International holidays - World Civil Defense Day

This holiday is celebrated not just to raise the prestige of the rescue service, but also to spread knowledge about aspects of civil defense. The day March 1st was chosen for a reason. On this day, the charter of the International Civil Defense Organization came into force. In 1931, several leading countries took the initiative, thanks to which a French general founded the “Association of Geneva Zones” in Paris, these were security zones. The association soon began to be called the International Civil Defense Organization (ICDO). It was believed that in all countries there should be safety zones (shelters) where the most vulnerable members of society could find refuge - the sick, the elderly, women and children. General Georges Saint-Paul insisted that before the start of the war it was necessary to somehow alleviate the plight of the population, because during the war it would be too late to do this. Among the main activities of ICDO there are 3 main ones: 1. Dissemination of knowledge and experience in matters of civil defense.2. Management during emergencies.3. Training of national personnel, provision of assistance related to the protection of the population, as well as improvement of emergency prevention systems. In order to disseminate knowledge, the ICDO Documentation Center publishes the magazine "Civil Protection", which is published in 4 languages ​​(Russian, including). ICDO libraries and documentation centers contain a large number of journals, books, documents, video and audio materials. This holiday is aimed at attracting public attention to the tasks performed by defense and civil protection services. The most important of these include protecting the environment and saving lives. ICDO is the only international organization that deals with civil protection on such a large scale. It should be noted that the cooperation agreement with the UN, or more precisely with its department of humanitarian affairs, played an important role. This document gave the organization a free hand to work in a variety of directions. The ICDO organization is open to every country that shares its charter and constitution. The Assembly (the highest governing body) consists of delegates. The delegates are the member states. The assembly holds sessions every year. ICDO training centers are open in Golion, Schwarzenburg and Wangen. More than a hundred specialists from all over the world have already completed an internship at ICDO. World Civil Defense Day is celebrated every year with a specific purpose. Thus, in 2009, the issue of means of communication and warning the population was raised. Agree, in the event of an emergency it is very important to promptly notify the population and give the necessary instructions. Timely informing the population is the responsibility of every state. Conducting and organizing civil defense is the main function of any country. Civil defense undoubtedly makes a great contribution to ensuring security at the state level.