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Posted March 21, 2012 by Global Administrator
The Mexican Red Cross has been responding, including providing medical support, after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Acapulco yesterday. The quake was also felt in the country’s capital, Mexico City, where buildings were evacuated. The...
Posted March 21, 2012 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.PHILIPPINES: Three months after Tropical Storm Washi hit the northern coast of Mindanao island, the two hardest hit provinces of Cagayan de Oro...
Posted March 19, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know!The donations of thousands of Canadians have made a big impact on the lives of survivors of the earthquake a...
Posted March 17, 2012 by Global Administrator
Just as the Horn of Africa is beginning to recover from last year’s severe drought and food insecurity, the Sahel region of Africa is now facing a similar plight as a result of violence, poor crops, rising food prices and other factors. More than 13 ...
Posted March 16, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
In this photo, women with malnourished children receive a card that entitles them to receive food. They will get oil, sugar, salt and flour as well as supplements for the infant. Red Cross support is critical in helping families through the current ...
Posted March 15, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Every day, we publish a photo to show the Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! A youth meeting at the Inter-American Conference in Montrouis, Haiti. Participants met to discuss volun...
Posted March 14, 2012 by Global Administrator
Today’s photo is courtesy of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Ninety percent of the children and 80 percent of the mothers coming to the Integrated Health Center in the village of Kofo are malnourished...
Posted March 14, 2012 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. BOLIVIA: Heavy rains across Bolivia have caused massive damage to the homes of up to 12,000 families, leading the Bolivian Red Cross to ac...
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