Emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in armed conflicts, a denotation which is derived from and defined in the Geneva Conventions. This is called the "protective use" of the symbols. On the other hand, these symbols are used as distinctive logos by those organizations which are part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. This is the "indicative use" of the emblems, a meaning which is defined in the statutes of the International Movement and partly in the third Additional Protocol. As a protection symbol, they are used in armed conflicts to mark persons and objects (buildings, vehicles, etc.) which are working in compliance
Red Cross Society of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Red Cross Society of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea The Red Cross Society of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK RCS; ) is the national Red Cross Society of North Korea. It was founded as the Red Cross Society of North Korea on 18 October 1946. It was admitted into the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on 11 May 1956. This admittance had a great symbolic importance, as the North Korean regime remained outside most international organizations for decades. However, the DPRK RCS has been called "a misleadingly named state agency" by "The