nation in central Europe, once bounded on the north by Germany and Poland, on the east by Ukraine, on the south by Hungary and Austria, and

7、 on the west by Germany. It ceased to exist on January 1, 1993. On that date, the Czech Republic and Slovakia emerged as independent nations. In terms of land, population, and economy, the Czech Republic absorbed two-thirds and Slovakia one-third of what used to be called Czechoslovakia.Belgium is a

8、 constitutional monarchy in northwestern Europe, bounded on the north by the Netherlands and the North Sea, on the east by Germany and Luxembourg, and on the south and southwest by France. With the Netherlands and Luxembourg, Belgium forms the Low, or Benelux, Countries. The capital and largest city is Brussels.Belgium is a constitutional monarchy in northwestern Europe, bounded on the north by the Netherlands and the North Sea, on the east by Germany and Luxembourg, and on the south and southwest