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The International Organization of the Red Cross and the League of Red Cross Societies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2017

Laszlo Ledermann
Laszlo Ledermann*
Affiliation:
University of Geneva
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 42 , Issue 3 , July 1948 , pp. 635 - 644
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1948

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1 The next meeting of the International Red Cross Conference mil be held in August 1948 in Stockholm.

2 For further information on the work of the International Committee of the Bed Cross, see Revue Internationale de la Croix-Rouge, published by the International Committee at Geneva.

3 Only one member Society of the League does not bear the title of Red Cross or Red Crescent: the Red Lion and Sun Society of Iran.

4 For instance: Two Regional Red Cross Conferences took place in 1947. In February 1947, the Vth Pan-American Regional Red Cross Conference was held at Caracas, Venezuela. 19 National Societies were represented by more than 100 delegates who passed 48 resolutions touching upon all aspects of the work of the Red Cross. In S ptember 1947, the European Regional Conference of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies met at Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Its principal object was to study the relief problems which face the Red Cross in the international field and more particularly Societies of the countries victims of the war. 18 National Societies took part in this Conference which adopted various resolutions.