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Posted October 15, 2013 by Global Administrator
At the Syrian Arab Red Crescent’s al-Maisat centre, many families await the distribution of food parcels. Each food parcel contains 15 kg of rice, five litres of sunflower oil, three cans of tuna, five kg of sugar, one kg of lentils and 15 cans o...
Posted October 09, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.VIETNAM: Typhoon Wutip made landfall in Central Vietnam on the evening of September 30 as a category 1 typhoon, with sustained winds of 117 kph...
Posted October 07, 2013 by Global Administrator
On Thursday the Canadian Red Cross hosted its first Twitter Chat to raise awareness and share information on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria. The chat was moderated by Red Cross Social Team Ambassador Christine Pantazis (@CPantazis) and lead...
Posted October 04, 2013 by Global Administrator
There is no national emergency number like 911 in Kenya and no national disaster plan. Emergency services are notoriously unresponsive and slow to react. Instead, organizations like the Kenya Red Cross use social media to spread information and coord...
Posted October 02, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. MEXICO: Following the severe impact of Hurricanes Ingrid and Manuel, Mexican Red Cross volunteers and staff have continued responding, send...
Join us on Twitter Thursday, Oct. 3 at noon ET for a live Twitter chat on the Syria crisis. The Canadian Red Cross is hosting this chat to raise awareness about the humanitarian disaster. The conflict in Syria and the resulting massive refugee inf...
Posted October 01, 2013 by Global Administrator
Last week, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan's remote, mountainous Balochistan region. Since then, the Pakistan Red Crescent Society has been providing relief including medical services, food, and shelter and has mobilized mobile hea...
Posted September 30, 2013 by Global Administrator
Join us for a Twitter chat using hashtag #CRCSyria to learn more about the Syrian crisis on Thursday, October 3 at noon ET.
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