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This is a '''timeline of the {{w|International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement}}''', attempting to describe significant historical events in the evolution of the societies related to the movement.
  
 
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| 1960s || the period of decolonization from 1960 to 1970 was marked by a huge jump in the number of recognized national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies.
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| 19th century || {{w|Henry Dunant}} activism leads to the creation of the {{w|International Committee of the Red Cross}} in the 1860s. In the same decade, the [[w:Geneva Conventions|First Geneva Convention]] and the First International Conference of the Red Cross are held. The first [[w:List of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies|National Societies]] are formed in {{w|Europe}}.
 
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| 1990s || "At the end of the Cold War, the ICRC's work actually became more dangerous. In the 1990s, more delegates lost their lives than at any point in its history, especially when working in local and internal armed conflicts."
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| 20th century || In 1906, the 1864 {{w|Geneva Convention}} is revised for the first time. In 1907, the [[w:Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907)|Hague Convention X]] extends the scope of the Geneva Convention to naval warfare. By 1914 there are already 45 national relief societies throughout the world. The {{w|International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies}} is founded in the aftermath of {{w|World War I}} which showed a need for close cooperation between Red Cross Societies.<ref name="History">{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.ifrc.org/en/who-we-are/history/ |website=ifrc.org |accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref> The League Of Red Cross Societies is formed in 1919. The International Council is created in 1928.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement"/> The four Geneva Conventions of 1949, for the protection of war victims, to which 166 States are party, and their two Additional Protocols of 1977 explicitly establish the role of the ICRC as a neutral and impartial humanitarian intermediary.<ref name="The ICRC is granted observer status at the United Nations"/> The period of decolonization from 1960 to 1970 is marked by a huge jump in the number of recognized national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. In 1965, the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross are proclaimed. By the end of the 1960s, there are more than 100 societies around the world.
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| 21st century || As late as in the early 21st century, {{w|Switzerland}} joins the {{w|United Nations}}. In 2004 the {{w|IFRC}} conducts its largest mission to date after the [[w:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|tsunami disaster in South Asia]]. By 2019, the IFRC is composed of 191 National Societies And 13.7 Million Volunteers, operating through some 166,000 branches, and nearly 14 million volunteers.<ref name="100 YEARS OF HOPE"/>
 
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| 1859 || || Prelude || The idea of a Red Cross society is born when Swiss businessman {{w|Henry Dunant}} comes upon the scene of a bloody {{w|Battle of Solferino}}, Italy, between the armies of imperial Austria and the Franco-Sardinian alliance. An estimated 40,000 dead or dying men on the battlefield are found among lacking medical attention.<ref name="The Formation of the IFRC"/><ref name="About the International Committee of the Red Cross">{{cite web |title=About the International Committee of the Red Cross |url=https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/who-we-are/overview-who-we-are.htm |website=icrc.org |accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Italy}}
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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 || February 17 || Founding || Inspired by {{w|Henry Dunant}}, the {{w|International Committee of the Red Cross}} (ICRC) is founded in {{w|Geneva}}.<ref name="The beginning of the Red Cross">{{cite web |title=The beginning of the Red Cross |url=https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/our-history/the-beginning-of-the-red-cross |website=redcross.org.uk |accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="A movement is born">{{cite web |title=A movement is born |url=http://www.redcross.int/EN/mag/magazine2013_3/4-9.html |website=redcross.int |accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref> In honor of Dunant’s nationality, the Swiss flag in reverse (a red cross on a white background) is chosen as emblem.<ref name="International Red Cross founded"/><ref name="The history of the emblems"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}
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| 1863 || 26–29 October || Conference || The constituent Conference giving birth to the Red Cross is held in {{w|Geneva}} with the purpose to establish procedures to improve medical services on the battlefield and create national societies to aid the sick and wounded.<ref name="The International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent: challenges, key issues and achievements">{{cite web |title=The International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent: challenges, key issues and achievements |url=https://www.icrc.org/en/download/file/14154/irrc-876-bugnion.pdf |website=icrc.org |accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{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 would 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}}
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| 1864 || March 2 || Organization || The {{w|Spanish Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Spain}}
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| 1864 || May 25 || Organization || The {{w|French Red Cross}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=WHAT WE DO |url=https://www.croix-rouge.fr/French-Red-Cross/What-we-do |website=croix-rouge.fr |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|France}}
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| 1864 || June 15 || Organization || The {{w|Italian Red Cross}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Italian Red Cross |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/italian-red-cross/ |website=linkedin.com |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Italy}}
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| 1864 || August 22 || Treaty || The [[w:First Geneva Convention|First Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field]] is held in {{w|Geneva}}. Twelve states sign 10 articles forming the convention.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1">{{cite web |title=A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement |url=http://www.redcross.int/en/history/timeline1.asp |website=redcross.int |accessdate=25 June 2019}}</ref> The agreement, advocated by {{w|Henri Dunant}}, calls for nonpartisan care to the sick and wounded in times of war and provides for the neutrality of medical personnel. It also proposes the use of an international emblem to mark medical personnel and supplies.<ref name="International Red Cross founded">{{cite web |title=International Red Cross founded |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/international-red-cross-founded |website=history.com |accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}
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| 1865 || February 11 || Organization || The {{w|Portuguese Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Portugal}}
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| 1865 || May 25 || Organization || The {{w|Swedish Red Cross}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Swedish Red Cross |url=https://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/swedish-red-cross/ |website=media.ifrc.org |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Sweden}}
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| 1865 || September 22 || Organization || The {{w|Norwegian Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Norway}}
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| 1866 || July 17 || Organization || The {{w|Swiss Red Cross}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=150 years of humanitarian aid – with a dark side |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-red-cross_150-years-of-humanitarian-aid-with-a-dark-side/42065542 |website=swissinfo.ch |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}
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| 1867 || || Conference || The First International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Paris}}. Nine governments, 16 National Committees and the International Committee attend the conference.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1"/><ref name="The four-yearly International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent">{{cite web |title=The four-yearly International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent |url=https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/misc/57jpdm.htm |website=icrc.org |accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|France}}
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| 1867 || May 3 || Organization || The {{w|Russian Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Russia}}
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| 1867 || May 17 || Organization || The {{w|Austrian Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Austria}}
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| 1867 || July 19 || Organization || The {{w|Netherlands Red Cross}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=150 years of the Red Cross in the Netherlands – and a history lesson in the ‘Hall of Knights’ |url=https://www.climatecentre.org/news/855/150-years-of-the-red-cross-in-the-netherlands-a-and-a-history-lesson-in-the-a-hall-of-knightsa |website=climatecentre.org |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Netherlands}}
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| 1868 || June 11 || Organization || The {{w|Turkish Red Crescent}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Türk Kızılayı Aydın Şube Başkanlığı (Turkish Red Crescent Aydin City Branch) |url=https://ec.europa.eu/epale/en/organisations/turk-kizilayi-aydin-sube-baskanligi-turkish-red-crescent-aydin-city-branch |website=ec.europa.eu |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Turkey}}
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| 1869 || || Conference || The Second International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Berlin}}.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1"/>  The body created through one resolution leads to the creation of the Central Tracing Agency.<ref name="The four-yearly International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent"/> || {{w|Germany}}
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| 1870 || August 4 || Organization || The {{w|British Red Cross}} is established as the National Aid Society. It would be renamed the British Red Cross in 1905.<ref>{{cite web |title=British Red Cross Society |url=https://www.culture24.org.uk/se000206 |website=culture24.org.uk |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
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| 1875 || April 22 || Organization || The {{w|Danish Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Denmark}}
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| 1875 || November 29 || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross of Montenegro}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Montenegro}}
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| 1876 – 1878 || || Symbol || During the [[w:Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)|Russo-Turkish War]], the {{w|Ottoman Empire}} declares that it would use the red crescent on a white background in place of the red cross. While respecting the red cross symbol, the Ottoman authorities believe that the red cross is offensive to Muslim soldiers. The red crescent is temporarily accepted for the duration of this conflict.<ref name="The history of the emblems">{{cite web |title=The history of the emblems |url=https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/misc/emblem-history.htm |website=icrc.org |accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref> ||
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| 1876 || January 25 || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross of Serbia}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Serbia}}
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| 1876 || July 4 || Organization || The {{w|Romanian Red Cross}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Romanian Red Cross Marks 140th Anniversary |url=https://www.romaniajournal.ro/society-people/romanian-red-cross-marks-140th-anniversary/ |website=romaniajournal.ro |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Romania}}
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| 1877 || May 1 || Organization || The {{w|Japanese Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref>{{cite book |title=The European Powers in the First World War: An Encyclopedia |edition=Spencer C. Tucker |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=mkFdAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA591&lpg=PA591&dq=1877+(May+1)+Organization+The+Japanese+Red+Cross+Society+is+formed.&source=bl&ots=IBFMz5kqtJ&sig=ACfU3U16goovjfgAdzg2TDioibt-1MfgQw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiL5fj01IjjAhVnD7kGHS3PC4AQ6AEwDHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=1877%20(May%201)%20Organization%20The%20Japanese%20Red%20Cross%20Society%20is%20formed.&f=false}}</ref> || {{w|Japan}}
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| 1877 || May 7 || Organization || The {{w|Finnish Red Cross}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=CROSS OF MERIT OF THE FINNISH RED CROSS, SILVER MEDAL |url=https://www.medalbook.com/europe/finland/medals-decorations/cross-of-merit-of-the-finnish-red-cross/cross-of-merit-of-the-finnish-red-cross-silver-medal-2/cross-of-merit-of-the-finnish-red-cross-silver-medal-0 |website=medalbook.com |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Finland}}
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| 1877 || June || Organization || The {{w|Hellenic Red Cross}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hellenic Red Cross |url=http://www.redcross.gr/default.asp?pid=138&la=2 |website=redcross.gr |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Greece}}
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| 1878 || || Organization || The {{w|Croatian Red Cross}} is established within the Red Cross of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. It would become independent since 10 October 1991.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Croatia}}
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| 1879 || || Organization || The {{w|Chilean Red Cross}} is established. It would be disbanded in 1891, and re-established in 1903.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Chile}}
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| 1879 || April 17 || Organization || The {{w|Peruvian Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Peru}}
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| 1877 || || Organization || The {{w|Slovenian Red Cross}} is established as a part of the Austrian Red Cross. It would become independent since 26 January 1993.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Slovenia}}
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| 1880 || June 13 || Organization || The {{w|Argentine Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Argentina}}
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| 1881 || May 16 || Organization || The {{w|Hungarian Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Hungary}}
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| 1881 || May 21 || Organization || The {{w|American Red Cross}} is founded by {{w|Clara Barton}} and Adolphus Solomons.<ref>{{cite web |title=American National Red Cross is founded, May 21, 1881 |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/american-national-red-cross-is-founded-may-21-1881-091630 |website=politico.com |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=American Red Cross founded |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-red-cross-founded |website=history.com |accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="International Red Cross founded"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1884 || || Conference || The Third International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Geneva}}.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}
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| 1885 || January 13 || Organization || The {{w|Bulgarian Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Bulgaria}}
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| 1885 || March 13 || Organization || The {{w|Salvadorean Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|El Salvador}}
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| 1885 || April 4 || Organization || The {{w|Costa Rican Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Costa Rica}}
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| 1887 || || Conference || The Fourth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Karlsruhe}}.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1"/> || {{w|Germany}}
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| 1888 || December 31 || Organization || The Association Congolaise et Africaine is established. It would be recognized by the {{w|ICRC}} in 1889 but never part of the {{w|IFRC}}, ceasing to exist on 26 January 1909.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Belgian Congo}}
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| 1892 || || Conference || The Fifth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Rome}}.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1"/> || {{w|Italy}}
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| 1893 || April 26 || Organization || The {{w|Thai Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=The King who gave birth to the Thai Red Cross |url=https://english.redcross.or.th/node/47 |website=english.redcross.or.th |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Thailand}}
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| 1895 || January 30 || Organization || The {{w|Venezuelan Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Venezuela}}
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| 1896 || || Organization || The {{w|Canadian Red Cross}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Getting Started: 1896-1913 |url=https://www.redcross.ca/about-us/about-the-canadian-red-cross/historical-highlights/getting-started-1896-1913 |website=redcross.ca |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Canada}}
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| 1896 || July 22 || Organization || The {{w|South African Red Cross Society}} is established as the Transvaal Red Cross. The Orange Free State Red Cross would be founded in 1899 and a British Red Cross branch would be founded in Cape Colony in 1900. All would merge into an independent organization on 21 May 1913.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|South Africa}}
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| 1896 || October 10 || Organization || The {{w|Canadian Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the British Red Cross. It would become independent since 19 May 1909.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Canada}}
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| 1896 || || Organization || The {{w|Belarus Red Cross}} is established as the Grodno Province department of the Russian Red Cross. It would later become part of the Soviet Alliance of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 1926, gaining independence on 26 March 1992.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Belarus}}
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| 1897 || March 5 || Organization || The {{w|Uruguayan Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Uruguay}} 
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| 1897 || || Conference || The Sixth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Vienna}}.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1"/> || {{w|Austria}}
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| 1899 || May–July || Treaty || The [[w:Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907|First Hague Peace Conference]] is convened.  It adopts a convention on land warfare to which regulations are annexed.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1"/><ref name="Convention (IV) respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land and its annex: Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land. The Hague, 18 October 1907.">{{cite web |title=Convention (IV) respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land and its annex: Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land. The Hague, 18 October 1907. |url=https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/ihl/INTRO/195 |website=ihl-databases.icrc.org |accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Netherlands}}
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| 1899 || || Organization || {{w|Magen David Adom}} is established in Israel.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Israel}}
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| 1901 || || Recognition || {{w|Henry Dunant}} is awarded the first {{w|Nobel Peace Prize}}.<ref name="International Red Cross founded"/><ref name="International Committee of the Red Cross History">{{cite web |title=International Committee of the Red Cross History |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1963/red-cross/history/ |website=nobelprize.org |accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Sweden}}
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| 1902 || || Conference || The Seventh International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Saint Petersburg}}.<ref name="International Conferences of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, 1867 - 2007">{{cite web |title=International Conferences of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, 1867 - 2007 |url=https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/misc/57jnvs.htm |website=icrc.org |accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Russia}}
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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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| 1905 || October 22 || Organization || The Republic of Korea National Red Cross is established. It would become a chapter of {{w|Japanese Red Cross}} after annexation in 1910. In {{w|South Korea}}, the Republic of Korea National Red Cross would function since 1947.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Korea}}
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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 || || Conference || The Eighth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|London}}.<ref name="International Conferences of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, 1867 - 2007"/> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
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| 1907 || June–October || Treaty || The [[w:Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907|Second Hague Peace Conference of 1907]] is held in {{w|The Hague}}, extending the scope of the Geneva Convention to naval warfare.<ref>{{cite web |title=Convention (X) for the Adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention. The Hague, 18 October 1907. |url=https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Treaty.xsp?action=openDocument&documentId=E5397A0FB560D0A9C12563CD002D6832 |website=ihl-databases.icrc.org |accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Netherlands}}
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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}}
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| 1909 || March 10 || Organization || The {{w|Cuban Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="A movement is born"/> || {{w|Cuba}}
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| 1912 || October 24 || Organization || The {{w|Egyptian Red Crescent Society}} is established.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Egypt}}
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| 1912 || || Conference || The Ninth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Washington, D.C.}} It establishes the respective wartime responsibilities of the National Societies and the ICRC "in providing protection and assistance not only for the wounded and sick but also for prisoners of war".<ref name="The four-yearly International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent"/> || {{w|United States}}
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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}}
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| 1914 || August 15 || Organization || Immediately after the start of the {{w|World War I}}, the ICRC esablishes its International Prisoners-of-War ([[w:Prisoner of war|POW]]) Agency.<ref>{{cite web |title=ICRC in WWI: overview of activities |url=https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/misc/57jqgq.htm |website=icrc.org |accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref> ||
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| 1914 || August 8 || Organization || The {{w|Luxembourg Red Cross}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Beginnings |url=http://www.croix-rouge.lu/en/les-debuts/ |website=croix-rouge.lu |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Luxembourg}}
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| 1915 || || Organization || The {{w|New Zealand Red Cross}} is established as part of the British Red Cross. It becomes independent on 22 December 1931.<ref>{{cite web |title=RED CROSS SOCIETY |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/welfare-services/page-5 |website=teara.govt.nz |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|New Zealand}}
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| 1915 || July 30 || Organization || The {{w|Colombian Red Cross}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cruz Roja Colombiana, 100 años de historias |url=https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/colombia/article/cruz-roja-colombiana-100-a%C3%B1os-de-historias |website=humanitarianresponse.info |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Colombia}}
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| 1915 || August 8 || Organization || The {{w|Malagasy Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Madagascar}}
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| 1917 || January 13 || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross Society of Panama is established.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Panama}}
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| 1917 || || Recognition || The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the {{w|Nobel Peace Prize}} to the {{w|International Committee of the Red Cross}}, three years after the begining of {{w|World War I}}, during which there was no Nobel Peace Prize awarded.<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Cross is awarded Nobel Peace Prize |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/red-cross-is-awarded-nobel-peace-prize|website=history.com |accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref> It is the only Nobel Peace Prize awarded in the period from 1914 to 1918.<ref name="International Committee of the Red Cross History"/> || {{w|Sweden}}
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| 1917 || || Organization || The {{w|Bolivian Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="Making history">{{cite web |title=Making history |url=http://www.redcross.int/EN/mag/magazine2013_3/10-15.html |website=redcross.int |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Bolivia}}
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| 1918 || April 18 || Organization || The {{w|Ukrainian Red Cross Society}} is established. It would be incorporated as Part of the Soviet Alliance of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 1926, regaining independency on 28 October 1992.<ref name="Making history"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Ukrainian Red Cross Society |url=https://redcross.org.ua/en/principles/ |website=redcross.org.ua |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Ukraine}}
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| 1918 || September 8 || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross Society of Georgia}} is established. It would be absorbed as part of the Soviet Alliance of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in 1926, regaining indepencence on 26 March 1992.<ref name="Making history"/> || Georgia (country)|Georgia
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| 1918 || November 20 || Organization || The {{w|Latvian Red Cross}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=The exhibition Latvian Red Cross - 100 |url=http://www.mvm.lv/en/zinas/the-exhibition-latvian-red-cross-100 |website=mvm.lv |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Latvia}}
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| 1919 || January 12 || Organization || The {{w|Lithuanian Red Cross Society}} is established. It would be absorbed as part of the Soviet Alliance of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in 1940, later becoming independent.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Lithuania}}
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| 1919 || January 22 || Organization || The {{w|Liberian Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Liberia}}
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| 1919 || February 6 || Organization || The Czech-Slovak Red Cross is established.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Czechoslovakia}}
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| 1919 || February 12 || Organization || The {{w|Estonia Red Cross}} is established. It would be absorbed as part of the Soviet Alliance of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 1940; later becoming independent.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Estonia}}
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| 1919 || February 14 || Organization || The {{w|Slovak Red Cross}} is established. It would be reformed in 1939 and again in  1993.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Slovakia}}
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| 1919 || April 27 || Organization || The {{w|Polish Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Poland}}
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| 1919 || May 5 || Organization || The {{w|League of Red Cross Societies}} is established in {{w|Paris}}. The Articles of Association are signed by the governors of the Red Cross Societies of France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. In June, the Covenant of the League of Nations is signed, with its own historic article containing an undertaking by member states to encourage and promote the formation of and cooperation between Red Cross Societies.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|France}}
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| 1919 || November 12 || Organization || The {{w|Paraguayan Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Paraguay}}
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| 1919 || || Organization || 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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| 1920 || March 10 || Organization || The {{w|Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://eng.redcrescent.az/about |website=eng.redcrescent.az |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Azerbaijan}}
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| 1920 || March || Organization || The {{w|Indian Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Origin |url=https://www.indianredcross.org/origin.htm |website=indianredcross.org |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|India}}
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| 1920 || March || || The First Meeting Of General Council Of The League Of Red Cross Societies is held.<ref name="100 YEARS OF HOPE"/> ||
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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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| 1921 || || Conference || The Tenth International Conference is held in {{w|Geneva}}. A mandate results to the National Societies and to the ICRC to assist victims of civil war and internal disturbances.<ref name="The four-yearly International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}
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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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| 1922 || || Program || The {{w|League of Red Cross Societies}} decides to focus its support to National Societies in three important fields: hygiene, nursing and youth.<ref name="100 YEARS OF HOPE"/> ||
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| 1923 || || Conference || The Eleventh International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Geneva}}.<ref name="International Conferences of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, 1867 - 2007"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}
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| 1925 || || Conference || The Twelfth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Geneva}}.<ref name="International Conferences of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, 1867 - 2007"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}
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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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| 1928 || || Conference || The Thirteenth International Conference is held in {{w|The Hague}}. The " Statutes of the International Red Cross " is adopted, which provides the Movement with a structural, operational and legal framework.<ref name="The four-yearly International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent"/> || {{w|Netherlands}}
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| 1928 || || Organization || The International Council is created to coordinate cooperation between the {{w|ICRC}} and the League of Red Cross Societies.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement">{{cite web |title=A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement |url=http://www.redcross.int/en/history/timeline3.asp |website=redcross.int |accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref> ||
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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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| 1930 || || Conference || The Fourteenth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Brussels}}.<ref name="International Conferences of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, 1867 - 2007"/> || {{w|Belgium}}
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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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| 1932 || May 12 || Organization || The {{w|Haiti Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Haiti}}
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| 1934 || January 10 || Organization || The {{w|Nicaraguan Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Nicaragua}}
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| 1934 || April 4 || Organization || The {{w|Afghan Red Crescent Society}} is established.<ref>{{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 || || Conference || The Fifteenth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Tokyo}}.<ref name="International Conferences of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, 1867 - 2007"/> || {{w|Japan}}
 
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| 1859 || || "The Red Cross idea was born in 1859, when Henry Dunant, a young Swiss man, came upon the scene of a bloody battle in Solferino, Italy, between the armies of imperial Austria and the Franco-Sardinian alliance. Some 40,000 men lay dead or dying on the battlefield and the wounded were lacking medical attention"<ref name="The Formation of the IFRC"/>
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| 1935 || || Organization || The {{w|Ethiopian Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Ethiopia}}
 
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| 1863 || || The {{w|International Committee of the Red Cross}} (ICRC) is founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland  "The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement started in 1863 and was inspired by Swiss businessman Henry Dunant."<ref name="The beginning of the Red Cross">{{cite web |title=The beginning of the Red Cross |url=https://www.redcross.org.uk/about-us/our-history/the-beginning-of-the-red-cross |website=redcross.org.uk |accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 1936 || || Organization || The {{w|Sri Lanka Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}. It would become independent since 1 April 1949.<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|Sri Lanka}}   
 
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| 1863 || || The red cross on a white background as the uniform distinctive emblem is adopted.<ref name="The history of the emblems"/>
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| 1937 || April 1 || Organization || The {{w|Myanmar Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Myanmar}}
 
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| 1864 || || "Twelve states sign 10 articles forming the 1st Geneva Convention -- protection of international law both to wounded enemy soldiers and those caring for them."<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1">{{cite web |title=A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement |url=http://www.redcross.int/en/history/timeline1.asp |website=redcross.int |accessdate=25 June 2019}}</ref>    "International Red Cross founded" "The Geneva Convention of 1864 for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick of Armies in the Field is adopted by 12 nations meeting in Geneva. The agreement, advocated by Swiss humanitarian Jean-Henri Dunant, called for nonpartisan care to the sick and wounded in times of war and provided for the neutrality of medical personnel. It also proposed the use of an international emblem to mark medical personnel and supplies. In honor of Dunant’s nationality, a red cross on a white background–the Swiss flag in reverse–was chosen. "<ref name="International Red Cross founded">{{cite web |title=International Red Cross founded |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/international-red-cross-founded |website=history.com |accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 1937 || September 24 || Organization || The {{w|Honduran Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Honduras}}
 
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| 1864 || || The {{w|German Red Cross}} and the {{w|Belgian Red Cross} are formed.
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| 1937 || || Organization || The {{w|Sierra Leone Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}. It would become independent since 16 August 1962.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Sierra Leone}}
 
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| 1864 (May) || || The {{w|French Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1938 || || Conference || The Sixteenth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|London}}. A convening of a Diplomatic Conference to draw up a new Geneva Convention affording better protection to civilian victims of war is requested.<ref name="The four-yearly International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent"/> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
 
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| 1864 (June 15) || || The {{w|Italian Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1938 || || Organization || The {{w|Kazakh Red Crescent}} is established as part of Soviet Alliance of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. It would become independent on 26 March 1992.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Kazakhistan}}
 
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| 1865 || || The {{w|Swedish Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1939 || June 16 || Organization || The {{w|Mongolian Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/><ref>{{cite web |title=IFRC Mongolia Program Overview 2019 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/mongolia/ifrc-mongolia-program-overview-2019 |website=reliefweb.int |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mongolian Red Cross Society |url=https://www.preventionweb.net/files/41930_mn60disastermanagementmrcsonlinenov.pdf |website=preventionweb.net |accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Mongolia}}
 
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| 1866 || || The {{w|Swiss Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1939 || July 6 || Organization || The {{w|Irish Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Ireland}}
 
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| 1867 || || The First International Conference of the Red Cross is held. Nine governments, 16 National Committees and the International Committee attend the conference.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1"/>  
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| 1939 || || Organization || The {{w|Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|Australian Red Cross}}. It would become independent on 7 April 1976.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Papua New Guinea}}
 
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| 1867 || || The {{w|Netherlands Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1939 || July 12 || Organization || The {{w|Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}. It would become independent on 5 May 1963.<ref>{{cite web |title=BLINK BMOBILE DONATES 15 NETBOOKS TO TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO RED CROSS |url=http://www.tstt.co.tt/news/blink-bmobile-donates-15-netbooks-trinidad-and-tobago-red-cross |website=tstt.co.tt |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Trinidad and Tobago}}
 
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| 1868 || || The {{w|Turkish Red Crescent}} is formed.
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| 1939 || || Organization || The {{w|The Bahamas Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}. It would become independent on 23 June 1975.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Bahamas}}
 
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| 1869 || || The Second International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Berlin}}.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1"/>
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| 1939 || || || The {{w|League of Red Cross Societies}} moves headquarters from {{w|Paris}} to {{w|Geneva}} at outbreak of {{w|World War Two}}.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}
 
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| 1870 || || "On 4 August 1870, a public meeting was held in London and a resolution passed": "a National Society be formed in this country for aiding sick and wounded soldiers in time of war and that the said Society be formed upon the rules laid down by the Geneva Convention of 1864."<ref name="The beginning of the Red Cross"/>
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| 1940 || June 20 || Organization || The {{w|Suriname Red Cross}} is established as part of the {{w|Netherlands Red Cross}}. It would become independent on 1975.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Suriname}}
 
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| 1876 – 1878 || || "During the war between Russia and Turkey, the Ottoman Empire declared that it would use the red crescent on a white background in place of the red cross. While respecting the red cross symbol, the Ottoman authorities believed that the red cross was, by its very nature, offensive to Muslim soldiers. The red crescent was temporarily accepted for the duration of this conflict."<ref name="The history of the emblems">{{cite web |title=The history of the emblems |url=https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/misc/emblem-history.htm |website=icrc.org |accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 1941 || January || || The American Red Cross is requested by the {{w|United States Government}} to begin a blood-donor program to provide ready and ample supplies of blood plasma and serum albumin for transfusions for wounded soldiers. More than 13 million donations are collected.<ref name="Red Cross announces Japan refuses passage of supplies for U.S. POWs"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1879 (February 6) || || The {{w|Red Cross of Serbia}}
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| 1941 || || Organization || The {{w|Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}. It would become independent on 22 July 1983.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Antigua and Barbuda}}
 
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| 1876 (July 4) || || The {{w|Romanian Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1941 || || Organization || The {{w|Uganda Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}. It would become independent on 30 July 1964.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Uganda}}
 
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| 1877 (May 1) || || The {{w|Japanese Red Cross Society}} is formed.
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| 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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| 1877 (May 7) || || The {{w|Finnish Red Cross}} is formed.  
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| 1942 || || Organization || The {{w|Nigerian Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 29 September 1960.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/><ref>{{cite web |title=WHO WE ARE |url=https://www.redcrossnigeria.org/ |website=redcrossnigeria.org |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Nigeria}}
 
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| 1877 (June 10) || || The {{w|Hellenic Red Cross}} is formed.
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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}}
 
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| 1880 || || The {{w|Austrian Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1942 || May 30 || Organization || The {{w|Syrian Arab Red Crescent}} is established.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Syria}}
 
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| 1881 || || "In Washington, D.C., humanitarians Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons found the American National Red Cross, an organization established to provide humanitarian aid to victims of wars and natural disasters in congruence with the International Red Cross."<ref>{{cite web |title=American Red Cross founded |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-red-cross-founded |website=history.com |accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="International Red Cross founded"/>
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| 1942 || || || The Red Cross reveals that Japan has refused free passage of ships carrying food, medicine, and other necessities for American [[w:prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] held by Japan.<ref name="Red Cross announces Japan refuses passage of supplies for U.S. POWs">{{cite web |title=Red Cross announces Japan refuses passage of supplies for U.S. POWs |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/red-cross-announces-japan-refuses-passage-of-supplies-for-u-s-pows |website=history.com |accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Japan}}
 
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| 1884 || || The Third International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Geneva}}.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1"/>
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| 1943 || || || The Nazi {{w|Schutzstaffel}} arranges [[w:Theresienstadt concentration camp and the Red Cross|Theresienstadt concentration camp]] as a "model ghetto" for fooling Red Cross representatives about the ongoing {{w|Holocaust}} and the Nazi plan to murder all Jews. The Nazified German Red Cross visit the ghetto and file the only accurate report on the ghetto, describing overcrowding and undernourishment.  || {{w|Czechia}}
 
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| 1885 || || The {{w|Bulgarian Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1944 || || Recognition || The International Committee of the Red Cross is awarded the {{w|Nobel Peace Prize}} for the second time.<ref name="International Committee of the Red Cross History"/> || {{w|Sweden}}
 
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| 1887 || || The Fourth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Karlsruhe}}.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1"/>
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| 1945 || March 17 || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross of Macedonia}} is established as part of the {{w|Yugoslav Red Cross}}. gaining independent on 21 May 1992.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|North Macedonia}}
 
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| 1892 || || The Fifth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Rome}}.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1"/>
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| 1945 || April 30 || Organization || The {{w|Liechtenstein Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Lichtenstein}}
 
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| 1893 || || The {{w|Thai Red Cross Society}} is formed.
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| 1945 || July 9 || Organization || The {{w|Lebanese Red Cross}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Lebanese Red Cross |url=http://www.redcross.org.lb/SubPage.aspx?pageid=169&PID=154 |website=redcross.org.lb |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Lebanon}}
 
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| 1896 || || The {{w|Canadian Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1945 || September 17 || Organization || The {{w|Indonesian Red Cross Society}} is established as the {{w|Netherlands Red Cross}} Indonesia Section, gaining independence on 16 January 1950.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Cross Red Indonesian |url=https://www.rcrc-resilience-southeastasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/FINAL_NS-Profile_Indonesia_January-22-2016.pdf |website=rcrc-resilience-southeastasia.org |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Indonesia}}
 
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| 1897 || || The Fifth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Vienna}}.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1"/>
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| 1946 || October 18 || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross Society of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea}} is established.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|North Korea}}
 
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| 1899 || || The Hague Conventions are adopted.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement1"/>
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| 1946 || November 23 || Organization || The {{w|Vietnam Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Vietnam}}
 
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| 1899 || || {{w|Magen David Adom}} is formed.
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| 1947 || January 13 || Organization || The {{w|Philippine Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Today in Philippine History, April 15, 1947, the Philippine National Red Cross was established |url=https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1072/today-in-philippine-history-april-15-1947-the-philippine-national-red-cross-was-established |website=kahimyang.com |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Philippines}} 
 
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| 1901 || || "Dunant was awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize"<ref name="International Red Cross founded"/>
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| 1947 || December 20 || Organization || The {{w|Pakistan Red Crescent Society}} is established.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Pakistan}}
 
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| 1903 (January 8) || || The {{w|Korean Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1947 || December 27 || Organization || The {{w|Jordan National Red Crescent Society}} is established.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Jordan}}
 
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| 1904 (March 10) || || The {{w|Red Cross Society of China}} is formed.
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| 1948 || || Organization || The {{w|Botswana Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 17 January 1968.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Botswana}}
 
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| 1905 || || "In 1905, the British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War was renamed as the British Red Cross."<ref name="The beginning of the Red Cross"/>
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| 1948 || March 3 || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross of Monaco}} is established.<ref name="Keeping it clean">{{cite web |title=Keeping it clean |url=http://www.redcross.int/EN/mag/magazine2013_3/20-23.html |website=redcross.int |accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Monaco}}
 
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| 1906 || || In 1906, the 1864 Geneva Convention was revised for the first time.  
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| 1948 || || Organization || The {{w|Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 1 August 1983.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Brunei}}
 
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| 1907 || || . One year later, the [[w:Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907|Hague Convention X]], adopted at the Second International Peace Conference in The Hague, extended the scope of the Geneva Convention to naval warfare
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| 1948 || || Organization || The {{w|Gambia Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 1 October 1966.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Gambia}}
 
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| 1907 || || A permanent structure of local Branches is adopted and extends the presence of the British Red Cross to communities around the country.<ref name="The beginning of the Red Cross"/>
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| 1948 || || Conference || The Seventeenth International Conference is held in {{w|Stockholm}}, the first after the {{w|Second World War}}. The representatives of 50 governments, 52 National Societies and the then League (today International Federation) endorse the ICRC's proposals for the revision of the three existing Geneva Conventions and the adoption of a fourth Convention, this last for the protection of civilians in wartime. The four Conventions would be adopted the following year.<ref name="The four-yearly International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent"/> || {{w|Sweden}}
 
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| 1911 || || The {{w|New Zealand Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1948 || || Organization || The {{w|Malaysian Red Crescent Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 22 November 1957.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysian Red Crescent At A Glance |url=https://redcrescent.org.my/history/ |website=redcrescent.org.my |accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Malaysia}}
 
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| 1912 || || The {{w|Mexican Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1948 || || Organization || The {{w|Guyana Red Cross Societ}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 29 December 1967.<ref name="150 years of humanitarian action"/> || {{w|Guyana}}
 
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| 1914 || || r. On 15 August 1914, immediately after the start of the war, the ICRC set up its International Prisoners-of-War ([[w:Prisoner of war|POW]]) Agency
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| 1948 || || Organization || The {{w|Jamaica Red Cross}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independece on 9 July 1964.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Jamaica}}
 
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| 1914 || || The {{w|Australian Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1948–1950 || || Program || The League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (LORCS), at the request of the {{w|United Nations}}, launches the first relief operation setting up and running refugee camps for Palestinians, in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. || {{w|Lebanon}}, {{w|Syria}}, {{w|Jordan}}
 
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| 1914 || || The {{w|Luxembourg Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1949 || March 16 || Organization || The {{w|Saint Lucia Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Saint Lucia}}
 
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| 1915 (July 30) || || The {{w|Colombian Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1949 || August 12 || Treaty || The [[w:Second Geneva Convention|Second]], [[w:Third Geneva Convention|Third]] and {{w|Fourth Geneva Convention}} are adopted. The {{w|Second Geneva Convention}} "for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea" protects wounded, sick and shipwrecked military personnel at sea during war.<ref>{{cite web |title=Treaties, States Parties and Commentaries |url=https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/INTRO/370?OpenDocument |website=ihl-databases.icrc.org |accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols"/> The {{w|Third Geneva Convention}}, relative to the treatment of prisoners of war, precisely defines the conditions and places of captivity, particularly with regard to the labour of prisoners of war, their financial resources, the relief they receive, and the judicial proceedings instituted against them.<ref name="The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols"/> The Third Geneva Convention replaces the [[w:Geneva Convention (1929)|1929 Geneva Convention]] that deals with prisoners of war.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Treaty.xsp?documentId=77CB9983BE01D004C12563CD002D6B3E&action=openDocument |title=Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War. Geneva, 12 August 1949 |author=ICRC |access-date=5 March 2017 |quote=The undersigned Plenipotentiaries of the Governments represented at the Diplomatic Conference held at Geneva from April 21 to August 12, 1949, for the purpose of revising the Convention concluded at Geneva on July 27, 1929, relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War [...]}}</ref> The Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War ({{w|Fourth Geneva Convention}}) affords protection to civilians, including in occupied territory. It is composed of 159 articles, and contains a short section concerning the general protection of populations against certain consequences of war. While the first three conventions deal with combatants, the Fourth Geneva Convention is the first to deal with humanitarian protections for {{w|civilian}}s in a {{w|war zone}}.<ref name="About the International Committee of the Red Cross"/><ref name="The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols">{{cite web |title=The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols |url=https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/war-and-law/treaties-customary-law/geneva-conventions/overview-geneva-conventions.htm |website=icrc.org |accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. Geneva, 12 August 1949. |url=https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/INTRO/380?OpenDocument |website=ihl-databases.icrc.org |accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Switzerland}}
 
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| 1916–1918 || || "Between 1916 and 1918, the ICRC published a number of postcards with scenes from the POW camps. The pictures showed the prisoners in day-to-day activities such as the distribution of letters from home. The intention of the ICRC was to provide the families of the prisoners with some hope and solace and to alleviate their uncertainties about the fate of their loved ones."
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| 1949 || || Organization || The {{w|Zambia Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 22 April 1966.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/><ref>{{cite web |title=An Integrated Approach to Combining a Measles Campaign with a Bed Net, Vitamin A and Mebendazole Campaign in Zambia |url=https://coregroup.org/wp-content/uploads/media-backup/documents/Case_Studies/ARC_Malaria_casestudy_9-21.pdf |website=coregroup.org |accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref>  || {{w|Zambia}}
 
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| 1917 || || "After three years of war, during which there had been no Nobel Peace Prize awarded, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the 1917 prize to the International Committee of the Red Cross."<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Cross is awarded Nobel Peace Prize |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/red-cross-is-awarded-nobel-peace-prize |website=history.com |accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref> It was the only Nobel Peace Prize awarded in the period from 1914 to 1918.
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| 1949 || || Organization || The {{w|Tanzania Red Cross National Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 7 December 1962.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Tanzania}}
 
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| 1917 || || The {{w|Bolivian Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1949 || September 30 || Organization || The {{w|Singapore Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 6 April 1973.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Singapore}}
 
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| 1917–1922 || || "A joint mission of the ICRC and the League in the {{w|Russian Civil War}} from 1917 to 1922 marked the first time the movement was involved in an internal conflict, although still without an explicit mandate from the Geneva Conventions"
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| 1949 || July 15 || Organization || The {{w|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}} committee, gaining independence on 15 May 1984.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
 
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| 1918 (November 20) || || The {{w|Latvian Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1949 || October 8 || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross of the Republic of San Marino}} is established.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|San Marino}}
 
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| 1919 (January 18) || || The {{w|Polish Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1950 || || Organization || The {{w|Belize Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 18 August 1983.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Belize}}
 
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| 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>
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| 1950 || || Organization || The Cyprus Red Cross Society is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 1 November 1969, and recognition by the {{w|ICRC}} on 23 February 2012.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Cyprus}}
 
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| 1920 || || The {{w|Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society}}, and the {{w|Indian Red Cross Society}} are formed.
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| 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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| 1921 || || The {{w|Albanian Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1950 || July 12 || Organization || The {{w|Hong Kong Red Cross}} is established as a branch of the {{w|British Red Cross}}. On 1 July 1997, upon the return of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China, the HKRC would change its affiliation to become a highly autonomous branch of the {{w|Red Cross Society of China}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hong Kong Red Cross |url=https://www.redcross.org.hk/en/about_hkrc/history.html |website=redcross.org.hk |accessdate=18 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Hong Kong}}
 
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| 1922 – 1923 || || The '''{{w|Red Lion and Sun Society}} of Iran''' is established as emblem. In 1923 it is admitted to the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcs.ir/en/index.php?page_id%3D2%26menu_id%3D1%26menu_item_id%3D3 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=4 April 2019 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928110944/http://www.rcs.ir/en/index.php?page_id=2&menu_id=1&menu_item_id=3 |archivedate=2007-09-28 |df= }}</ref>
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| 1951 || October 27 || Organization || The {{w|Republic of Vietnam Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Vietnam}}
 
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| 1922 || || The {{w|Iranian Red Crescent Society}} is formed.
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| 1951 || || Organization || The {{w|Solomon Islands Red Cross}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 15 July 1983.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Solomon Islands}}
 
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| 1923 || || "In 1923, the International Committee of the Red Cross adopted a change in its policy regarding the selection of new members. Until then, only citizens from the city of Geneva could serve in the Committee. This limitation was expanded to include Swiss citizens. "
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| 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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| 1923 || || The {{w|Sudanese Red Crescent Society}} is formed.
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| 1952 || July–August || Conference || The Eighteenth International Conference is held in {{w|Toronto}}. It revises the " Statutes of the International Red Cross".<ref name="The four-yearly International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent"/> || {{w|Canada}}
 
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| 1924 || || The {{w|Honduran Red Cross}} is formed.
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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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| 1926 || || The {{w|Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan}} is formed.
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| 1952 || || Organization || The {{w|Malta Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 24 October 1991.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Malta}}
 
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| 1932 || || The {{w|Iraqi Red Crescent Society}} is formed.
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| 1952 || || Organization || The {{w|Samoa Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|New Zealand Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 1 January 1983.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Samoa}}
 
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| 1934 (January 10) || || The {{w|Nicaraguan Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1954 || || Organization || The {{w|Fiji Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 27 September 1971.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Fiji}}
 
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| 1934 || || The {{w|Saudi Red Crescent Authority}} and the {{w|Afghan Red Crescent Society}} are formed.
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| 1954 || || Organization || The {{w|Somali Red Crescent Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 27 April 1963.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Somalia}}
 
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| 1935 || || The {{w|Ethiopian Red Cross Society}} is formed.
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| 1955 || January 1 || Organization || The {{w|Lao Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Lao}}
 
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| 1937 (April 1) || || The {{w|Myanmar Red Cross Society}} is formed.
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| 1955 || February 18 || Organization || The {{w|Cambodian Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Cambodia}}
 
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| 1939 (July 1) || || The {{w|Irish Red Cross}} and the {{Mongolian Red Cross Society}} are formed.  
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| 1955 || || Organization || The {{w|Grenada Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 21 August 1981.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Grenada}}
 
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| 1939 (July 12) || || The {{w|Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society}} is formed.
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| 1956 || January 11 || Organization || The {{w|Algerian Red Crescent Society}} is established.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Presentation of the Algerian Red Crescent |url=https://fotw.info/flags/dz%7Dcra.html |website=fotw.info |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Algeria}}
 
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| 1939 || || The {{w|Mongolian Red Cross Society}} is formed.
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| 1956 || || Organization || The {{w|Tunisian Red Crescent}} is established.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Tunisia}}
 
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| 1941 || || "In January 1941, the U.S. government requested that the American Red Cross begin a blood-donor program to provide ready and ample supplies of blood plasma and serum albumin for transfusions for wounded soldiers. More than 13 million donations (each about a pint) were collected."<ref name="Red Cross announces Japan refuses passage of supplies for U.S. POWs"/>
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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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| 1942 || || The {{w|Saint Kitts and Nevis Red Cross Society}} and the {{w|Syrian Arab Red Crescent}} are formed.
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| 1957 || October–November || Conference || The Nineteenth Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|New Delhi}}.<ref name="The International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent: challenges, key issues and achievements"/> || {{w|India}}
 
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| 1942 || || "On this day in 1942, the international humanitarian agency, the Red Cross, reveals that Japan has refused free passage of ships carrying food, medicine, and other necessities for American POWs held by Japan."<ref name="Red Cross announces Japan refuses passage of supplies for U.S. POWs">{{cite web |title=Red Cross announces Japan refuses passage of supplies for U.S. POWs |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/red-cross-announces-japan-refuses-passage-of-supplies-for-u-s-pows |website=history.com |accessdate=4 April 2019}}</ref>
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| 1957 || October 1 || Organization || The {{w|Ghana Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Ghana Red Cross Society Act, 1958 |url=https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/ihl-nat/0/131B808566E282DE41257111003435B8 |website=ihl-databases.icrc.org |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Ghana}}
 
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| 1943 || || "Theresienstadt was used by the Schutzstaffel (SS) as a "model ghetto"[1] for fooling Red Cross representatives about the ongoing Holocaust and the Nazi plan to murder all Jews. The Nazified German Red Cross visited the ghetto in 1943 and filed the only accurate report on the ghetto, describing overcrowding and undernourishment. " {{w|Theresienstadt concentration camp and the Red Cross}}
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| 1957 || October 5 || Organization || The {{w|Libyan Red Crescent}} is established.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Libya}}  
 
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| 1944 || || The International Committee of the Red Cross is awarded the {{w|Nobel Peace Prize}} for the second time. ||
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| 1957 || December 24 || Organization || The {{w|Moroccan Red Crescent}} is established.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Morocco}}
 
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| 1944 (June) || || The {{w|Slovenian Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1958 || January 28 || Organization || The {{w|Dominica Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Dominica}}
 
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| 1945 (September 17) || || The {{w|Indonesian Red Cross Society}} is formed.
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| 1958 || || Organization || The {{w|Yemen Red Crescent Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 16 July 1970.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Yemen}}
 
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| 1946 || || The {{w|Lebanese Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1959 || February 26 || Organization || The {{w|Togolese Red Cross}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Togo 1959 100th Anniversary of International Red Cross |url=https://jppstamps.fandom.com/wiki/Togo_1959_100th_Anniversary_of_International_Red_Cross |website=jppstamps.fandom.com |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Togo}}
 
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| 1946 (October 18) || || The {{w|Red Cross Society of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea}} is formed.
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| 1959 || July || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross of Benin}} is established.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Benin}}
 
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| 1947 (April 15) || || The {{w|Philippine Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1960 || February 17 || Organization || The {{w|Barbados Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 31 July 1969.<ref name="Keeping it clean"/> || {{w|Barbados}}
 
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| 1947 || || The {{w|Pakistan Red Crescent Society}} is formed.
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| 1960 || April 30 || Organization || The {{w|Cameroon Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="The digital humanitarian">{{cite web |title=The digital humanitarian |url=http://www.redcross.int/EN/mag/magazine2013_3/24-25.html |website=redcross.int |accessdate=4 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Cameroon}}
 
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| 1948 || || The {{w|Malaysian Red Crescent Society}}
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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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| 1949 || || The {{w|Saint Lucia Red Cross}} is formed.  
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| 1961 || || Organization || The {{w|Tonga Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> || {{w|Tonga}}
 
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| 1950 || || The {{w|Argentine Red Cross}, the {{w|Belize Red Cross Society}}, and the {{w|Cyprus Red Cross}} are formed.
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| 1962 || July || Organization || The {{w|Rwandan Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> || {{w|Rwanda}}  
 
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| 1950 (July 12) || || The {{w|Hong Kong Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1963 || || Organization || The International Committee of the Red Cross is awarded the {{w|Nobel Peace Prize}} for the third time.<ref name="International Committee of the Red Cross History"/> || {{w|Sweden}}
 
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| 1952 || || The {{w|Samoa Red Cross Society}} is formed.
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| 1963 || January 29 || Organization || The {{w|Senegalese Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> || {{w|Senegal}}
 
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| 1955 || || The {{w|Cambodian Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1963 || || || The {{w|League of Red Cross Societies}} launches a mass development program, involving countries recently-independent or about to gain independence, in the {{w|Caribbean}} and {{w|Africa}}.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement"/> || {{w|Caribbean}}, {{w|Africa}}
 
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| 1955 || || The {{w|Lao Red Cross Society}} is formed.
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| 1963 || June 8 || Organization || The {{w|Saudi Red Crescent Authority}} is established.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Emergency medicine in Saudi Arabia: a century of progress and a bright vision for the future |url=https://intjem.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12245-019-0232-0 |website=intjem.biomedcentral.com |accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Saudi Arabia}}
 
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| 1956 || || The {{w|Tunisian Red Crescent}} is formed.
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| 1963 || July 16 || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross Society of Niger}} is established.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> || {{w|Niger}} 
 
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| 1957 || || The {{w|Algerian Red Crescent Society}} is formed.
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| 1963 || July 31 || Organization || The {{w|Burundi Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> || {{w|Burundi}}
 
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| 1958 || || The {{w|Ghana Red Cross Society}} is formed.
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| 1963 || September 4 || Organization || The {{w|Nepal Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> || {{w|Nepal}}
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| 1963 || || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |url=https://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/where-we-work/africa/red-cross-democratic-republic-congo/ |website=media.ifrc.org |accessdate=18 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Congo DR}}
 
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| 1959 || || The {{w|Togolese Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1964 || || Organization || The {{w|Uganda Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Akaki |first1=Tony |title=Mabira Forest Giveaway: A Path to Degenerative Development |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=_FWtYt2kOKcC&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=%22Uganda+Red+Cross+Society%22+%221962..1964%22&source=bl&ots=5oHJEZtXEg&sig=ACfU3U0An8t5KFtQZ0WEFJtPh-7uQCEFCg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjkkoDeqoXjAhXyJLkGHT-tCRIQ6AEwAnoECAAQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Uganda%20Red%20Cross%20Society%22%20%221962..1964%22&f=false}}</ref> || {{w|Uganda}}
 
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| 1960 || || The {{w|Nigerian Red Cross Society}}, the {{w|Barbados Red Cross Society}} and the {{w|Cameroon Red Cross Society}} are formed.
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| 1964 || February 22 || Organization || The {{w|Congolese Red Cross}} (Brazzaville) is established.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> || {{w|Republic of the Congo}}
 
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| 1961 || || The {{w|Burkinabe Red Cross Society}} and the {{w|Tonga Red Cross Society}} are formed.
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| 1965 || || Organization || The {{w|Kiribati Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 12 December 1989.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> || {{w|Kiribati}}
 
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| 1962 || || The {{w|Senegalese Red Cross Society}} and the {{w|Sierra Leone Red Cross Society}} are formed.
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| 1965 || || Organization || The {{w|Kenya Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kenya Red Cross Society (Kenya) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ke_rcs.html |website=crwflags.com |accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Kenya}}
 
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| 1963 || || The International Committee of the Red Cross is awarded the {{w|Nobel Peace Prize}} for the third time. ||
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| 1965 || || Renaming || The League of Red Cross Societies is renamed to the "League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies" to reflect the growing number of national societies operating under the Red Crescent symbol.<ref name="100 YEARS OF HOPE">{{cite web |title=100 YEARS OF HOPE |url=https://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/ifrc100/ |website=media.ifrc.org |accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref> ||      
 
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| 1963 || || The {{w|Red Cross of Benin}}, the {{w|Red Cross Society of Niger}}, the {{w|Nepal Red Cross Society}}, the {{w|Somali Red Crescent Society}} and the {{w|Burundi Red Cross}} are formed.
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| 1965 || August 24 || Organization || The {{w|Mali Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> || {{w|Mali}}
 
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| 1963 || || The {{w|Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of the Congo} is formed.
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| 1965 || || Conference || The Twentieth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Vienna}}. Seven basic principles are adopted, which should be shared by all parts of the Movement.<ref name="The four-yearly International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent"/> || {{w|Austria}}  
 
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| 1964 || || The {{w|Uganda Red Cross Society}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Akaki |first1=Tony |title=Mabira Forest Giveaway: A Path to Degenerative Development |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=_FWtYt2kOKcC&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=%22Uganda+Red+Cross+Society%22+%221962..1964%22&source=bl&ots=5oHJEZtXEg&sig=ACfU3U0An8t5KFtQZ0WEFJtPh-7uQCEFCg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjkkoDeqoXjAhXyJLkGHT-tCRIQ6AEwAnoECAAQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Uganda%20Red%20Cross%20Society%22%20%221962..1964%22&f=false}}</ref> and the {{w|Rwandan Red Cross}} are formed.
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| 1965 || || || The Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross are proclaimed in {{w|Vienna}}: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity, Universality. The principles would be incorporated in 1986 into the Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement"/><ref>{{cite web |title=The Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross : commentary |url=https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/misc/fundamental-principles-commentary-010179.htm |website=icrc.org |accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Austria}}
 
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| 1965 || || The {{w|Kenya Red Cross Society}}, the {{w|Mali Red Cross}} and the {{w|Kiribati Red Cross Society}} are formed.
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| 1966 || January 10 || Organization || The {{w|Kuwait Red Crescent Society}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Journey of Philantrophy (1966 – 2018) |url=http://www.krcs.org.kw/en-US/Home/Page/history |website=krcs.org.kw |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Kuwait}}
 
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| 1965 || || ". In 1983, the League was renamed to the "League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies" to reflect the growing number of national societies operating under the Red Crescent symbol. Three years later, the seven basic principles of the movement as adopted in 1965 were incorporated into its statutes."
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| 1966 || October 25 || Organization || The {{w|Central African Red Cross Society }} is established.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> || {{w|Central African Republic}}
 
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| 1965 || || "The 1965 International Conference in Vienna adopted seven basic principles which should be shared by all parts of the Movement," "At the 20th International Conference in Neue Hofburg, Vienna, from 2–9 October 1965, delegates "proclaimed" seven fundamental principles which are shared by all components of the Movement, and they were added to the official statutes of the Movement in 1986. "
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| 1967 || January 13 || Organization || The {{w|Malawi Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Malawi}}
 
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| 1966 (January 10) || || The {{w|Kuwait Red Crescent Society}} is formed.
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| 1968 || December 26 || Organization || The {{w|Palestine Red Crescent Society}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Palestine Red Crescent Society |url=https://www.palestinercs.org/index.php?langid=1&page=post&pid=1&catid=1&parentid=0 |website=palestinercs.org |accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> || {{w|Palestine}}
 
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| 1966 || || The {{w|Central African Red Cross Society}} and the {{w|Gambia Red Cross Society}} are formed.
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| 1969 || || Conference || The Twenty-first International Conference is held in {{w|Istanbul}}. The "Principles and Rules for Red Cross Disaster Relief" are adopted. Also, a mandate is introduced to begin drafting new instruments to adapt humanitarian law to new forms of armed conflict.<ref name="The four-yearly International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent"/> || {{w|Turkey}}
 
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| 1967 || || The {{w|Belarus Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1970 || January 28 || Organization || The {{w|Bahrain Red Crescent Society}} is established.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> || {{w|Bahrain}}
 
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| 1968 || || The {{w|Palestine Red Crescent Society}} and the {{w|Botswana Red Cross Society}} are formed.
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| 1970 || October 13 || Organization || The {{w|Baphalali Swaziland Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=BaphalaIi Swaziland Red Cross Society |url=https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl-nat.nsf/0/eaa878d237745905c1256af1002c1e96/$FILE/Swaziland%20Red%20Cross%20Society.pdf |website=ihl-databases.icrc.org |accessdate=18 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Swaziland}}
 
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| 1970 || || "By the end of the 1960s, there were more than 100 societies around the world. "
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| 1970 || September 22 || Organization || The {{w|Mauritanian Red Crescent}} is established.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> || {{w|Mauritania}}
 
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| 1971 || || The {{w|Bahrain Red Crescent Society}} is formed.
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| 1970 || || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross of Chad}} is established as a provisional committee, being granted legal status in 1972 and becoming a National Society on 1 June 1983.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> || {{w|Chad}}
 
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| 1973 || || The {{w|Bangladesh Red Crescent Society}} is formed.
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| 1972 || || Reform || Canadian civil servant {{w|Donald Tansley}} is appointed to lead study into future role and other aspects of the Red Cross.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement"/> ||
 
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| 1973 (April 6) ||  
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| 1973 || March 31 || Organization || The {{w|Bangladesh Red Crescent Society}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Red Crescent Society |url=https://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/where-we-work/asia-pacific/bangladesh-red-crescent-society/ |website=media.ifrc.org |accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="Fundamental Principles">{{cite web |title=Fundamental Principles |url=http://www.redcross.int/EN/mag/magazine2013_3/26.html |website=redcross.int |accessdate=8 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Bangladesh}}
 
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|-
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| 1976 || || The {{w|São Tomé and Príncipe Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1973 || || Conference || The Twenty-second International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Teheran}}. The ICRC presents two draft protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions.<ref name="The four-yearly International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent"/> || {{w|Iran}}  
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 1977 || || The {{w|Palau Red Cross Society}} and the {{w|Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society}} are formed.
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| 1975 || July 19 || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross of Cape Verde}} is established.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/> || {{w|Cape Verde}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 1978 || || The {{w|Brazilian Red Cross}}, the {{w|Qatar Red Crescent Society}}, and the {{w|Angola Red Cross}} are formed.
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| 1975 || || Conference || The First World Red Cross Conference on Peace is held in {{w|Belgrade}}.<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement"/> || {{w|Yugoslavia}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 1982 || || The {{w|The Comoros Red Crescent}} is formed.
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| 1975 || || Reform || The "Tansley Report" is published. It defines basic role of Red Cross as "provision of emergency help, on an unconditional and impartial basis, whenever and wherever human needs for protection and assistance exist because of natural disaster and conflict".<ref name="A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement"/> ||
 
|-
 
|-
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| 1983 || || ". An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cross Societies, which was renamed in October 1983 to the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies"<ref name="The Formation of the IFRC"/>
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| 1976 || January 20 || Organization || The {{w|Sao Tome and Principe Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Willemin |first1=Georges |last2=Heacock |first2=Roger |last3=Freymond |first3=Jacques |title=The International Committee of the Red Cross |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=bjcjxHK6s40C&pg=PA181&lpg=PA181&dq=1976+The+S%C3%A3o+Tom%C3%A9+and+Pr%C3%ADncipe+Red+Cross&source=bl&ots=Zi_LL0xFEz&sig=ACfU3U200T1ChBuFHzsMzdBnthYLHbhciw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRoefErorjAhXhE7kGHbMYDBUQ6AEwDHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=1976%20The%20S%C3%A3o%20Tom%C3%A9%20and%20Pr%C3%ADncipe%20Red%20Cross&f=false}}</ref> || {{w|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| 1983 || || " In 1983, the League was renamed to the "League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies" to reflect the growing number of national societies operating under the Red Crescent symbol. "
+
| 1977 || || Organization || The {{w|Tuvalu Red Cross Society}} is established as part of the {{w|British Red Cross}}, gaining independence on 1 May 1981.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/> || {{w|Tuvalu}}
 
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| 1983 || || The {{w|Red Cross of Chad}}, and the {{w|Dominica Red Cross Society}} are formed.
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| 1977 || August 1 || Organization || The {{w|Red Crescent Society of Djibouti}} is established.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/> || {{w|Djibouti}}
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| 1977 || || Conference || The Twenty-third International Conference is held in {{w|Bucharest}}. Measures to expedite international relief are adopted.<ref name="The four-yearly International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent"/> || {{w|Romania}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| 1984 || || The {{w|Red Cross of Cape Verde}} is formed.
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| 1977 || December 2 || Organization || Red Cross Society of {{w|Guinea-Bissau}} is established.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/> || {{w|Guinea-Bissau}}
 
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| 1986 || || "At the 20th International Conference in Neue Hofburg, Vienna, from 2–9 October 1965, delegates "proclaimed" seven fundamental principles which are shared by all components of the Movement, and they were added to the official statutes of the Movement in 1986. "
+
| 1978 || || Organization || The {{w|Qatar Red Crescent Society}} is established.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/> || {{w|Qatar}}
 
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| 1991 || || " An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cross Societies, which was renamed in October 1983 to the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and then in November 1991 to become the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies."<ref name="The Formation of the IFRC"/>
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| 1978 || March 16 || Organization || The {{w|Angola Red Cross}} are formed.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/> || {{w|Angola}}
 
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| 1991 || || " The name of the League was changed again in 1991 to its current official designation the "International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies"."
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| 1980 || December 20 || Organization || The {{w|Andorran Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/> || {{w|Andorra}}
 
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|-
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| 1992 || || The {{w|Namibia Red Cross Society}} is formed.
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| 1981 || || Organization || The {{w|Zimbabwe Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zimbabwe RC |url=http://redcrosszim.org.zw/ |website=redcrosszim.org.zw |accessdate=27 June 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Zimbabwe}}
 
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|-
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| 1993 || || "Since 1993, non-Swiss individuals have been allowed to serve as Committee delegates abroad, a task which was previously restricted to Swiss citizens."
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| 1981 || July 10 || Organization || The {{w|Mozambique Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/> || {{w|Mozambique}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| 1994 || || The {{w|Andorra Red Cross}} is formed.
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| 1981 || || Conference || The Twenty-fourth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Manila}}.<ref name="International Conferences of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, 1867 - 2007"/> || {{w|Philippines}}
 
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|-
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| 1997 || || " In 1997, the ICRC and the IFRC signed the {{w|Seville Agreement}} which further defined the responsibilities of both organizations within the movement."
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| 1982 || June || Organization || The {{w|The Comoros Red Crescent}} is established.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/> || {{w|Comoros}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| 1997 || || The {{w|Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society}} is formed.
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| 1983 || January 31 || Organization || The {{w|Red Crescent Society of the United Arab Emirates}} is established.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/> || {{w|United Arab Emirates}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| 2001 || || The {{w|Red Cross Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina}} is formed.
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| 1983 || || Renaming || The {{w|League of Red Cross Societies}} is renamed League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on 11 October 1983.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/><ref name="The Formation of the IFRC"/> ||
 
|-
 
|-
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| 2004 || || " In 2004, the IFRC began its largest mission to date after the tsunami disaster in South Asia." {{w|2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami}}
+
| 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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| 2006 || || "In June 2006, an International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent met in Geneva to amend the statutes of the Movement to take into account the creation of the new emblem." <ref name="The history of the emblems"/>
+
| 1986 || || Conference || The Twenty-fifth International Conference of the Red Cross 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}}
 
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|-
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| 2009 || || "The 2009 budget of the ICRC amounts to more than 1 billion Swiss francs"
+
| 1989 || || Organization || The {{w|Seychelles Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Seychelles}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| 2009 (August 16) || || The {{w|Maldivian Red Crescent}} is formed.
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| 1989 || May 5 || Organization || The {{w|Cook Islands Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/> || {{w|Cook Isands}} 
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|-
 +
| 1989 || || Growth || With an average of 590 delegates working in 48 delegations, {{w|ICRC}} is active in nearly 90 countries in {{w|Africa}}, {{w|Asia}}, {{w|Europe}}, {{w|Latin America}} and the {{w|Middle East}} providing protection and assistance to the victims of armed conflicts.<ref name="The ICRC is granted observer status at the United Nations"/> ||
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|-
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| 1990 || October 16 || || The {{w|United Nations General Assembly}} decides to invite the {{w|ICRC}} to take part in its proceedings as an observer. A resolution to this effect, which is sponsored by 138 {{w|United Nations}} members, is adopted without a vote.<ref name="The ICRC is granted observer status at the United Nations">{{cite web |title=The ICRC is granted observer status at the United Nations |url=https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/article/other/57jnwh.htm |website=icrc.org |accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref> ||
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|-
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| 1991 || || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross Society of Eritrea}} is established.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/> || {{w|Eritrea}}
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|-
 +
| 1991 || November 27 || Renaming || The League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is renamed {{w|International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies}}.<ref name="The Formation of the IFRC"/><ref name="Fundamental Principles"/> ||
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| 1992 || February 8 || Organization || The {{w|Namibia Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/> || {{w|Namibia}}
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|-
 +
| 1992 || December || Policy || Non-Swiss individuals are allowed to serve as {{w|ICRC}} delegates abroad, a task which was previously restricted to Swiss citizens.<ref name="Swiss neutrality as viewed by the International Committee of the Red Cross">{{cite web |title=Swiss neutrality as viewed by the International Committee of the Red Cross |url=https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/statement/629cjx.htm |website=icrc.org |accessdate=12 July 2019}}</ref> || 
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|-
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| 1993 || June 5 || Organization || The {{w|Czech Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="Fundamental Principles"/> || {{w|Czechia}}
 +
|-
 +
| 1995 || January 1 || Staff || The {{w|ICRC}} has twenty-two members, all of whom are {{w|Swiss}}.<ref name="The composition of the International Committee of the Red Cross">{{cite web |title=The composition of the International Committee of the Red Cross |url=https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/article/other/57jmmc.htm |website=icrc.org |accessdate=13 July 2019}}</ref> ||
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|-
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| 1995 || June 2 || Organization || The {{w|Palau Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Independence: one size does not fit all">{{cite web |title=Independence:  one size does not fit all |url=http://www.redcross.int/EN/mag/magazine2013_3/28.html |website=redcross.int |accessdate=12 July 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Palau}}
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|-
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| 1995 || July 12 || Conference || The Twenty-sixth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Geneva}}. It focuses on practical measures to enhance respect for international humanitarian law with special attention to the needs of the civilian population and the most vulnerable groups such as children and women.<ref name="The four-yearly International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}   
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|-
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| 1996 || July 3 || Organization || The {{w|Gabonese Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Independence: one size does not fit all"/> || {{w|Gabon}}
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|-
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| 1997 || || Treaty || The {{w|ICRC}} and the {{w|IFRC}} sign the {{w|Seville Agreement}} which provides a framework for effective cooperation and partnership between members of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reinforcing Red Cross / Red Crescent cooperation in emergencies: the Seville Agreement |url=https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/misc/5jjkwe.htm |website=icrc.org |accessdate=18 July 2019}}</ref> ||
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| 1998 || January 31 || Organization || The {{w|Micronesia Red Cross}} is established.<ref name="Independence: one size does not fit all"/> || {{w|Micronesia}}
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| 1999 || || Conference || The Twenty-seventh International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Geneva}}.<ref name="International Conferences of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, 1867 - 2007"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}
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|-
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| 1999 || || Program || The 1999 International Conference asks the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to study “humanitarian impacts of climate change.”<ref name="100 YEARS OF HOPE"/> ||
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|-
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| 2000 || || Organization || The {{w|Timor-Leste Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Independence: one size does not fit all"/> || {{w|East Timor}}
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|-
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| 2001 || || Organization || The {{w|Red Cross Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina}} is established.<ref name="Making history"/> || {{w|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
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|-
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| 2002 || || Background || {{w|Switzerland}} joins the {{w|United Nations}}.<ref name="Swiss neutrality as viewed by the International Committee of the Red Cross"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}
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|-
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| 2003 || || Conference || The Twenty-eighth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Geneva}}.<ref name="International Conferences of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, 1867 - 2007"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}
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|-
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| 2004 || || || The IFRC begins huge campaign, its largest mission to date after the [[w:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|tsunami disaster in South Asia]], raising more than 3.1 billion Swiss Francs for the relief and recovery operation.<ref name="Indian Ocean tsunami">{{cite web |title=Indian Ocean tsunami |url=https://www.ifrc.org/tsunami |website=ifrc.org |accessdate=18 July 2019}}</ref> ||
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| 2006 || || Conference || The Twenty-ninth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Geneva}}. It amends the statutes of the Movement to take into account the creation of the new emblem.<ref name="The history of the emblems"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}
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|-
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| 2007 || || Conference || The Thirtieth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Geneva}}.<ref name="International Conferences of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, 1867 - 2007"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}
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|-
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| 2009 || August 16 || Organization || The {{w|Maldivian Red Crescent}} is established.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maldivian Red Crescent rises from the Tsunami |url=https://www.ifrc.org/en/news-and-media/news-stories/asia-pacific/maldives/maldivian-red-crescent-rises-from-the-tsunami/ |website=ifrc.org |accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="Independence: one size does not fit all"/> || {{w|Maldives}}
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| 2011 || July 9 || Organization || The {{w|South Sudan Red Cross Society}} is established.<ref name="Independence: one size does not fit all"/> || {{w|South Sudan}}
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|-
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| 2011 || || Conference || The Thirty-first International Conference of the Red Cross is held in {{w|Geneva}}.<ref name="International Conferences of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, 1867 - 2007"/> || {{w|Switzerland}}
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|-
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| 2013 || || Study || According to the {{w|IFRC}}’s World Disasters Report for the year, which focuses on technology and humanitarian action, the communications revolution is having a profound impact on the way people respond to emergencies.<ref name="The digital humanitarian"/> ||
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| 2015 || || Financial || The overall budget of the ICRC for the year stands at US$ 1.85 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=The ICRC’s funding and spending |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/world/icrc-s-funding-and-spending |website=reliefweb.int |accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref> ||
 
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== Numerical and visual data  ==
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=== Google Scholar ===
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The following table summarizes per-year mentions on Google Scholar as of December 18, 2021.
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{| class="sortable wikitable"
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! Year
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! "Red Cross"
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| 1900 || 315
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|-
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| 1910 || 291
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|-
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| 1920 || 1,330
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|-
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| 1930 || 491
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|-
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| 1940 || 670
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|-
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| 1950 || 987
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|-
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| 1960 || 1,030
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|-
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| 1970 || 1,600
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|-
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| 1980 || 2,810
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|-
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| 1990 || 5,060
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|-
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| 2000 || 10,100
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|-
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| 2010 || 24,000
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|-
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| 2020 || 24,400
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|-
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|}
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[[File:Red cross gscho.png|thumb|center|700px]]
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=== Google Trends ===
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The comparative chart below shows {{w|Google Trends}} data for International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Humanitarian aid organization) and International Red Cross (Search Term) from January 2004 to February 2021, when the screenshot was taken. Interest is also ranked by country and displayed on world map.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Red Cross |url=https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F02pq475,International%20Red%20Cross |website=Google Trends |access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref>
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[[File:International Red Cross gt.png|thumb|center|600px]]
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=== Google Ngram Viewer ===
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The chart below shows {{w|Google Ngram Viewer}} data for International Red Cross adoption from 1863 to 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Red Cross |url=https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=International+Red+Cross&year_start=1863&year_end=2019&corpus=26&smoothing=3&case_insensitive=true |website=books.google.com |access-date=28 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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[[File:International Red Cross ngram.png|thumb|center|700px]]
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=== Wikipedia Views ===
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The chart below shows pageviews of the English Wikipedia article {{w|International Red Cross}} on desktop from December 2007, and on mobile-web, desktop-spider,mobile-web-spider and mobile app, from July 2015; to January 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=International Red Cross |url=https://wikipediaviews.org/displayviewsformultiplemonths.php?page=International+Red+Cross&allmonths=allmonths&language=en&drilldown=all |website=wikipediaviews.org |access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 06:37, 28 July 2023

This is a timeline of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, attempting to describe significant historical events in the evolution of the societies related to the movement.

Big picture

Time period Development summary
19th century Henry Dunant activism leads to the creation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the 1860s. In the same decade, the First Geneva Convention and the First International Conference of the Red Cross are held. The first National Societies are formed in Europe.
20th century In 1906, the 1864 Geneva Convention is revised for the first time. In 1907, the Hague Convention X extends the scope of the Geneva Convention to naval warfare. By 1914 there are already 45 national relief societies throughout the world. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is founded in the aftermath of World War I which showed a need for close cooperation between Red Cross Societies.[1] The League Of Red Cross Societies is formed in 1919. The International Council is created in 1928.[2] The four Geneva Conventions of 1949, for the protection of war victims, to which 166 States are party, and their two Additional Protocols of 1977 explicitly establish the role of the ICRC as a neutral and impartial humanitarian intermediary.[3] The period of decolonization from 1960 to 1970 is marked by a huge jump in the number of recognized national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. In 1965, the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross are proclaimed. By the end of the 1960s, there are more than 100 societies around the world.
21st century As late as in the early 21st century, Switzerland joins the United Nations. In 2004 the IFRC conducts its largest mission to date after the tsunami disaster in South Asia. By 2019, the IFRC is composed of 191 National Societies And 13.7 Million Volunteers, operating through some 166,000 branches, and nearly 14 million volunteers.[4]


Full timeline

Year Month and date Event type Details Country
1859 Prelude The idea of a Red Cross society is born when Swiss businessman Henry Dunant comes upon the scene of a bloody Battle of Solferino, Italy, between the armies of imperial Austria and the Franco-Sardinian alliance. An estimated 40,000 dead or dying men on the battlefield are found among lacking medical attention.[5][6] Italy
1862 Publication Henry Dunant publishes book 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.[6] Switzerland
1863 February 17 Founding Inspired by Henry Dunant, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is founded in Geneva.[7][8] In honor of Dunant’s nationality, the Swiss flag in reverse (a red cross on a white background) is chosen as emblem.[9][10] Switzerland
1863 26–29 October Conference The constituent Conference giving birth to the Red Cross is held in Geneva with the purpose to establish procedures to improve medical services on the battlefield and create national societies to aid the sick and wounded.[11][8] Switzerland
1863 November 12 Organization The first National Society is formed in the Kingdom of Württemburg. The following year, National Societies are formed in the states of Baden, Bavaria, Hamburg, Hesse-Darmstadt, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Oldenburg, 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 would function between 1952 and 1991.[8] Germany
1864 February 4 Organization The Belgian Red Cross is established.[8] Belgium
1864 March 2 Organization The Spanish Red Cross is established.[8] Spain
1864 May 25 Organization The French Red Cross is established.[12] France
1864 June 15 Organization The Italian Red Cross is established.[13] Italy
1864 August 22 Treaty The First Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field is held in Geneva. Twelve states sign 10 articles forming the convention.[14] The agreement, advocated by Henri Dunant, calls for nonpartisan care to the sick and wounded in times of war and provides for the neutrality of medical personnel. It also proposes the use of an international emblem to mark medical personnel and supplies.[9][8] Switzerland
1865 February 11 Organization The Portuguese Red Cross is established.[8] Portugal
1865 May 25 Organization The Swedish Red Cross is established.[15][8] Sweden
1865 September 22 Organization The Norwegian Red Cross is established.[8] Norway
1866 July 17 Organization The Swiss Red Cross is established.[16][8] Switzerland
1867 Conference The First International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Paris. Nine governments, 16 National Committees and the International Committee attend the conference.[14][17] France
1867 May 3 Organization The Russian Red Cross Society is established.[8] Russia
1867 May 17 Organization The Austrian Red Cross is established.[8] Austria
1867 July 19 Organization The Netherlands Red Cross is established.[18] Netherlands
1868 June 11 Organization The Turkish Red Crescent is established.[19][8] Turkey
1869 Conference The Second International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Berlin.[14] The body created through one resolution leads to the creation of the Central Tracing Agency.[17] Germany
1870 August 4 Organization The British Red Cross is established as the National Aid Society. It would be renamed the British Red Cross in 1905.[20][8] United Kingdom
1875 April 22 Organization The Danish Red Cross is established.[8] Denmark
1875 November 29 Organization The Red Cross of Montenegro is established.[8] Montenegro
1876 – 1878 Symbol During the Russo-Turkish War, the Ottoman Empire declares that it would use the red crescent on a white background in place of the red cross. While respecting the red cross symbol, the Ottoman authorities believe that the red cross is offensive to Muslim soldiers. The red crescent is temporarily accepted for the duration of this conflict.[10]
1876 January 25 Organization The Red Cross of Serbia is established.[8] Serbia
1876 July 4 Organization The Romanian Red Cross is established.[21][8] Romania
1877 May 1 Organization The Japanese Red Cross Society is established.[22] Japan
1877 May 7 Organization The Finnish Red Cross is established.[23] Finland
1877 June Organization The Hellenic Red Cross is established.[24][8] Greece
1878 Organization The Croatian Red Cross is established within the Red Cross of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. It would become independent since 10 October 1991.[8] Croatia
1879 Organization The Chilean Red Cross is established. It would be disbanded in 1891, and re-established in 1903.[8] Chile
1879 April 17 Organization The Peruvian Red Cross is established.[8] Peru
1877 Organization The Slovenian Red Cross is established as a part of the Austrian Red Cross. It would become independent since 26 January 1993.[8] Slovenia
1880 June 13 Organization The Argentine Red Cross is established.[8] Argentina
1881 May 16 Organization The Hungarian Red Cross is established.[8] Hungary
1881 May 21 Organization The American Red Cross is founded by Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons.[25][26][9] United States
1884 Conference The Third International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Geneva.[14] Switzerland
1885 January 13 Organization The Bulgarian Red Cross is established.[8] Bulgaria
1885 March 13 Organization The Salvadorean Red Cross Society is established.[8] El Salvador
1885 April 4 Organization The Costa Rican Red Cross is established.[8] Costa Rica
1887 Conference The Fourth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Karlsruhe.[14] Germany
1888 December 31 Organization The Association Congolaise et Africaine is established. It would be recognized by the ICRC in 1889 but never part of the IFRC, ceasing to exist on 26 January 1909.[8] Belgian Congo
1892 Conference The Fifth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Rome.[14] Italy
1893 April 26 Organization The Thai Red Cross Society is established.[27] Thailand
1895 January 30 Organization The Venezuelan Red Cross is established.[8] Venezuela
1896 Organization The Canadian Red Cross is established.[28] Canada
1896 July 22 Organization The South African Red Cross Society is established as the Transvaal Red Cross. The Orange Free State Red Cross would be founded in 1899 and a British Red Cross branch would be founded in Cape Colony in 1900. All would merge into an independent organization on 21 May 1913.[8] South Africa
1896 October 10 Organization The Canadian Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross. It would become independent since 19 May 1909.[8] Canada
1896 Organization The Belarus Red Cross is established as the Grodno Province department of the Russian Red Cross. It would later become part of the Soviet Alliance of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 1926, gaining independence on 26 March 1992.[8] Belarus
1897 March 5 Organization The Uruguayan Red Cross is established.[8] Uruguay
1897 Conference The Sixth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Vienna.[14] Austria
1899 May–July Treaty The First Hague Peace Conference is convened. It adopts a convention on land warfare to which regulations are annexed.[14][29] Netherlands
1899 Organization Magen David Adom is established in Israel.[30] Israel
1901 Recognition Henry Dunant is awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize.[9][31] Sweden
1902 Conference The Seventh International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Saint Petersburg.[32] Russia
1904 March 10 Organization The Red Cross Society of China is established.[33] China
1905 October 22 Organization The Republic of Korea National Red Cross is established. It would become a chapter of Japanese Red Cross after annexation in 1910. In South Korea, the Republic of Korea National Red Cross would function since 1947.[8] Korea
1906 Treaty The 1864 Geneva Convention is revised for the first time during a conference arranged by the Swiss Government.[34] Switzerland
1907 Conference The Eighth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in London.[32] United Kingdom
1907 June–October Treaty The Second Hague Peace Conference of 1907 is held in The Hague, extending the scope of the Geneva Convention to naval warfare.[35] Netherlands
1907 August 6 Organization The Mexican Red Cross is established.[8] Mexico
1908 December 5 Organization The Brazilian Red Cross is founded.[8] Brazil
1909 March 10 Organization The Cuban Red Cross is established.[8] Cuba
1912 October 24 Organization The Egyptian Red Crescent Society is established.[30] Egypt
1912 Conference The Ninth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Washington, D.C. It establishes the respective wartime responsibilities of the National Societies and the ICRC "in providing protection and assistance not only for the wounded and sick but also for prisoners of war".[17] United States
1914 August 13 Organization The Australian Red Cross is established.[36][30] Australia
1914 August 15 Organization Immediately after the start of the World War I, the ICRC esablishes its International Prisoners-of-War (POW) Agency.[37]
1914 August 8 Organization The Luxembourg Red Cross is established.[38] Luxembourg
1915 Organization The New Zealand Red Cross is established as part of the British Red Cross. It becomes independent on 22 December 1931.[39][30] New Zealand
1915 July 30 Organization The Colombian Red Cross is established.[40] Colombia
1915 August 8 Organization The Malagasy Red Cross Society is established.[30] Madagascar
1917 January 13 Organization Red Cross Society of Panama is established.[30] Panama
1917 Recognition The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Committee of the Red Cross, three years after the begining of World War I, during which there was no Nobel Peace Prize awarded.[41] It is the only Nobel Peace Prize awarded in the period from 1914 to 1918.[31] Sweden
1917 Organization The Bolivian Red Cross is established.[30] Bolivia
1918 April 18 Organization The Ukrainian Red Cross Society is established. It would be incorporated as Part of the Soviet Alliance of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 1926, regaining independency on 28 October 1992.[30][42] Ukraine
1918 September 8 Organization The Red Cross Society of Georgia is established. It would be absorbed as part of the Soviet Alliance of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in 1926, regaining indepencence on 26 March 1992.[30] Georgia
1918 November 20 Organization The Latvian Red Cross is established.[43] Latvia
1919 January 12 Organization The Lithuanian Red Cross Society is established. It would be absorbed as part of the Soviet Alliance of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in 1940, later becoming independent.[30] Lithuania
1919 January 22 Organization The Liberian Red Cross Society is established.[30] Liberia
1919 February 6 Organization The Czech-Slovak Red Cross is established.[30] Czechoslovakia
1919 February 12 Organization The Estonia Red Cross is established. It would be absorbed as part of the Soviet Alliance of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 1940; later becoming independent.[30] Estonia
1919 February 14 Organization The Slovak Red Cross is established. It would be reformed in 1939 and again in 1993.[30] Slovakia
1919 April 27 Organization The Polish Red Cross is established.[30] Poland
1919 May 5 Organization The League of Red Cross Societies is established in Paris. The Articles of Association are signed by the governors of the Red Cross Societies of France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. In June, the Covenant of the League of Nations is signed, with its own historic article containing an undertaking by member states to encourage and promote the formation of and cooperation between Red Cross Societies.[30] France
1919 November 12 Organization The Paraguayan Red Cross is established.[30] Paraguay
1919 Organization The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is founded in Paris in the aftermath of World War I.[5] France
1920 March 10 Organization The Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society is established.[44] Azerbaijan
1920 March Organization The Indian Red Cross Society is established.[45] India
1920 March The First Meeting Of General Council Of The League Of Red Cross Societies is held.[4]
1921 October 4 Organization The Albanian Red Cross is established.[46] Albania
1921 Conference The Tenth International Conference is held in Geneva. A mandate results to the National Societies and to the ICRC to assist victims of civil war and internal disturbances.[17] Switzerland
1922 Organization The Iranian Red Crescent Society is established.[47] Iran
1922 Program The League of Red Cross Societies decides to focus its support to National Societies in three important fields: hygiene, nursing and youth.[4]
1923 Conference The Eleventh International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Geneva.[32] Switzerland
1925 Conference The Twelfth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Geneva.[32] Switzerland
1926 Organization The Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan is established.[48] Turkmenistan
1928 Conference The Thirteenth International Conference is held in The Hague. The " Statutes of the International Red Cross " is adopted, which provides the Movement with a structural, operational and legal framework.[17] Netherlands
1928 Organization The International Council is created to coordinate cooperation between the ICRC and the League of Red Cross Societies.[2]
1929 July 27 Treaty The 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 Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907. It is the predecessor of the Third Geneva Convention signed in 1949.[49]
1930 Conference The Fourteenth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Brussels.[32] Belgium
1932 April 1 Organization The Iraqi Red Crescent Society is established.[50] Iraq
1932 May 12 Organization The Haiti Red Cross Society is established.[30] Haiti
1934 January 10 Organization The Nicaraguan Red Cross is established.[30] Nicaragua
1934 April 4 Organization The Afghan Red Crescent Society is established.[51] Afghanistan
1934 Conference The Fifteenth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Tokyo.[32] Japan
1935 Organization The Ethiopian Red Cross Society is established.[30] Ethiopia
1936 Organization The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross. It would become independent since 1 April 1949.[52] Sri Lanka
1937 April 1 Organization The Myanmar Red Cross Society is established.[30] Myanmar
1937 September 24 Organization The Honduran Red Cross is established.[52] Honduras
1937 Organization The Sierra Leone Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross. It would become independent since 16 August 1962.[52] Sierra Leone
1938 Conference The Sixteenth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in London. A convening of a Diplomatic Conference to draw up a new Geneva Convention affording better protection to civilian victims of war is requested.[17] United Kingdom
1938 Organization The Kazakh Red Crescent is established as part of Soviet Alliance of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. It would become independent on 26 March 1992.[52] Kazakhistan
1939 June 16 Organization The Mongolian Red Cross Society is established.[52][53][54] Mongolia
1939 July 6 Organization The Irish Red Cross is established.[52] Ireland
1939 Organization The Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society is established as part of the Australian Red Cross. It would become independent on 7 April 1976.[52] Papua New Guinea
1939 July 12 Organization The Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross. It would become independent on 5 May 1963.[55] Trinidad and Tobago
1939 Organization The The Bahamas Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross. It would become independent on 23 June 1975.[52] Bahamas
1939 The League of Red Cross Societies moves headquarters from Paris to Geneva at outbreak of World War Two.[2] Switzerland
1940 June 20 Organization The Suriname Red Cross is established as part of the Netherlands Red Cross. It would become independent on 1975.[52] Suriname
1941 January The American Red Cross is requested by the United States Government to begin a blood-donor program to provide ready and ample supplies of blood plasma and serum albumin for transfusions for wounded soldiers. More than 13 million donations are collected.[56] United States
1941 Organization The Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross. It would become independent on 22 July 1983.[52] Antigua and Barbuda
1941 Organization The Uganda Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross. It would become independent on 30 July 1964.[52] Uganda
1941 Organization The Mauritius Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross. It would become independent on 18 December 1973.[52] Mauritius
1942 Organization The Nigerian Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 29 September 1960.[52][57] Nigeria
1942 February 22 Organization The Saint Kitts and Nevis Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 24 July 1985.[52] Saint Kitts and Nevis
1942 May 30 Organization The Syrian Arab Red Crescent is established.[52] Syria
1942 The Red Cross reveals that Japan has refused free passage of ships carrying food, medicine, and other necessities for American prisoners of war held by Japan.[56] Japan
1943 The Nazi Schutzstaffel arranges Theresienstadt concentration camp as a "model ghetto" for fooling Red Cross representatives about the ongoing Holocaust and the Nazi plan to murder all Jews. The Nazified German Red Cross visit the ghetto and file the only accurate report on the ghetto, describing overcrowding and undernourishment. Czechia
1944 Recognition The International Committee of the Red Cross is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the second time.[31] Sweden
1945 March 17 Organization The Red Cross of Macedonia is established as part of the Yugoslav Red Cross. gaining independent on 21 May 1992.[52] North Macedonia
1945 April 30 Organization The Liechtenstein Red Cross is established.[52] Lichtenstein
1945 July 9 Organization The Lebanese Red Cross is established.[58] Lebanon
1945 September 17 Organization The Indonesian Red Cross Society is established as the Netherlands Red Cross Indonesia Section, gaining independence on 16 January 1950.[52][59] Indonesia
1946 October 18 Organization The Red Cross Society of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is established.[52] North Korea
1946 November 23 Organization The Vietnam Red Cross Society is established.[52] Vietnam
1947 January 13 Organization The Philippine Red Cross is established.[52][60] Philippines
1947 December 20 Organization The Pakistan Red Crescent Society is established.[52] Pakistan
1947 December 27 Organization The Jordan National Red Crescent Society is established.[52] Jordan
1948 Organization The Botswana Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 17 January 1968.[52] Botswana
1948 March 3 Organization The Red Cross of Monaco is established.[61] Monaco
1948 Organization The Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 1 August 1983.[52] Brunei
1948 Organization The Gambia Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 1 October 1966.[61] Gambia
1948 Conference The Seventeenth International Conference is held in Stockholm, the first after the Second World War. The representatives of 50 governments, 52 National Societies and the then League (today International Federation) endorse the ICRC's proposals for the revision of the three existing Geneva Conventions and the adoption of a fourth Convention, this last for the protection of civilians in wartime. The four Conventions would be adopted the following year.[17] Sweden
1948 Organization The Malaysian Red Crescent Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 22 November 1957.[52][62] Malaysia
1948 Organization The Guyana Red Cross Societ is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 29 December 1967.[52] Guyana
1948 Organization The Jamaica Red Cross is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independece on 9 July 1964.[61] Jamaica
1948–1950 Program The League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (LORCS), at the request of the United Nations, launches the first relief operation setting up and running refugee camps for Palestinians, in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. Lebanon, Syria, Jordan
1949 March 16 Organization The Saint Lucia Red Cross is established.[61] Saint Lucia
1949 August 12 Treaty The Second, Third and Fourth Geneva Convention are adopted. The Second Geneva Convention "for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea" protects wounded, sick and shipwrecked military personnel at sea during war.[63][64] The Third Geneva Convention, relative to the treatment of prisoners of war, precisely defines the conditions and places of captivity, particularly with regard to the labour of prisoners of war, their financial resources, the relief they receive, and the judicial proceedings instituted against them.[64] The Third Geneva Convention replaces the 1929 Geneva Convention that deals with prisoners of war.[65] The Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (Fourth Geneva Convention) affords protection to civilians, including in occupied territory. It is composed of 159 articles, and contains a short section concerning the general protection of populations against certain consequences of war. While the first three conventions deal with combatants, the Fourth Geneva Convention is the first to deal with humanitarian protections for civilians in a war zone.[6][64][66] Switzerland
1949 Organization The Zambia Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 22 April 1966.[61][67] Zambia
1949 Organization The Tanzania Red Cross National Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 7 December 1962.[61] Tanzania
1949 September 30 Organization The Singapore Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 6 April 1973.[61] Singapore
1949 July 15 Organization The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross is established as part of the British Red Cross committee, gaining independence on 15 May 1984.[61] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1949 October 8 Organization The Red Cross of the Republic of San Marino is established.[61] San Marino
1950 Organization The Belize Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 18 August 1983.[61] Belize
1950 Organization The Cyprus Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 1 November 1969, and recognition by the ICRC on 23 February 2012.[61] Cyprus
1950 Organization The Lesotho Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 17 November 1967.[61] Lesotho
1950 July 12 Organization The Hong Kong Red Cross is established as a branch of the British Red Cross. On 1 July 1997, upon the return of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China, the HKRC would change its affiliation to become a highly autonomous branch of the Red Cross Society of China.[68] Hong Kong
1951 October 27 Organization The Republic of Vietnam Red Cross is established.[61] Vietnam
1951 Organization The Solomon Islands Red Cross is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 15 July 1983.[61] Solomon Islands
1952 Organization The Burkinabe Red Cross Society is established as part of the French Red Cross, gaining independence on 31 July 1961.[61] Burkina Faso
1952 July–August Conference The Eighteenth International Conference is held in Toronto. It revises the " Statutes of the International Red Cross".[17] Canada
1952 October 23 Organization The German Red Cross (East Germany) is established, reuniting with the German Red Cross on 3 January 1991.[61] Germany
1952 Organization The Malta Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 24 October 1991.[61] Malta
1952 Organization The Samoa Red Cross Society is established as part of the New Zealand Red Cross, gaining independence on 1 January 1983.[61] Samoa
1954 Organization The Fiji Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 27 September 1971.[61] Fiji
1954 Organization The Somali Red Crescent Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 27 April 1963.[61] Somalia
1955 January 1 Organization The Lao Red Cross Society is established.[61] Lao
1955 February 18 Organization The Cambodian Red Cross is established.[61] Cambodia
1955 Organization The Grenada Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 21 August 1981.[61] Grenada
1956 January 11 Organization The Algerian Red Crescent Society is established.[61][69] Algeria
1956 Organization The Tunisian Red Crescent is established.[61] Tunisia
1956 October 30 Organization The Sudanese Red Crescent is established.[61] Sudan
1957 October–November Conference The Nineteenth Conference of the Red Cross is held in New Delhi.[11] India
1957 October 1 Organization The Ghana Red Cross Society is established.[61][70] Ghana
1957 October 5 Organization The Libyan Red Crescent is established.[61] Libya
1957 December 24 Organization The Moroccan Red Crescent is established.[61] Morocco
1958 January 28 Organization The Dominica Red Cross Society is established.[61] Dominica
1958 Organization The Yemen Red Crescent Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 16 July 1970.[61] Yemen
1959 February 26 Organization The Togolese Red Cross is established.[71][61] Togo
1959 July Organization The Red Cross of Benin is established.[61] Benin
1960 February 17 Organization The Barbados Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 31 July 1969.[61] Barbados
1960 April 30 Organization The Cameroon Red Cross Society is established.[72] Cameroon
1960 October 30 Organization The Red Cross Society of Côte d’Ivoire is established.[72] Côte d’Ivoire
1961 Organization The Tonga Red Cross Society is established.[72] Tonga
1962 July Organization The Rwandan Red Cross is established.[72] Rwanda
1963 Organization The International Committee of the Red Cross is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the third time.[31] Sweden
1963 January 29 Organization The Senegalese Red Cross Society is established.[72] Senegal
1963 The League of Red Cross Societies launches a mass development program, involving countries recently-independent or about to gain independence, in the Caribbean and Africa.[2] Caribbean, Africa
1963 June 8 Organization The Saudi Red Crescent Authority is established.[72][73] Saudi Arabia
1963 July 16 Organization The Red Cross Society of Niger is established.[72] Niger
1963 July 31 Organization The Burundi Red Cross is established.[72] Burundi
1963 September 4 Organization The Nepal Red Cross Society is established.[72] Nepal
1963 Organization The Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is established.[74] Congo DR
1964 Organization The Uganda Red Cross Society is established.[75] Uganda
1964 February 22 Organization The Congolese Red Cross (Brazzaville) is established.[72] Republic of the Congo
1965 Organization The Kiribati Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 12 December 1989.[72] Kiribati
1965 Organization The Kenya Red Cross Society is established.[76] Kenya
1965 Renaming The League of Red Cross Societies is renamed to the "League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies" to reflect the growing number of national societies operating under the Red Crescent symbol.[4]
1965 August 24 Organization The Mali Red Cross is established.[72] Mali
1965 Conference The Twentieth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Vienna. Seven basic principles are adopted, which should be shared by all parts of the Movement.[17] Austria
1965 The Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross are proclaimed in Vienna: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity, Universality. The principles would be incorporated in 1986 into the Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.[2][77] Austria
1966 January 10 Organization The Kuwait Red Crescent Society is established.[78] Kuwait
1966 October 25 Organization The Central African Red Cross Society is established.[72] Central African Republic
1967 January 13 Organization The Malawi Red Cross Society is established.[30] Malawi
1968 December 26 Organization The Palestine Red Crescent Society is established.[79][72] Palestine
1969 Conference The Twenty-first International Conference is held in Istanbul. The "Principles and Rules for Red Cross Disaster Relief" are adopted. Also, a mandate is introduced to begin drafting new instruments to adapt humanitarian law to new forms of armed conflict.[17] Turkey
1970 January 28 Organization The Bahrain Red Crescent Society is established.[72] Bahrain
1970 October 13 Organization The Baphalali Swaziland Red Cross Society is established.[80] Swaziland
1970 September 22 Organization The Mauritanian Red Crescent is established.[72] Mauritania
1970 Organization The Red Cross of Chad is established as a provisional committee, being granted legal status in 1972 and becoming a National Society on 1 June 1983.[72] Chad
1972 Reform Canadian civil servant Donald Tansley is appointed to lead study into future role and other aspects of the Red Cross.[2]
1973 March 31 Organization The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society is established.[81][82] Bangladesh
1973 Conference The Twenty-second International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Teheran. The ICRC presents two draft protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions.[17] Iran
1975 July 19 Organization The Red Cross of Cape Verde is established.[82] Cape Verde
1975 Conference The First World Red Cross Conference on Peace is held in Belgrade.[2] Yugoslavia
1975 Reform The "Tansley Report" is published. It defines basic role of Red Cross as "provision of emergency help, on an unconditional and impartial basis, whenever and wherever human needs for protection and assistance exist because of natural disaster and conflict".[2]
1976 January 20 Organization The Sao Tome and Principe Red Cross is established.[82][83] São Tomé and Príncipe
1977 Organization The Tuvalu Red Cross Society is established as part of the British Red Cross, gaining independence on 1 May 1981.[82] Tuvalu
1977 August 1 Organization The Red Crescent Society of Djibouti is established.[82] Djibouti
1977 Conference The Twenty-third International Conference is held in Bucharest. Measures to expedite international relief are adopted.[17] Romania
1977 December 2 Organization Red Cross Society of Guinea-Bissau is established.[82] Guinea-Bissau
1978 Organization The Qatar Red Crescent Society is established.[82] Qatar
1978 March 16 Organization The Angola Red Cross are formed.[82] Angola
1980 December 20 Organization The Andorran Red Cross is established.[82] Andorra
1981 Organization The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society is established.[84] Zimbabwe
1981 July 10 Organization The Mozambique Red Cross Society is established.[82] Mozambique
1981 Conference The Twenty-fourth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Manila.[32] Philippines
1982 June Organization The The Comoros Red Crescent is established.[82] Comoros
1983 January 31 Organization The Red Crescent Society of the United Arab Emirates is established.[82] United Arab Emirates
1983 Renaming The League of Red Cross Societies is renamed League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on 11 October 1983.[82][5]
1984 January 26 Organization The Red Cross Society of Guinea is established. It would be renamed Red Cross of Equatorial Guinea on 16 October 1985.[82] Equatorial Guinea
1986 Conference The Twenty-fifth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in 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.[17] Switzerland
1989 Organization The Seychelles Red Cross Society is established.[30] Seychelles
1989 May 5 Organization The Cook Islands Red Cross Society is established.[82] Cook Isands
1989 Growth With an average of 590 delegates working in 48 delegations, ICRC is active in nearly 90 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East providing protection and assistance to the victims of armed conflicts.[3]
1990 October 16 The United Nations General Assembly decides to invite the ICRC to take part in its proceedings as an observer. A resolution to this effect, which is sponsored by 138 United Nations members, is adopted without a vote.[3]
1991 Organization The Red Cross Society of Eritrea is established.[82] Eritrea
1991 November 27 Renaming The League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is renamed International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.[5][82]
1992 February 8 Organization The Namibia Red Cross Society is established.[82] Namibia
1992 December Policy Non-Swiss individuals are allowed to serve as ICRC delegates abroad, a task which was previously restricted to Swiss citizens.[85]
1993 June 5 Organization The Czech Red Cross is established.[82] Czechia
1995 January 1 Staff The ICRC has twenty-two members, all of whom are Swiss.[86]
1995 June 2 Organization The Palau Red Cross Society is established.[87] Palau
1995 July 12 Conference The Twenty-sixth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Geneva. It focuses on practical measures to enhance respect for international humanitarian law with special attention to the needs of the civilian population and the most vulnerable groups such as children and women.[17] Switzerland
1996 July 3 Organization The Gabonese Red Cross Society is established.[87] Gabon
1997 Treaty The ICRC and the IFRC sign the Seville Agreement which provides a framework for effective cooperation and partnership between members of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.[88]
1998 January 31 Organization The Micronesia Red Cross is established.[87] Micronesia
1999 Conference The Twenty-seventh International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Geneva.[32] Switzerland
1999 Program The 1999 International Conference asks the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to study “humanitarian impacts of climate change.”[4]
2000 Organization The Timor-Leste Red Cross Society is established.[87] East Timor
2001 Organization The Red Cross Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina is established.[30] Bosnia and Herzegovina
2002 Background Switzerland joins the United Nations.[85] Switzerland
2003 Conference The Twenty-eighth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Geneva.[32] Switzerland
2004 The IFRC begins huge campaign, its largest mission to date after the tsunami disaster in South Asia, raising more than 3.1 billion Swiss Francs for the relief and recovery operation.[89]
2006 Conference The Twenty-ninth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Geneva. It amends the statutes of the Movement to take into account the creation of the new emblem.[10] Switzerland
2007 Conference The Thirtieth International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Geneva.[32] Switzerland
2009 August 16 Organization The Maldivian Red Crescent is established.[90][87] Maldives
2011 July 9 Organization The South Sudan Red Cross Society is established.[87] South Sudan
2011 Conference The Thirty-first International Conference of the Red Cross is held in Geneva.[32] Switzerland
2013 Study According to the IFRC’s World Disasters Report for the year, which focuses on technology and humanitarian action, the communications revolution is having a profound impact on the way people respond to emergencies.[72]
2015 Financial The overall budget of the ICRC for the year stands at US$ 1.85 billion.[91]

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Google Scholar

The following table summarizes per-year mentions on Google Scholar as of December 18, 2021.

Year "Red Cross"
1900 315
1910 291
1920 1,330
1930 491
1940 670
1950 987
1960 1,030
1970 1,600
1980 2,810
1990 5,060
2000 10,100
2010 24,000
2020 24,400
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Google Ngram Viewer

The chart below shows Google Ngram Viewer data for International Red Cross adoption from 1863 to 2019.[93]

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Wikipedia Views

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References

  1. ↑ "History". ifrc.org. Retrieved 15 July 2019. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "A timeline of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement". redcross.int. Retrieved 15 July 2019. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "The ICRC is granted observer status at the United Nations". icrc.org. Retrieved 15 July 2019. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "100 YEARS OF HOPE". media.ifrc.org. Retrieved 15 July 2019. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "The Formation of the IFRC". ifrc.org. Retrieved 4 April 2019. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "About the International Committee of the Red Cross". icrc.org. Retrieved 3 July 2019. 
  7. ↑ "The beginning of the Red Cross". redcross.org.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2019. 
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30 8.31 8.32 8.33 8.34 8.35 8.36 8.37 "A movement is born". redcross.int. Retrieved 3 July 2019. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "International Red Cross founded". history.com. Retrieved 4 April 2019. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "The history of the emblems". icrc.org. Retrieved 4 April 2019. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "The International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent: challenges, key issues and achievements" (PDF). icrc.org. Retrieved 13 July 2019. 
  12. ↑ "WHAT WE DO". croix-rouge.fr. Retrieved 27 June 2019. 
  13. ↑ "Italian Red Cross". linkedin.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019. 
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