In this capacity he was also Chairman of the League of Red Cross Societies from 1945 to 1950.
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From 1944 to 1949 he was Chairman and President of the American Red Cross and from 1945 to 1950 he was Chairman of the League of Red Cross Societies.
Emergency Response Unit (IFRC), pre-trained teams of specialist volunteers of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Dr. Walker is the former the Director of Disaster Policy with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) where he served as director for 12 years.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the name of the league since 1991, grants the Henry Davison Award in his memory.
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The organization, along with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the League of Red Cross Societies, was asked by the United Nations to organize relief work for Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip.
He was appointed medical director of the General League of Red Cross Societies at Geneva in 1920 and was knighted by the King of Spain for services in preventive medicine.
He was elected to chair the Disaster Management and Relief Committee of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies at its general assembly held in Seoul, South Korea, recently.