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13 Facts about the Red Cross Response in Haiti

by Jana Sweeny June 3, 2015June 5, 2015

This post was updated on June 4 to include additional details on spent and committed funds (see the fourth myth/fact pair) and a link to our Myths vs. Facts matrix in French. Please …

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…and a Happy, Healthy New Year- Ebola Prevention Wishes for 2015

by Jana Sweeny January 8, 2015January 9, 2015

Catherine Kane is a senior communications officer for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Based in Geneva, she was recently deployed to Sierra Leone to support …

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Passing on the Gifts

by Jana Sweeny November 5, 2014November 6, 2014

As we pulled into the village of Nomonge in Tanzania, I notice a woman walking up the red dirt road in a swirl of blue and yellow wraps.  This village …

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One of the “Most”

by Jana Sweeny August 16, 2013August 16, 2013

This post is written by Sandrine Capelle-Manuel. With a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita of $725, Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. Over half of …

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The Uganda Flood Response: Part 2

by Jana Sweeny June 26, 2013

This blog post is written by Stephen Hagerich, a British Red Cross worker who has been working in Uganda. This is the second installment of his account of the work …

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The Uganda Flood Response: Part 1

by Jana Sweeny June 25, 2013June 25, 2013

This blog post is written by Stephen Hagerich, a British Red Cross worker who has been working in Uganda. The American Red Cross is building their support for cash in …

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10 Years After the Start of the Iraq War

by Jana Sweeny March 22, 2013March 22, 2013

I deployed to Kuwait in January 2003, as part of the American Red Cross Service to Armed Forces team. We were conducting our ongoing mission of connecting military members to …

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Visiting Haiti, Almost Two Years Later

by Jana Sweeny December 12, 2011December 12, 2011

Jana Sweeny visits Haiti again, almost two years after the quake.

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Fantasy or reality?

by Jana Sweeny December 8, 2011December 8, 2011

We weigh in on the discussion on International Humanitarian Law and depiction of war in video games.

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The New Portable VSAT for Global Disaster Relief

by Jana Sweeny October 11, 2011

Earlier today the American Red Cross, along with members of Red Cross societies from Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, the International Federation, and the ICRC demonstrated our new portable VSAT, a two way satellite ground station.

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