The Swiss government organized such a conference to take place on December 5–6, 2005, to adopt a third additional protocol to the Geneva Conventions introducing the Red Crystal as an additional symbol with equal status to the Red Cross or Red Crescent.
瑞士政府于2005年12月5日至6日，举行了外交会议，通过了日内瓦公约的第三附加议定书，引入红水晶这个新增标志，与红十字和红新月具有同样的地位。