Posted August 30, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
Today is International Day of the Disappeared, a time to reflect on individuals around the world who continue to be reported as missing. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people are separated from their loved ones as a result of conflict, migratio...
Posted July 23, 2013 by Global Administrator
In early July, Conrad Sauvé, Secretary General and CEO of the Canadian Red Cross and Hossam Elsharkawi, Director of Emergencies and Recovery, International Operations at the Canadian Red Cross, visited refugee camps in Jordan and Lebanon where th...
Posted June 20, 2013 by Global Administrator
Earlier this year, 15-year-old Mohammad was reunited with his family with help from the ICRC’s Restoring Family Links program after being separated from them for seven months. Mohammad, originally from the southern Syrian city of Daraa, was visiting ...
Posted June 17, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
During World Refugee Week, June 16-22, we are highlighting Restoring Family Links, a program that helps reconnect families separated by conflict and disaster. Did you know the Red Cross plays an integral role in the safety, protection and well-be...
Posted April 04, 2013 by Global Administrator
As conflict in northern Mali has forced people from their homes, 600 people reside in a camp in Sévaré, a town in the region of Mopti. Thirty tents provided by the Mali Red Cross are now home to 70 families. The crisis in northern Mali has displ...
Posted March 20, 2013 by Global Administrator
The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. Mali: After the outbreak of the conflict in northern Mali, thousands of people were displaced within the country while others sought re...
Posted March 14, 2013 by Global Administrator
The Canadian Red Cross Field Assessment Coordination Team (FACT) continues to support the Congolese Red Cross in assisting the increasing number of refugees that have fled from the fighting in Central African Republic. Pictured above, Democratic Re...
Posted March 07, 2013 by Global Administrator
Today’s photo comes from Stephane Michaud of the Canadian Red Cross, who works on the Emergencies and Recovery Team. Stephane is currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo to support the Congolese Red Cross in assisting an increasing number of...
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