Archive for August, 2010
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Pakistan: This is real. This is now. You can make a difference.
Posted on August 27, 2010 | 2 CommentsIn Pakistan today, 17 million people have been affected by what is now the worst flooding in the country's history. Over 1.23 million houses have been damaged. at least 1,500 have already died, and more than 2,000 have been injured. The video slide show below will give you some idea of how the people of Pakistan have been affected, and how the Red Cross Red Crescent has reacted quickly to provide assistance to those in the greatest need. -
Singapore: “What are the challenges our world faces today?”
Posted on August 26, 2010 | No Comments“Climate change” said the badminton player from USA. “Racism” said the athlete from Cyprus, “Malaria” added the two girls from Mali. These young athletes did not take long to identify today’s most important global issues when we asked them during out workshop on humanitarian storytelling. -
Singapore: RESPECT!
Posted on August 25, 2010 | No CommentsMoon Dae Sun was not a very popular gold medallist. At least not in the sports arena immediately after he had knocked out his opponent after two minutes in the taekwondo final. However, Moon Dae Sun went back to the knocked out finalist, helped him stand up and arm-in-arm, they went around the arena to greet and thank the audience. Speaking to young athletes during our workshop, Moon Dae Soon’s key message was to treat everybody with respect... -
Red Cross Red Crescent moving forward with Land Rover
Posted on August 25, 2010 | 2 CommentsLand Rover and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have launched a new global initiative, under the theme ‘reaching vulnerable people around the world’ to help vulnerable people over the next three years. -
Singapore: The spirit and the spirits!
Posted on August 25, 2010 | 1 CommentYou get evidence of this “experience” every minute and every hour spent the village, where young athletes from all over the world curiously try to learn more about other countries by visiting the many booths – these days from the Americas and the Pacific – and playing foosball and other games as well as taking photos with each other of course... -
Singapore: intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding
Posted on August 24, 2010 | 2 CommentsThey were in very high spirits, these four girls from the Angolan handball team, when they arrived at our booth late last night. Doing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with your teammates watching in cheering can quite an ordeal, but once they got “in to it”, everybody wanted to try. And then they wanted to do the anti-choking exercise, but they all skipped out when it came to bandaging. -
Pakistan sees worst flooding in over 80 years
Posted on August 24, 2010 | No CommentsThe Pakistan Red Crescent Society, with the support of its Movement partners; the IFRC, ICRC along with many other National Societies is responding to the record monsoon floods of 2010. As the people of Pakistan continues to suffer the effects of severe flooding caused by torrential monsoon rains, the volunteers and staff of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society are in high gear to assist those in greatest need. -
Singapur: reflejar el cambio que logramos
Posted on August 23, 2010 | No CommentsEn el marco del Programa de Cultura & Educación (PCE) tuve la oportunidad de conocer a muchos deportistas talentosos, así como al doble campeón olímpico Hamish Carter y al seis veces participante en los Juegos Paralímpicos Robert Balk. Aunque Hamish y Robert son campeones en sus propias causas, los que realmente me inspiraron fueron los jóvenes atletas con grandes sueños de cambiar el mundo. -
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society: always ready, always there
Posted on August 23, 2010 | 4 CommentsThe Bangladesh Red Crescent Society is proud very of their volunteers. Day-after-day the number of volunteers of the Red Crescent continues to grow; at present there are more than one hundred thousand volunteers. As the number of challenges increases, so to does the commitment of the volunteers of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. -
Opportunity: Let them through and keep them safe
Posted on August 23, 2010 | No CommentsLet them through and keep them safe is an essay competition for postgraduate and undergraduate journalism students organized by the Australian Red Cross and New Zealand Red Cross together with the ICRC. The competition aims to promote an understanding of international humanitarian law and its underlying principles. -
Singapore: Reflecting on the difference we make
Posted on August 22, 2010 | No CommentsIt was at CEP that I had the chance to meet many talented athletes, as well as double Olympian, Hamish Carter and 6-time Paralympic athlete Robert Balk. Even though both Hamish and Robert are champions of their own causes, the ones that truly inspired me were the young athletes who had big dreams of how they will change the world. -
Update from Belarus – tomorrows leaders have something to think about
Posted on August 18, 2010 | 1 Comment“Over the five days the participants not only improved their skills and knowledge, and shared ideas and success stories, but also became more kind, merciful, considerate to people, learned to find the way out in a difficult situation and assist others” From the very first day students and working youth plunged into the school atmosphere.... -
اليوم العالمي للعمل الإنساني في 2010
Posted on August 18, 2010 | No Commentsيحتفل العالم في التاسع عشر من أغسطس/آب من كل عام باليوم العالمي للعمل الإنساني. وفي هذا العام 2010، سوف يسهم الاحتفال بهذا اليوم في رفع الوعي بما يقوم به العاملون... -
Día Mundial de la Asistencia Humanitaria 2010
Posted on August 18, 2010 | No CommentsEl 19 de agosto es el Día Mundial de la Asistencia Humanitaria. En 2010, esta conmemoración estará dirigida a sensibilizar al público acerca de la labor que cumplen los colaboradores humanitarios, los principios que los guían y los riesgos que afrontan mientras realizan sus actividades. -
Journée mondiale de l’aide humanitaire 2010
Posted on August 18, 2010 | No CommentsLe 19 août est la Journée mondiale de l’aide humanitaire. En 2010, elle tient à sensibiliser le grand public à la réalité du travail des acteurs humanitaires, aux principes qui...
