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Health Care in Danger: Canadian perspectives

Posted September 26, 2013 by Global Administrator

This week, the Canadian Red Cross and the ICRC are hosting a workshop bringing together experts to identify recommendations to ensure the safety of health facilities in times of conflict. As such, we’ll be posting a blog post every day this week to h...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted September 25, 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. KENYA: The Kenya Red Cross Society was among the first to respond after an attack by an armed group at the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairob...

Canadian Red Cross hosts Twitter chat on Syrian crisis

Posted September 23, 2013 by Global Administrator

6.8 million Syrians are in need of humanitarian assistance; more than 2 million are refugees; 4.25 million are displaced in their own country. One of the world’s worst humanitarian emergencies is unfolding in Syria, and aid agencies around the...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted September 18, 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. SENEGAL: According to the UN’s WFP, the effects of the 2012 drought on food security in the Sahel region are ongoing. The  Senegalese Red C...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted September 11, 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. PERU: Several communities in Peru are struggling to recover from the harsh effects of a cold snap which has brought low temperatures, snowf...

Photo of the Day: Building a field hospital in the Jordanian desert

Posted September 09, 2013 by Global Administrator

Red Cross Red Crescent aid workers are busy setting up tents and unloading supplies in Azraq, Jordan that will serve as a field hospital for Syrian refugees. The hospital will consist of several tents and will include the necessary equipment to o...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted September 04, 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. MALI: Severe flooding is causing chaos across several countries in the Sahel region of Africa. To date, more than 200,000people have been a...

Video: ICRC reacts to the situation in Syria

Posted September 03, 2013 by Global Administrator

In this video, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reacts to the human tragedy that is unfolding in Syria. The Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies is also calling for the pr...

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