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Last month the southern African country of Angola celebrated one year without a new case of polio, moving the world one step closer to total eradication of the virus that has an estimated 10 to 20 million survivors worldwide. Spurred on by Angola...

Inspired by the Gangnam Style craze that has infected the Internet, courtesy of this song by South Korean artist Psy, an American Red Cross-er was inspired to create this Red Cross Preparedness Style photo. And while we couldn’t find any Red Cro...

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 American Red Cross have released another mobile application to help Americans #beready for a disaster. The Earthquake app helps users prepare their family and home for earthquakes including how to prepare an emergency kit and what to do during ...

Pictured above, a volunteer from the Jordan National Red Crescent entertains a Syrian child now living in Ajloun. In the wake of violence in Syria, thousands of refugees have crossed the borders into neighbouring Jordan and Lebanon. Recently the In...

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...

Some 400 Red Cross supporters in Quebec City, Granby and Dolbeau-Mistassini laced up their running shoes or hopped on their bike for a truly active fundraiser this month. They ran, walked or cycled between 5 to 25 kilometers as part of Bouge pour l...