Historedia
Group or institution

International Committee of the Red Cross

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1863–1864

Every event in Historedia whose sources name International Committee of the Red Cross, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. First Geneva Convention signed, 22 August 1864

    1863–1864

    Role: Instigator and enforcer

    1. 17 February 1863 · GenevaFormation of the Permanent International Committee

      Five members of the Geneva Society for Public Welfare formed a Permanent International Committee in February 1863 to prepare a memorandum for the Welfare Congress.

    2. 1864 · Armed conflict zoneFirst Delegates Under Red Cross Symbol

      Louis Appia and Charles van de Velde became the first independent and neutral delegates to work under the Red Cross symbol in an armed conflict in 1864.

    3. 22 August 1864 · GenevaAdoption of the First Geneva Convention

      The First Geneva Convention was adopted on 22 August 1864, establishing binding international arrangements for the protection of wounded armies in the field.

Sources

  1. First Geneva Convention Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
  2. International Committee of the Red Cross Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07