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| 1862 || || Publication || {{w|Henry Dunant}} publishes book ''[[w:A Memory of Solferino|Un souvenir de Solférino]]'' (A Memory of Solferino). This publication would lead to the adoption of the first Geneva Convention in 1864, laying out rules to protect wounded soldiers and medics, and to the creation of relief societies in each country.<ref name="About the International Committee of the Red Cross"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}

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| 1863 || November 12 || Organization || The first National Society is formed in the {{w|Kingdom of Württemburg}}. The following year, National Societies are formed in the states of {{w|Baden}}, {{w|Bavaria}}, {{w|Hamburg}}, {{w|Hesse-Darmstadt}}, {{w|Mecklenburg-Schwerin}}, {{w|Oldenburg}}, {{w|Prussia}} and Saxe, all states in current-day Germany. The organization would merge in 1921 as the German Red Cross. The East German Red Cross fould function between 1952 and 1991.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Germany}}

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| 1864 || February 4 || Organization || The {{w|Belgian Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Belgium}}

| 1897 || March 5 || Organization || The {{w|Uruguayan Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Uruguay}}

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| 1899 || || Organization || {{w|Magen David Adom}} is established in Israel.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Israel}}

| 1901 || || Recognition || {{w|Henry Dunant}} is awarded the first {{w|Nobel Peace Prize}}.<ref name="International Red Cross founded"/> || {{w|Sweden}}

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| 1904 || March 10 || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross Society of China}} is established.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Simon |first1=Karla W |title=Civil Society in China: The Legal Framework from Ancient Times to the "New Reform Era" |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=GgkSMHaOaLQC&pg=PA152&lpg=PA152&dq=1904+(March+10)+%7C%7C+%7C%7C+The+%7B%7Bw%7CRed+Cross+Society+of+China%7D%7D&source=bl&ots=edB-K9plI2&sig=ACfU3U1U_51FzAqZVl56o0IM21R5_xvmAA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiy3bmH0ojjAhUNH7kGHc8qALQQ6AEwAHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=1904%20(March%2010)%20%7C%7C%20%7C%7C%20The%20%7B%7Bw%7CRed%20Cross%20Society%20of%20China%7D%7D&f=false}}</ref> || {{w|China}}

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| 1906 || || Treaty || The [[w:First Geneva Convention|1864 Geneva Convention]] is revised for the first time during a conference arranged by the {{w|Swiss Government}}.<ref name="Geneva Convention">{{cite web |title=Geneva Convention |url=https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/geneva-convention |website=history.com |accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Switzerland}}

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| 1907 || August 6 || Organization || The {{w|Mexican Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Mexico}}

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| 1908 || December 5 || Organization || The {{w|Brazilian Red Cross}} is founded.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Brazil}}

| 1912 || October 24 || Organization || The {{w|Egyptian Red Crescent Society}} is established.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Egypt}}

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| 1914 || August 13 || Organization || The {{w|Australian Red Cross}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Timeline of Australian Red Cross |url=https://www.redcross.org.au/about/history-and-heritage/history-timeline |website=redcross.org.au |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Australia}}

| 1919 || || || The {{w|International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies}} (IFRC) is founded in {{w|Paris}} in the aftermath of {{w|World War I}}.<ref name="The Formation of the IFRC">{{cite web |title=The Formation of the IFRC |url=https://www.ifrc.org/en/who-we-are/history/ |website=ifrc.org |accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref> || {{w|France}}

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| 1921 || October 4 || Organization || The {{w|Albanian Red Cross}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Historical and Legal Development of Nonprofit Sector in Albania: Case Study - Red Cross Albania |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287506596_The_Historical_and_Legal_Development_of_Nonprofit_Sector_in_Albania_Case_Study_-_Red_Cross_Albania |website=researchgate.net |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Albania}}

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| 1922 || || Organization || The {{w|Iranian Red Crescent Society}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=IRC |url=http://en.rcs.ir/news/who+we+are/86400/A+brief+history+of+the+Iranian+Red+Crescent+Society |website=rcs.ir |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Iran}}

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| 1923 || || Organization || The {{w|Sudanese Red Crescent Society}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sudanese Red Crescent Society - Atlas-alliansen |url=http://atlas-alliansen.no/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Shahira-Mustafa-.ppt |website=atlas-alliansen.no |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Sudan}}

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| 1926 || || Organization || The {{w|Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan |url=http://www.tgymj.gov.tm/en/ |website=tgymj.gov.tm |accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Turkmenistan}}

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| 1929 || July 27 || Treaty || The [[w:Geneva Convention (1929)|Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Geneva July 27, 1929]] is adopted. The Convention does not replace but only completes the provisions of the {{w|Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907}}. It is the predecessor of the {{w|Third Geneva Convention}} signed in 1949.<ref>{{cite web |title=Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War. Geneva, 27 July 1929. |url=https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/ihl/INTRO/305 |website=ihl-databases.icrc.org |accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref> ||

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| 1932 || April 1 || Organization || The {{w|Iraqi Red Crescent Society}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent |url=https://data2.unhcr.org/ar/partners/view/207 |website=data2.unhcr.org |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Iraq}}

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| 1934 || April 4 || Organization || The {{w|Afghan Red Crescent Society}} is established.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action">{{cite web |title=150 years of humanitarian action |url=http://www.redcross.int/EN/mag/magazine2013_3/16-19.html |website=redcross.int |accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Afghanistan}}

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| 1934 || || Organization || The {{w|Saudi Red Crescent Authority}} || {{w|Saudi Arabia}}

| 1941 || || Organization || The {{w|Mauritius Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}. It would become independent on 18 December 1973.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Mauritius}}

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| 1942 || February 22 || Organization || The {{w|Saint Kitts and Nevis Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 24 July 1985.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

| 1950 || || Organization || The {{w|Lesotho Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 17 November 1967.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Lesotho}}

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| 1951 || October 27 || Organization || The {{w|Republic of Vietnam Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Vietnam}}

| 1952 || || Organization || The {{w|Burkinabe Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|French Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 31 July 1961.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Burkina Faso}}

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| 1952 || October 23 || Organization || The German Red Cross ({{w|East Germany}}) is established, reuniting with the {{w|German Red Cross}} on 3 January 1991.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Germany}}

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| 1956 || October 30 || Organization || The {{w|Sudanese Red Crescent}} is established.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Sudan}}

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| 1957 || October 1 || Organization || The {{w|Ghana Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Ghana}}

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| 1960 || October 30 || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross Society of Côte d’Ivoire}} is established.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> || {{w|Côte d’Ivoire}}

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| 1961 || || Organization || The {{w|Tonga Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> || {{w|Tonga}}

| 1984 || January 26 || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross Society of Guinea}} is established. It would be renamed {{w|Red Cross of Equatorial Guinea}} on 16 October 1985.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/> || {{w|Equatorial Guinea}}

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| 1986 || || Conference || The 25th International Conference is held in {{w|Geneva}}, amidst a deteriorating socio-political situation worldwide. The Conference adopts the revised "Statutes of the International Red Cross ", which become the Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.<ref name="The four-yearly International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}