Red Cross

The flag of the Red Cross is a white background with a red cross.
== History ==
The Red Cross on white background was the original protection symbol declared at the 1864 Geneva Convention. The ideas to introduce a uniform and neutral protection symbol as well as its specific design originally came from Dr. Louis Appia, a Swiss surgeon, and Swiss General Henri Dufour, founding members of the International Committee.
== Symbolism ==
The red cross symbolizes as an identifier for medical personnel during wartime.
== Misuse of the Red Cross Emblem ==
The Red Cross emblem alongside the Red Crescent and Red Crystal emblems are often misused. As specified by the Geneva Conventions, they can only be used to denote the following:
** facilities for the care of injured and sick armed forces members;
** armed forces medical personnel and equipment;
** military chaplains;
** International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the 190 national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies.
== Trivia ==
* According to the ICRC, the emblem adopted was formed by reversing the colors of the flag of Switzerland. This was officially recorded in the 1906 revision of the Convention. However, according to jurist and Red Cross historian Pierre Boissier, no clear evidence of this origin has been found.
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