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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In its third year, the fighting in Syria is growing increasingly intense and the humanitarian crisis is rapidly growing. Millions are internally displaced in Syria and even more are without access to food, medical supplies and services. Families,...
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 ...
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...
Join us on Twitter Thursday, Oct. 3 at noon ET for a live Twitter chat on the Syria crisis. The Canadian Red Cross is hosting this chat to raise awareness about the humanitarian disaster. The conflict in Syria and the resulting massive refugee inf...
Last week, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan's remote, mountainous Balochistan region. Since then, the Pakistan Red Crescent Society has been providing relief including medical services, food, and shelter and has mobilized mobile hea...
This week, the Canadian Red Cross and the ICRC are hosting a workshop bringing together experts to identify recommendations to ensure the safety of health facilities in times of conflict. As such, we’ll be posting a blog post every day this week to h...
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. KENYA: The Kenya Red Cross Society was among the first to respond after an attack by an armed group at the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairob...