Corpo Italiano di San Lazzaro

The Corpo Italiano di San Lazzaro (CSLI Italia, English: Italian Corps of Saint Lazarus) is the Italian national Lazarus Union branch[1] that has its origin in Naples on 1 March 2009.

Italian Corps of Saint Lazarus
Corpo Italiano di San Lazzaro
MottoCreiamo nuove prospettive insieme
Formation1 March 2009
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeHumanitarian aid and civil protection
HeadquartersNaples, Italy
Region served
Italy
President
Antonio Virgili
AffiliationsLazarus Union
Websitewww.csli-italia.org

Activities

The Corpo Italiano di San Lazzaro main tasks are social activities,[2] civil protection,[3] youth engagement and psychological support.

Currently the association is mainly active in Naples,[4] Pozzuoli,[5] Livorno[6] and Rome.

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

The Day, instituted with the resolution 64/200 of the General Assembly of the United Nations on 21 December 2009, falls on 13 October of each year.[7] The Corps, promoting a culture of prevention linked to civil protection activities, since 2016 organizes the GIRD – Giornata Internazionale per la Riduzione dei Disastri in Italy every year in collaboration with UNISDR. Usually the IDDR consists of conferences, workshops and round tables with representatives of the Institutions, experts in the sector and active citizenship.[8] For the realization of the GIRD the Corps avails itself of the collaboration of various national bodies such as INGV, ENEA, ISPRA and local authorities.[9]

Emblem

The shield of the Corps Saint Lazarus International (CSLI) is present in all the international and national symbols of the Lazarus Union. It identifies the holder as a Member or Volunteer of the national and international organization. The heraldic shield, of the Sannita type, marks those who perform active service in the Association. The green color, like the octagonal crosses, is a reference to the Order of Saint Lazarus, to its values and to the chivalrous tradition it represents. Gold is a symbol of the spiritual virtues of charity (one of the four principles of Lazarus Union) and of justice and the worldly qualities of happiness and nobility. Above the shield is written the word "CSLI" to indicate the acronym "Corps Saint Lazarus International".

References
  1. "CSLI Chain of Command (overview) – LAZARUS UNION". Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. "Brain Awareness Week". Dan Foundation. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. "Giornata Internazionale per la Riduzione dei Disastri 2017 | PreventionWeb.net". www.preventionweb.net. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. "Napoli, "Maggio dei Monumenti": la Protezione civile per la prima volta a supporto dell'evento". ilgiornaledellaprotezionecivile.it. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. "Rinasce la protezione civile a Pozzuoli". NapoliToday (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. Cortex. "Inaugurazione Distretto Toscana Corpo Italiano di San Lazzaro". 57100livorno.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  7. "International Day for Disaster Reduction, 13 October". United Nations. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  8. "Giornata Internazionale per la Riduzione dei Disastri 2017". NapoliToday (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  9. "GIRD 2018 – Giornata Internazionale per la Riduzione dei Disastri". Il Faro Online (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2019.

Official Corpo Italiano di San Lazzaro website (in Italian)

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