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The Red Cross Round-up

Posted May 15, 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. CHINA: The province of Sichuan in south-western China hit the headlines in April with a magnitude 7 earthquake, which killed nearly 200 peo...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted May 08, 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. CHINA: Red Cross Society of China specialist teams are helping thousands of survivors affected by the earthquake in Sichuan’s Ya’an distric...

Canadian Red Cross honours World Red Cross Day

Posted May 08, 2013 by Global Administrator

Happy World Red Cross Day! May 8 was chosen as World Red Cross Day to honour the birthday of Henry Dunant, the Swiss founder of the Red Cross.  Today the Canadian Red Cross honours World Red Cross Day by celebrating 150 years of humanitarian a...

Photo of the day: Traveling across the world to volunteer for the Canadian Red Cross

Posted May 02, 2013 by Global Administrator

Most teenage boys are busy playing video games, trading baseball cards or are out playing street hockey with their friends; but after speaking with Victor and Ward, it is easy to see that they are not your typical 14-year-olds. These two boys ...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted May 01, 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. BANGLADESH: Bangladesh Red Crescent staff and volunteers have been supporting relief efforts at the Rana Plaza factory complex since its co...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted April 24, 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. CHINA: An earthquake, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, has devastated thousands in Lushan, China.  The Red Cross Society of China has di...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted April 17, 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. SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa has one of the highest rates of TB in the world; 389,000 people contract the disease each year. TB is treatable,...

Video: ICRC in action in conflicts around the world

Posted April 10, 2013 by Global Administrator

This short film called Panorama produced by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) highlights some of the organization’s work to protect and assist millions of people are affected by conflict and armed violence around the world. The IC...

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