/kloc-In the middle of the 0/9th century, wars were frequent in Europe. 1859 On June 24th, Du Nan passed through the northern Italian town of Solferino, just in time for a fierce battle between the French, Sardinian and Austrian armies. The number of casualties on the battlefield exceeded 40 thousand, and the helpless wounded soldiers struggled in the hot sun. He organized residents to rescue the wounded and bury the bodies. Just then, a great idea sprouted in his mind. He called on the international community to formulate an international law to treat prisoners of war on both sides of the war humanely and ensure the neutrality of the wounded. In the event of a war, regardless of nationality, nationality or belief, all efforts should be made to rescue the wounded and reduce deaths. This humanitarian proposal has won wide resonance in Europe. The Swiss Geneva Public Welfare Association elected General Henry dufour, lawyer Jones Taft Mowani, doctor Louis Appiah, doctor Dion Monova and Henry Dunant to form a five-member committee, and held their first meetings in Geneva in February 1863 and 17, thus establishing the predecessor of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
1863126 October, 16 The representatives of European countries held their first diplomatic conference in Geneva, unanimously adopted the resolution of the Red Cross and decided to establish relief groups in various countries. In order to show respect for Switzerland, its symbol is "Red Cross on a white background" (the Swiss flag is a white cross on a red background). 1864 From August 8 to 22, the Red Cross Convention was signed, which stipulated that hospitals and personnel performing first aid on the battlefield were neutral and should be protected; Both friends and enemies should give first aid to the wounded and sick. At this point, Henry? Du Nan's ideal ambulance group "Red Cross" and the international agreement "Geneva Convention" were formally born. Subsequently, at the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century, major countries in Europe, America and Asia successively established the Red Cross Society. China Red Cross Society was also born in Shanghai 1904. On 19 12 15, the International Committee of the Red Cross informed all countries that it officially recognized the China Red Cross as a member of the International Red Cross.
The Red Cross symbol is only a symbol to convey specific information in armed conflict, and it is a protective symbol, which does not contain any political, religious, philosophical and other meanings. However, on the eve of the 1876- 1878 Russian-Turkish War, the Ottoman Empire of Turkey informed the International Committee of the Red Cross that they would use the Red Crescent to mark their ambulance vehicles, but they would still respect and protect the enemy ambulance vehicles with the Red Cross logo. The reason they put forward was "In addition, Turkey also indicated that it could not force its army to abide by the Geneva Conventions if its proposed amendment was not accepted. In this way, Turkey unilaterally changed the provisions of Article 9 of the Geneva Convention 1864. As the war is imminent and considering the urgency of rescuing the wounded, the International Committee of the Red Cross has temporarily accepted the Red Crescent symbol. At the international diplomatic conference held in 1929, the Red Crescent symbol was officially recognized as a symbol with legal effect, but it was emphasized that the Red Cross and Red Crescent symbol did not have any religion. At present, more than 20 Arab countries and some Islamic countries in the world use the Red Crescent symbol.