GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The international Red Cross and Red Crescent network is the largest humanitarian network in the world with a presence and activities in almost every country.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the Russo-Turkish war the Ottoman empire used a Red Crescent in place of the Red Cross. Egypt too opted for the Red Crescent while Persia chose a Red Lion on a white background. These symbols were written and accepted into the 1929 Geneva Conventions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Red Cross, born of a desire to bring assistance without discrimination to the wounded on the battlefield, endeavors-in its international and national capacity-to prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever it may be found. Its purpose is to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human being.