Red Cross

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering, without any discrimination based on nationality, race, sex, religious beliefs, class or political opinions.

 In many countries Red Cross volunteers and staff wear a uniform, often including a beret.

From left to right, bottom down: German 'Rote Kreuz'(2), French 'Croix Rouge', Russian 'Красного Креста' girls during WWII, Canadian red Cross beret.