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Canada Helping to Improve Maternal and Child Survival in South Sudan

May 21, 2014 - Canada's leadership in improving maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) was again evident today as the Honourable Deepak Obhrai, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and for International Human Rights, on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced Canada's contribution to a project that will bring life-saving health services to remote communities of South Sudan.

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Address by Parliamentary Secretary Deepak Obhrai on behalf of Minister Paradis: Funding for a Canadian Red Cross project in South Sudan

May 21, 2014 - Prime Minister Harper has been championing the health of women and children in developing countries since he launched the G-8 Muskoka Initiative on this issue in 2010.

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Red Cross urges Canadians to wear lifejackets this May long weekend and throughout the summer

May 15, 2014 -

Every year, there are more than 160 water-related fatalities while boating. Nearly 90 per cent of boaters who drown are not wearing, or not properly wearing, a lifejacket. As today marks National Lifejacket Day, the Red Cross reminds Canadians about the importance of staying safe and wearing a lifejacket while engaging in water-related activities this upcoming long weekend.
 

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Canadian Red Cross mobilising additional resources as entire community of Kashechewan evacuates

May 12, 2014 - The Canadian Red Cross is mobilising additional resources to support evacuations from Kashechewan as the entire community will now be evacuated.  Red Cross volunteers have been working with provincial and municipal officials since Saturday to support an initial 685 evacuees who were flown to Thunder Bay and Greenstone

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Six months after Typhoon Haiyan made landfall, the Red Cross continues to support affected communities

May 08, 2014 - Six months on from the devastating typhoon that struck the Philippines, millions of people remain in a precarious situation. The Canadian Red Cross is committed to supporting long-term needs of survivors and will work alongside Red Cross partners in undertaking a holistic and integrated approach to the recovery operation. 

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Canadian Red Cross urges Canadians to be ready for disasters in light of significant events in 2013

May 05, 2014 -  May 5, 2014 -- Following an unusually high number of disasters which the Canadian Red Cross responded to in 2013, Canadians are being urged to take steps to be ready for the unexpected. The Red Cross is sounding the alarm on the need for personal preparedness as part of Emergency Preparedness Week – a week-long advocacy initiative spearheaded by Public Safety Canada.

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Canadian Red Cross urges Canadians to be ready for disasters in light of significant events in 2013

May 05, 2014 - (Regina, May 5, 2014) Following an unusually high number of disasters that the Canadian Red Cross responded to in 2013, Canadians are being urged to take steps to be ready for the unexpected. 

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Red Cross seeking nominees for Manitoba humanitarian awards

May 01, 2014 - The Canadian Red Cross wants Manitobans to shine a light on people who have demonstrated their human spirit by making the world a better place by working to help others through charity and philanthropy.

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