Timeline of the ICRC

"International Committee for Relief to the Wounded" founded by Henry Dunant and Gustave Moynier, the start of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Public Welfare Committee of Geneva convened for first time, the start of the ICRC.

Official Name: Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field

The Geneva Convention is a peace treaty which proposed to make signatories provide medical attention to any wounded soldiers, regardless of which side they were on. Delegates from many independent countries attended the meeting. The meeting also agreed to use the red cross symbol to identify medical personnel on the battlefield.

Contained laws for warfare, which banned certain types of weapons such as poison, poison gas, and bullets. It also created the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which resolves disputes involving large powers.

Official Name: Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea

It extended the rules of the Geneva Convention to naval combat.

Made some minor modifications to the decisions made to the Hague Convention of 1899.

Official Name: Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

It defined humanitarian protections for Prisoners of War.

Official Name: Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War

It defined the humanitarian protections for civilians in a war zone, and banned signatories from devoting all its resources to war.

Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), 8 June 1977. Protocol 2 relates to the protection of victims of non-international armed conflicts.