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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide which started to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for the human being, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering, without any discrimination based on nationality, race, sex, religious beliefs, class or political opinions.
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∙ 15y agoThe Red Cross, and later the Red Crescent and Red Crystal, were intended to be symbols conveying Mercy and Absolute Neutrality. Bear in mind that the Red Cross (et al) also has a mission of entering POW camps and providing food, comfort and mail service.
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∙ 14y agoThe Red Cross, as well as the Red Crescent and the Red Crystal are symbols intended to convey Mercy and Absolute Nuetrality.
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Where did the red cross symbol come from?
The Red Cross symbol was derived from the symbol of a red cross on a white background on the reverse of the Swiss flag. It represented neutrality.
The symbol of the red cross organization is a cross colorded in which color?
red, that's why its called the red cross
What was the symbol of the crusaders?
the red cross
What is the ticker symbol for the Red Cross?
The Red Cross is not a corporation and so does not issue stock. They have no ticker symbol.
How did the red cross get their symbol?
The Red Cross Symbol Came from the Hospotails all over the world as you may know that the Emergancy services Use the cross as the people Sick .
What does the red cross look like?
The symbol of the American Red Cross is a cross with arms of equal length and red in color.
What was the symbol of the crusades?
a cross was the symbol of crusades
Was a red cross the symbol of the Christian soldiers?
yes it is
Was the red cross the symbol of the Christian soldiers?
yes it is
What is the international symbol for charity?
isn't it a red cross ?
What does a cross and a bird together mean?
In Christianity the cross is a symbol for Jesus and the dove is a symbol for the Holy Spirit.
Is the Red Cross the only internationally recognized symbol?
False
