▁re h abil itation ▁of ▁Jean - Hen ri ▁Dun ant ▁and ▁represented ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁his ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross . ▁Dun ant ▁died ▁nine ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁Swiss ▁health ▁resort ▁of ▁He iden . ▁Only ▁two ▁months ▁earlier ▁his ▁long - standing ▁advers ary ▁Gust ave ▁Mo yn ier ▁had ▁also ▁died , ▁leaving ▁a ▁mark ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁as ▁its ▁longest - ser ving ▁president ▁ever . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁Gene va ▁Convention ▁was ▁re vised ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁One ▁year ▁later , ▁the ▁H ague ▁Convention ▁X , ▁adopted ▁at ▁the ▁Second ▁International ▁Peace ▁Conference ▁in ▁The ▁H ague , ▁extended ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Convention ▁to ▁naval ▁war fare . ▁Short ly ▁before ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁IC RC ▁and ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Gene va ▁Convention , ▁there ▁were ▁already ▁ 4 5 ▁national ▁relief ▁soci eties ▁throughout ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁movement ▁had ▁extended ▁itself ▁beyond ▁Europe ▁and ▁North ▁America ▁to ▁Central ▁and ▁South ▁America ▁( Ar gent ine ▁Republic , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁Brazil , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Chile , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Cuba , ▁the ▁United ▁Mexican ▁States , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Peru , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁El ▁Salvador , ▁the ▁Oriental ▁Republic ▁of ▁Uruguay ,