Third Geneva Convention
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The Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, more commonly referred to as the Third Geneva Convention or Geneva Convention III and abbreviated as GCIII, is one of the four trea
Red Cross workers preparing food packages for prisoners of war
First Geneva Convention
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The Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, more commonly referred to as the First Geneva Convention or Geneva Convention I and abbreviated as GC
The first-ever Geneva Convention governing the sick and wounded members of armed forces was signed in Geneva in August 1864.
Henry Dunant, co-founder of the Red Cross
The signing of the first-ever Geneva Convention by some of the major European powers in 1864