Archive for November, 2009
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Road to Copenhagen: What can you do? Make your move!
Posted on November 30, 2009 | No CommentsOnly one more week. World leaders are getting ready for the UN COP 15 Climate Conference that will start next Monday in Copenhagen. One week left? Just enough time to... -
International Red Cross Red Crescent meetings conclude in Nairobi
Posted on November 26, 2009 | No CommentsAfter a week of meetings, discussions and workshops, the Red Cross Red Crescent concluded their meetings in Nairobi with a powerful statement by Council of Delegates chairman Jakob Kellenberger, President... -
Les visages du tsunami: Un nouveau avenir pour Cut Ummi
Posted on November 25, 2009 | No CommentsChaque semaine, en vue des 5 années après le tsunami du 26 décembre 2004, nous partageons une vision de la vie quotidienne – un visage du relèvement – qui présentent... -
Rostros del tsunami: El renacer de Cut Ummi
Posted on November 25, 2009 | No CommentsTodas las semanas previas a los 5 años del tsunami del 26 de diciembre 2004, vamos a compartir una visión de la vida cotidiana – un rostro de la recuperación... -
Faces of the tsunami: Cut Ummi Kalsum
Posted on November 25, 2009 | 2 CommentsEditor’s note: Every week leading up to the 5-year, 26 December anniversary of the tsunami disaster, we will share a snapshot of life almost five years after the cataclysmic event.... -
Education and a video on climate change from Mphunga village, Malawi
Posted on November 24, 2009 | No CommentsEducation and information about climate change play an important role in the village of Mphunga, in Malawi. The Malawian Red Cross Society, supported by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate... -
Road to Copenhagen: Educate and inform yourself about climate change
Posted on November 23, 2009 | No CommentsEditor’s note: After we discussed preparedness and the concept of “early warning, early action” last week, it became evident that we need to educate ourselves and learn about climate change.... -
"فاتسلاف هافل" يدعم حملة "عملنا. عملكم."
Posted on November 22, 2009 | No Commentsمازلنا حتى يومنا هذا نحتاج إلى تغيير مماثل للتغيير الذي أحدثته منذ عشرين عاما مضت “الثورة المخملية” في وسط أوروبا. إنه تغيير كامل في السلوك إزاء كوكب الأرض بما يحويه... -
Václav Havel supports the Our world. Your move. campaign
Posted on November 22, 2009 | No Comments“Even today we need a change similar to the one which was brought twenty years ago to Central Europe by the velvet revolution. It is a complete change of attitude... -
International gathering of Red Cross Red Crescent continues in Nairobi
Posted on November 21, 2009 | No CommentsAbout 1,000 leaders of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, setting the future path of the organisation. A daily video diary... -
Early warning, early action
Posted on November 20, 2009 | No CommentsEditor’s note: Maarten van Aalst, Associate Director and Lead Climate Specialist from the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, explains the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’... -
New report draws attention to the vulnerable albino population in Burundi and Tanzania
Posted on November 20, 2009 | 2 CommentsThe killings of albino people in Burundi and Tanzania, based on occult practices, have triggered a crisis involving almost the entire albino population of the two countries, according to a... -
Red Cross Red Crescent brings together Movement leaders
Posted on November 20, 2009 | No CommentsEvery two years, the General Assembly, which is the supreme body of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), meets to determine the policy and direction... -
Les visages du tsunami: Ibnu Abas : pêcheur à Paton Makur
Posted on November 19, 2009 | No CommentsChaque semaine, en vue des 5 années après le tsunami du 26 décembre 2004, nous partageons une vision de la vie quotidienne – un visage du relèvement – qui présentent... -
Faces of the Tsunami: Ibnu Abas
Posted on November 19, 2009 | No CommentsEditor’s note: Every week leading up to the 5-year, 26 December anniversary of the tsunami disaster, we will share a snapshot of life almost five years after the cataclysmic event....
