The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.
FRANCE: More than 50 French Red Cross volunteers were mobilized to partake in the emergency operation set up in the aftermath of the plane crash in the area of Digne-les-Bains, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in southern France. The French Red Cross requested the support of its German and Spanish Red Cross colleagues in providing emotional support to those who lost their loved ones in the air accident. Answering the call, Red Cross psychosocial support teams from Germany and Spain travelled to the French Alps region on March 25 as France was expecting the arrival of relatives of the German and Spanish victims in the area of the crash site.
NIGERIA: In preparation for the general election in Nigeria, the Nigerian Red Cross Society positioned itself as a primary first aid provider across the country. In conjunction with the ICRC and the IFRC, the National Society organized a three-day election contingency planning workshop to provide volunteers an opportunity to refresh their life saving skills.
