Posted April 12, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
It has been a very powerful week at Red Cross. On April 10th we were joined, in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, by more than 38,000 people and over 300 schools for Red Cross Day of Pink. We saw pink parades, flash mobs, rallies and so much more; al...
Posted April 11, 2013 by Global Administrator
Have you ever seen the #dlws hashtag on Twitter? It's usually associated with an offhand comment or complaint about the weather. You may have used it to make your own observations too. But do you know what it all means on a larger scale? By the time...
Posted April 10, 2013 by Global Administrator
This short film called Panorama produced by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) highlights some of the organization’s work to protect and assist millions of people are affected by conflict and armed violence around the world. The IC...
Posted April 10, 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. IRAN: On April 9, a powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck south-west Iran. The exact death toll is not yet clear butregional authorities...
Posted April 08, 2013 by Global Administrator
TV's favourite ad men and women returned to television screens across North America last night and if you saw the latest episode you can probably understand why we're interested in a particular scene. Don and Megan's doorman suffers a sudden car...
Many people around the world today are marking World Health Day. World Health Day was celebrated on Sunday, April 7 to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization, the UN’s health agency. Health services are one of the c...
Posted April 05, 2013 by Global Administrator
Given that we assisted 14,274 people in Canada last year alone, we count on the selfless efforts of our volunteers and the donations of our supporters to accomplish our mission. Whether it is house fires, flooding, or helping families and communi...
Today marks a milestone for organizations who work in international development. We’re 1,000 days away from the 2015 target date to reach the Millennium Development Goals, also known as MDGs. These goals set by the UN are meant to improve the lives o...
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