Posted November 12, 2013 by Global Administrator
Nearly 10 million people have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan according to the latest report from the Philippines’ National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Over 618,000 people have been displaced by the disaster and 1,458 evacuati...
Posted November 11, 2013 by Global Administrator
The Canadian Red Cross is working closely with the Philippine Red Cross to provide relief to the millions affected by Typhoon Haiyan which caused widespread damage including landslides and flooding. The Philippine Red Cross is supporting local...
This Remembrance Day we're remembering the Canadian Red Cross volunteers who helped with the Food Parcel Effort. Throughout World War II, over one million Canadian Red Cross volunteers helped with the food parcel effort by assembling, packaging and s...
Posted November 09, 2013 by Global Administrator
Super Typhoon Haiyan has brought widespread destruction to the Philippines, killing hundreds of people and destroying thousands of homes as it tracked across the Visayas region of central Philippines. Last night, the Philippine Red Cross supported...
Posted November 08, 2013 by Global Administrator
The Canadian Red Cross is accepting donations to help people affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The powerful storm, one of the worst to hit the area, made landfall in the Philippines, causing wide-spread damage including landslides and flooding. It also aff...
Posted November 08, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Trusty, a Canadian Red Cross violence and abuse prevention mascot, has been very busy over the past couple of weeks. First, Trusty visited Iqaluit to supervise a two day Beyond the Hurt workshop to youth at l’École des Trois-Soleils, where he als...
Posted November 07, 2013 by Global Administrator
The Philippine Red Cross is preparing for a Category 5 Typhoon that is expected to make landfall on Friday. While communities in the direct path of Typhoon Haiyan (or Yolanda as it is named in the Philippines) face the highest risk of flash floods an...
Posted November 06, 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. INTERNATIONAL: In recent years, the issue of menstrual hygiene management in post-conflict and post-disaster settings has increasingly draw...
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