Posted October 17, 2013 by Global Administrator
This week a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Bohol in the Philippines. The initial earthquake was followed by over 200 aftershocks which caused further damage to the region. Philippine Red Cross volunteers are currently distributing re...
Technology and the future of humanitarian action is the focus of this year’s World Disasters Report being released by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) today. We’ll be sharing some of the findings of this report in ...
Posted October 16, 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. NIGERIA: Following the 2012 floods response, which was carried out with the support of the IFRC, the National Society is now better prepare...
*Guest blog by Emma Sturrock, Senior Officer, Emergency Response In 2012, 18 million people faced food insecurity in countries across the Sahel region of Africa, including Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal. This emergency may have gone unnoticed ...
Posted October 15, 2013 by Global Administrator
When NBA player Brandon Bass (yes, that’s really his name) made headlines recently, it wasn’t for his skills on the basketball court but for his admission that he lacked one important skill: swimming. He didn’t learn this in his childhood but he's de...
At the Syrian Arab Red Crescent’s al-Maisat centre, many families await the distribution of food parcels. Each food parcel contains 15 kg of rice, five litres of sunflower oil, three cans of tuna, five kg of sugar, one kg of lentils and 15 cans o...
Posted October 14, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Reflecting on family tradition, guest blogger Kai Tao, a Red Cross volunteer in Ontario, shares one of his fondest memories of Thanksgiving. I spent most of my first 18 years of Thanksgiving long weekend in Canada being a member of an extended fam...
Posted October 11, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
It’s Food Friday and Red Crossers are swapping Thanksgiving recipes to help with your holiday dinner. If you have a large family like Joan Tierney from Red Cross headquarters in Ottawa, you might find it helpful to prepare some dishes in advance. ...
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