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When an emergency or disaster happens, not knowing what to do can be stressful for those affected. Red Cross Disaster Management volunteers in Timmins spent the day learning how to teach Personal Preparedness Workshops on Standard Personal Prepar...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. INDIA: Despite the successful evacuation of 1 million people and minimal loss of life, Cyclone Phailin has still left significant needs in ...

Starting this December, video game players may see some changes to the depiction of war in video games due to a partnership between video game developers and the Red Cross. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have been considering whe...

It was a beautiful day.  My master and I had just finished a hike and we were famished. So, we dropped into a local restaurant and he ordered a burrito with lots of guacamole, refried beans and brown rice; great protein meal for refueling. I got some...

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 ...

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...

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...

Gobble Gobble!  Yep, it’s that time of year again. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we thought we’d check in with what special plans Red Crossers have and what is on their menu for the holiday this Monday. One thing is for certain, Re...