Red Cross Talks (Page 177)

ICRC president Peter Maurer arrived in Syria this week for a three-day mission. Since mid-July, fighting in and around Damascus has been escalating almost without interruption. The situation in many parts of Syria is currently edging towards irre...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. CUBA: By the time Tropical Storm Isaac made landfall in Cuba on August 25, communities were already prepared to safely face the effects cau...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.SIERRA LEONE: The Red Cross is responding to a growing cholera crisis in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown and surrounding areas.  Sierra Leone's...

This blog was written by Kim Stephens and originally posted on idisaster 2.0 blog Although Hurricane Isaac (or #Isaac if you are on Twitter) has still yet to decide where it wants to make landfall in the United States, it has already produced som...

[caption id="attachment_9226" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Residents of Cite Soleil, Haiti, wade through flood waters on Route Neuf from Tropical Storm Isaac, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Patrick Farrell) Read more. From t...

Brittany Graul might be the ambassador for Canada’s Greatest Bavarian Festival, but she’s also a champion for making sure families are prepared to take care of themselves in the event of a disaster. Brittany recently participated in the Disast...

Canadian Red Cross delegate David Allison has just arrived in Sierra Leone to support the on-going cholera response.  Since January, over 11,000 cases have been reported and over 175 people have died. David, a regional health officer from Newfound...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. BURKINA FASO: The Belgian Red Cross and Burkinabe Red Cross are working on a nutrition program in Sebba, Yagha province.  The Sebba nutriti...