Archive for January, 2010
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What is an ERU?
Posted on January 29, 2010 | No CommentsDuring a disaster such as the Haiti earthquake, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies deploys Emergency Response Units (ERUs). The current earthquake response is the largest... -
How do you deal with a lost leg?
Posted on January 26, 2010 | No CommentsDuvogene lost a leg in the earthquake that hit Haiti on 12 January 2010. In addition to her physical needs, the Red Cross Red Crescent is trying to help her... -
Impressions d’une volontaire de la Croix-Rouge à Haïti
Posted on January 21, 2010 | No CommentsCe soir, il n'y a pas d'étoiles filantes dans le ciel de Port-au-Prince. La nuit vient de tomber sur le campement de la Croix-Rouge. Des milliers d'étoiles brillent au-dessus de nos têtes alors que nous installons nos tentes et moustiquaires dans la cour intérieure de ce qui est appelée à devenir notre camps de base. Nous sommes 60 délégués à nous partager calmement et généreusement un toilette et la nourriture disponible. -
Red Cross field hospital report: two babies born
Posted on January 21, 2010 | No CommentsTwo babies were born yesterday (20 January) at a Red Cross Red Crescent field hospital in Port-au-Prince. The babies – a boy and a girl – and their mothers are... -
Impresiones de una trabajadora humanitaria de la Cruz Roja en Haití
Posted on January 21, 2010 | No CommentsMaude Froberg es jefa de comunicación de la Federación Internacional de Sociedades de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja (Federación Internacional) en Nueva York. Hace unos días... -
Impressions of a Red Cross aid worker in Haiti
Posted on January 20, 2010 | No CommentsNote: Maude Froberg is the communications manager for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in New York. She recently joined the IFRC media team in... -
Chaque jour de nouvelles images effroyables et insupportables…
Posted on January 19, 2010 | No CommentsJe viens de visiter de nouvelles zones encore plus dévastées que les autres, spécialement le centre-ville de Port-au-Prince, complètement rayé de la carte. La cathédrale, un autre symbole religieux du... -
Obama makes first 'tweet' at American Red Cross HQ
Posted on January 19, 2010 | 3 CommentsUnited States President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited American Red Cross workers on 18 January, 2010 in the disaster operations center at Red Cross headquarters in Washington,... -
Videos: Challenges facing the Red Cross Red Crescent in Haiti
Posted on January 19, 2010 | No CommentsThe International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement began its work immediately after the earthquake struck Haiti. Tammam Aloudat, senior officer of emergency health at the International Federation of Red... -
Follow the Red Cross Red Crescent response to Haiti earthquake
Posted on January 18, 2010 | No CommentsAlong with our government and non-government partners, the Red Cross Red Crescent is in Haiti, delivering emergency assistance, first aid, shelter and water. Follow the Red Cross Red Crescent response... -
Diary of a Red Cross worker
Posted on January 17, 2010 | No CommentsCanadian Red Cross Haiti Program Manager Miriam Castaneda has been living and working in Haiti since September 2009. She was in her apartment in Port au Prince when the earthquake... -
GALERÍA DE FOTOS: VISTA AÉREA DE HAITÍ
Posted on January 15, 2010 | No CommentsFotos tomadas en la capital de Haití, Puerto Príncipe, durante una misión aérea de evaluación de la Cruz Roja/Media Luna Roja / ECHO desplegada el 13 de enero de 2010.... -
PHOTO: Aerial view of Haiti
Posted on January 15, 2010 | No CommentsPhotos taken of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince during a joint Red Cross Red Crescent / ECHO aerial assessment mission on 13 January 2010. The devastating destruction that was caused by a... -
La familia global debe ayudar a salvar vidas y reconstruir futuros
Posted on January 14, 2010 | No CommentsEstoy sumamente acongojado por la noticia de esta terrible catástrofe en Haití. Como Embajador de Buena Voluntad de la Sociedad de la Cruz Roja de China y como firme colaborador... -
Global family must help save lives and rebuild futures
Posted on January 14, 2010 | 2 CommentsI am deeply saddened by the news of this terrible disaster in Haiti. As a Goodwill Ambassador for the Red Cross Society of China and as a strong supporter of...
