Red Cross and Red Crescent Pavilion / Cruz Vermelha e Pavilhão do Crescente Vermelho

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Text extracted from "Guia Expo'98"

Theme: Solidarity
Area: 324 m2
Authors: Mana José Salavisa/Carlos Morgado
Shop: teas and culinary specialities offered by the Diplomatic Corps. articles promoting the Demining Campaign in Angola and Mozambique. such as T-shirts. stickers and pins
Honour Day: 21st September

A crusade against anti-personnel mines


A campaign for de-mine is the major theme of the participation of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, whose main objective is to force some countries to initial the Ottawa Convention against the manufacture and use of mines. Paratal, those who wish may sign the Lisbon Petition, a document written by the poet Sophia de Mello Breyner. You can also leave here your monetary donation for the Demining campaign in Angola and Mozambique. Divided into two floors, the venue also has spaces dedicated to exhibitions, the universal mission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and the Aspirin centenary.