▁War ", ▁was ▁established . ▁Also , ▁the ▁additional ▁protocol s ▁of ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁were ▁intended ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁convent ions ▁apply ▁to ▁internal ▁conflicts ▁such ▁as ▁civil ▁wars . ▁Today , ▁the ▁four ▁convent ions ▁and ▁their ▁added ▁protocol s ▁contain ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 0 ▁articles , ▁a ▁remarkable ▁expansion ▁when ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁mere ▁ 1 0 ▁articles ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁convention . ▁ ▁In ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁its ▁cent enn ial ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁IC RC , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Red ▁Cross ▁Soci eties , ▁received ▁its ▁third ▁Nobel ▁Peace ▁Prize . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁non - Sw iss ▁individuals ▁have ▁been ▁allowed ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Committee ▁deleg ates ▁abroad , ▁a ▁task ▁which ▁was ▁previously ▁restricted ▁to ▁Swiss ▁citizens . ▁Indeed , ▁since ▁then , ▁the ▁share ▁of ▁staff ▁without ▁Swiss ▁citizens hip ▁has ▁increased ▁to ▁about ▁ 3 5 %. ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁UN ▁General ▁Assembly ▁decided ▁to ▁grant ▁the ▁IC RC ▁observer ▁status ▁for ▁its ▁assembly ▁sessions ▁and ▁sub - comm ittee ▁meet ings , ▁the ▁first ▁observer ▁status ▁given ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁organization . ▁The ▁resolution ▁was ▁joint ly ▁proposed ▁by ▁ 1 3 8 ▁member ▁states ▁and ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁Italian ▁amb assador , ▁V ieri ▁Tra x ler , ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁orig ins ▁in ▁the