▁and ▁bi ological ▁agents ▁as ▁weapons . ▁Four ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁original ▁Convention ▁was ▁re vised ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁Gene va ▁Convention ▁" relative ▁to ▁the ▁Am el ior ation ▁of ▁the ▁Cond ition ▁of ▁W ounded , ▁S ick ▁and ▁Sh ip w reck ed ▁M embers ▁of ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁at ▁Sea " ▁was ▁established . ▁The ▁events ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁the ▁respective ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁IC RC ▁significantly ▁increased ▁the ▁reputation ▁and ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁among ▁the ▁international ▁community ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁its ▁compet encies . ▁ ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁a ▁draft ▁proposal ▁for ▁an ▁additional ▁convention ▁for ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁population ▁in ▁occupied ▁territ ories ▁during ▁an ▁armed ▁conflict ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Red ▁Cross ▁Conference . ▁Unfortunately , ▁most ▁govern ments ▁had ▁little ▁interest ▁in ▁implementing ▁this ▁convention , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁thus ▁prevent ed ▁from ▁entering ▁into ▁force ▁before ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁The ▁Red ▁Cross ' ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁significant ▁controvers y ▁and ▁criticism . ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁IC RC ▁was ▁critic ized ▁for ▁its ▁ind ifference ▁to ▁Jewish ▁suffering ▁and ▁death — crit ic ism ▁that ▁intens ified ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁when ▁the ▁full ▁extent ▁of ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁became ▁und eni able . ▁One ▁defense ▁to ▁these ▁alleg