5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁the ▁League ▁contributed ▁aid ▁supplies ▁worth ▁about ▁ 1 . 7 ▁million ▁Swiss ▁fran cs . ▁Because ▁the ▁Italian ▁fasc ist ▁regime ▁under ▁Ben ito ▁M uss ol ini ▁refused ▁any ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross , ▁these ▁goods ▁were ▁delivered ▁sole ly ▁to ▁Eth iop ia . ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 2 9 ▁people ▁lost ▁their ▁lives ▁while ▁being ▁under ▁explicit ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁symbol , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁due ▁to ▁attacks ▁by ▁the ▁Italian ▁Army . ▁During ▁the ▁civil ▁war ▁in ▁Spain ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁the ▁League ▁once ▁again ▁joined ▁forces ▁with ▁the ▁IC RC ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁ 4 1 ▁national ▁soci eties . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁on ▁the ▁br ink ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁League ▁re located ▁its ▁headquarters ▁from ▁Paris ▁to ▁Gene va ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁Swiss ▁neutral ity . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁common ▁stat ute ▁of ▁the ▁movement ▁was ▁re vised ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁Also , ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁de colon ization ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁a ▁huge ▁jump ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁recognized ▁national ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁soci eties . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁there ▁were ▁more ▁than ▁