We’ve been keeping an eye on the great work being done at the Southeast Louisiana Chapter, where they are busy providing shelter and other necessities to local families who’ve been driven out of their homes because of flooding.
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So this week’s Wrap-Up will, again, focus on how we’ve contributed to the conference as well as ways Red Cross and Red Crescent societies are adapting to climate change worldwide…
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Twitter-sized news from Red Cross chapters around the country today
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Today, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced it carried out two visits to three members of the Afghan security forces detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan last month. This is the first time since the current conflict began that the ICRC has visited people detained by the armed opposition. “We plan to [...]
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We will soon mark the 5th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami. We teamed up with Reuters to introduce you to 4 people whose lives were forever changed by the events on December 26, 2004.
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Here’s a small collection of mainstream news stories about the Red Cross appearing today: Warming Centers Open Central Illinois Proud – With freezing temperatures and bitterly cold wind chills, the American Red Cross Central Illinois Chapter has compiled a list of warming centers available Red Cross Keeping an Eye on Flood Victims WTVC – The [...]
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Did you hear President Obama’s remarks as he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway this morning? He referred to Red Cross founder and original Peace Prize winner Henry Dunant: (in part) Even as we make difficult decisions about going to war, we must also think clearly about how we fight it. The Nobel Committee [...]
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After a disaster, many families who have lost their homes are willing to build their own temporary shelters, but supplies may be scarce or expensive. As the world’s largest humanitarian network, the Red Cross can procure these supplies, deliver them to the families in greatest need and teach the skills needed to construct transitional shelters.
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Welcome to a special edition of the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. This week world leaders are gathering to discuss climate change at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the Red Cross [...]
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