The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: The Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society received an award at the recent launch of the
new National Strategic Plan on HIV and AIDS. The office of the Prime Minister, which is spearheading the national response on the island, recognized the society for its sustained and passionate commitment to those affected by HIV and AIDS.
SYRIA: On February 7, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent successfully sent a convoy of relief supplies to Aleppo and Menbej. The assistance was in response to the growing needs in northern Syria. Eleven trucks containing support items for around 20,000 people reached Aleppo on February 8, and Menbej the following day. The convoy carried 22,000 essential relief items (food parcels, hygiene kits, tarpaulins, jerry cans, and household parcels). Most of the items were provided with support of the IFRC, while the Danish Red Cross provided quilts.
SUDAN: After dozens of people lost their lives and several others were injured in tribal clashes between February 21 and 23, the ICRC and the Sudanese Red Crescent Society delivered medical supplies to the hospital in Al Sireaf and evacuated seriously wounded patients from the North Darfur town.
GLOSSARY:
IFRC = International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
ICRC =International Committee of the Red Cross