Joint Press Release (ICRC/IFRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) welcome the entry into force on 14 January 2007 of the Third Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949.

The 29th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent has amended the Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to incorporate the additional emblem of the red crystal, which now has the same status as the red cross and red crescent. In addition the participants to the International Conference requested that the ICRC and the International Federation recognize and admit the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PCRS) into the Movement.

The 29th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent will open on 20 June at the international conference centre in Geneva.

Geneva/Kuwait (ICRC) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger, today concluded a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement today welcomed the decision of the Diplomatic Conference held in Geneva to adopt a Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions, creating an additional emblem alongside the red cross and red crescent.

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement today welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and the Magen David Adom (MDA).

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement today welcomed the decision of the Swiss government to convene a diplomatic conference on 5-6 December that the Movement hopes will create an additional emblem alongside the red cross and red crescent emblems already in use.

In a joint press release issued by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (International Federation), the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement welcomes the intention of the Swiss government to convene a diplomatic conference in the near future, at the very latest before the end of the year, to adopt an additional emblem alongside the red cross and red crescent emblems.