Red Crescent

American

noun

an organization functioning as the Red Cross in Muslim countries.

Red Crescent British

noun

a national branch of or the emblem of the Red Cross Society in a Muslim country

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Red Cross and Red Crescent officials in Geneva said the society had mobilised response teams to go to the school following the incident.

From BBC

Spoljaric said her organisation was "preparing an operational response to humanitarian needs on the ground", in cooperation with the Afghan and Pakistan Red Crescent societies and state authorities.

From Barron's

Another resident made an emergency call and an ambulance was dispatched immediately, arriving at the scene eight minutes later, according to call logs provided to the BBC by the Palestinian Red Crescent.

From BBC

They entered a hall where they met about two dozen people, as well as personnel from the Egyptian Red Crescent, who distributed water and gift bags.

From Los Angeles Times

“Come get me, please,” 6-year-old Hind Rajab pleaded over the phone, in Arabic, to volunteers at the Palestine Red Crescent Emergency Call Center in Ramallah, 56 miles away in the West Bank.

From Los Angeles Times

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