▁a ▁total ▁worth ▁of ▁about ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million . ▁Another ▁important ▁new ▁field ▁initi ated ▁by ▁the ▁League ▁was ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁youth ▁Red ▁Cross ▁organizations ▁within ▁the ▁national ▁soci eties . ▁ ▁A ▁joint ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁IC RC ▁and ▁the ▁League ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁movement ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁an ▁internal ▁conflict , ▁although ▁still ▁without ▁an ▁explicit ▁mand ate ▁from ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions . ▁The ▁League , ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 ▁national ▁soci eties , ▁organized ▁assistance ▁miss ions ▁and ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁other ▁aid ▁goods ▁for ▁civil ▁populations ▁affected ▁by ▁hung er ▁and ▁disease . ▁The ▁IC RC ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Russian ▁Red ▁Cross ▁society ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁society ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁constantly ▁emphas izing ▁the ▁IC RC ' s ▁neutral ity . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁" Intern ational ▁Council " ▁was ▁founded ▁to ▁coordinate ▁co operation ▁between ▁the ▁IC RC ▁and ▁the ▁League , ▁a ▁task ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁" Stand ing ▁Commission ". ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁a ▁common ▁stat ute ▁for ▁the ▁movement ▁was ▁adopted ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁defining ▁the ▁respective ▁roles ▁of ▁the ▁IC RC ▁and ▁the ▁League ▁within ▁the ▁movement . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁A by ss in ian ▁war ▁between ▁Eth iop ia ▁and ▁Italy ▁from ▁ 1 9 3