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If you’re paying attention to the news you’ve probably heard about the Red Cross emblem’s role in freeing FARC rebels in Colombia on July 2.
We thought it might be confusing for the average non Red Crosser (and even most Red Crossers) to understand the roles of the various members of the international Red Cross family.
The following […]

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>> Jimmie Briggs
Recap by Claire Johnson:
I heard an astounding statistic the other day. 1 in 10 soldiers world-wide are under 18 years old. There are children in our world who witness violence and participate in violence every day. Sometimes in my little bubble, I just don’t imagine that this is possible.
Jimmie Briggs has been meeting […]

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Our brand new President and CEO Gail J McGovern was on the job for 5 days before we stuck her on a plane to China to visit those affected by the earthquake.
Actually, it was USAID that took her and Senior Vice President for International Services David Meltzer along with a delegation of 30 other leaders of business, […]

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We’re still working furiously to respond to those affected by the flooding and storms throughout the central United States.
But,
here in Washington DC (where the heat wave has broken thank goodness) we’re joined by busloads of well-dressed women visiting headquarters for our Tiffany Circle Summit.
This afternoon I had the privilege to sit in on their luncheon where I was moved by […]

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Last Friday morning our headquarters building in DC hosted a roundtable discussion about how the United States is and will continue to support recovery efforts in China following the earthquake there. 
President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice came over to address the group of nonprofits, corporations, and governmental agencies assisting China in relief efforts.
Even […]

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The note below is from Ramsey Rayyis (pictured in green above), an American Red Cross worker who just spent a week in Chengdu, the earthquake affected area of Sichuan province.
Just back to Beijing after a week in the China earthquake zone. We are so lucky to be born where we were and with the opportunities we have. I […]

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Music legend and humanitarian Quincy Jones was so deeply affected by reports coming out of Myanmar and China that he called us up (meaning his people talked to our people) and asked how he could help us raise awareness.
We quickly put together a PSA and got it recorded in under two days.
Here’s my colleague Seth talking about the […]

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If you’re an NBA fan, you probably caught Yao Ming’s PSA during the game over the weekend.
He is helping us get the word out that survivors of the earthquake in China need our assistance.

>> PSA Video
>> Behind the scenes video from Yao Ming’s PSA taping

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Information on both the American Red Cross and International Federation response […]

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We’ve been working with Facebook Causes over the last few days to set up a cause specific to helping those affected by the Earthquake in China.
I’m now happy to announce that it’s ready to go.
Please join the Relief for Earthquake Victims in China cause!

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Photos from Myanmar taken by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Myanmar.
Below is the info we’re receiving as of now (it’s all subject to change).

Much of the villages in the Ayeyarwady delta have been destroyed.
According to the International Federation, the most urgent humanitarian needs are access to safe drinking water or purification […]

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