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Tech Talk: Calling all available delegates

Posted May 23, 2012 by Global Administrator

*Red Cross Tech Talk looks at different technology or social media tools that pertain to the work we do at the Red Cross. Have an idea? Please let us know! When it comes to responding to disasters, every second counts. That's why the Canadian Red ...

Photo of the Day: Relief after earthquake in Italy

Posted May 22, 2012 by Global Administrator

A powerful 6.0 earthquake struck northern Italy early on Sunday, followed by numerous aftershocks. At least seven people were killed, more than 50 injured and thousands left homeless. The Italian Red Cross quickly deployed volunteers and resources to...

Dispatch from ERU training: How skilled workers prepare for emergencies

Posted May 21, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Guest entry by Gwen Eamer, National Office Media Advisor What do a plumber, electrician and orthotics fitter have in common? It might seem like the beginning of a bad joke, but in fact its the beginning of an exceptional team being trained by the ...

Photo of the Day: Red Cross friends from Colombia

Posted May 20, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Two emergency response experts from the Colombian Red Cross have joined the Canadian Red Cross for a week-long training to prepare for deployment with the Emergency Response Unit (ERU). From the Colombian Red Cross are Luisa Salamanca and Lina...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted May 09, 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.LEBANON: In collaboration with the Belgian Red Cross, the Lebanese Red Cross youth department launched the “Dissemination of Humanitarian Norms...

Front-line footage depicts the dangerous duties of Red Cross workers

Posted May 07, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

*Guest entry by Gina Holmes, Public Affairs team, Ottawa As part of a campaign to end violence against health workers, facilities and patients, the ICRC put together a documentary that portrays the dangerous situations that countless people encoun...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted May 02, 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.RWANDA: The Rwandan Red Cross Society is currently assisting displaced people in flood-affected areas of the country.  Recent heavy rain has af...

Paying it forward with pay phones in Mexico

Posted April 30, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Guest blog by Gwen Eamer, National Office Media AdvisorCanada has over 100,000 public payphones, but with mobile phones becoming near-universal, many public booths are going the way of the Dodo. The Mexican Red Cross has come up with the perfect solu...

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