International (Page 93)

Earlier this week, Red Crossers gathered at the Peace Plaza at Rotary Park in Saskatoon for a ceremony to unveil a brick in recognition of the 1917 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the Red Cross. This brick was generously sponsored by SaskEnergy, a long ...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. JORDAN: Since the beginning of the crisis in Syria, National Societies in Lebanon and Jordan have mobilized teams of staff and volunteers t...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. JAPAN: Eighteen months after the earthquake and tsunami, recovery is well underway in communities along Japan’s north east coast. Although ...

Every year, millions of children around the world go to summer camp in order to socialize and learn new skills. The Japanese Red Cross used this idea to bring together children from the coastal areas of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima that were affected.

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 emergency teams are hard at work to bring help to survivors of a series of earthquakes that have struck a...

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...