International Committee of the Red Cross the case of war. In addition, he called for the development of international treaties to guarantee the neutrality and protection of those wounded on the battlefield as well as medics and field hospitals. On 9 February 1863 in Geneva, Henry Dunant founded the "Committee of the Five" (together with four other leading figures from well-known Geneva families) as an investigatory commission of the Geneva Society for Public Welfare. Their aim was to examine the feasibility of Dunant's ideas and to organize an international conference about their possible implementation. The members of this committee, aside from Dunant himself, were Gustave Moynier,
Korean Red Cross Korean Red Cross The Republic of Korea National Red Cross (more commonly known as the Korean Red Cross) is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside South Korea. It is the designated South Korean affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. When Emperor Kojong promulgated a decree to proclaim the formation of the Korean Red Cross in 1905, the society was founded in Seoul. The organization was recognized by the International Red Cross Society in 1955 and became a member of the International Life Saving Federation (I.L.S.F) on Saturday 11