Archive for December, 2011
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Conference launch sees young people taking a leadership role in creating a culture of peace
Posted on December 12, 2011 | No CommentsAfter three years of development in concert with partners across the Movement, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has produced a skills-based toolkit designed to... -
Youth in times of uncertainty: a call for humanitarian values
Posted on December 10, 2011 | No CommentsGeneral discontent seems to have spread around the globe and reached its peak: social unrest, riots, manifestations, strikes; it’s in the news all the time, everywhere. The world really does seem to be in a huge mess... -
Youth @ COP17: “Youth need to learn from each other on climate change”
Posted on December 8, 2011 | No CommentsBy Siyabonga Goodman Hlongwane, South Africa Red Cross Society Youth For a few days I was concerned about the lack of visibility of the Youth in COP17 and I concluded that our voices at this conference wouldn’t make any meaningful influence. -
COP 17: We are here because we belong here
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No Commentsby Tapiwa Gomo The pessimism that characterised the first week of COP 17 in Durban seems to be gradually vanishing with the arrival of the heads of states and ministers... -
Youth @ COP17: Technology and climate change
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No CommentsBy Patrick Ncobo My daily life relies on technology and that has an effect on global warming. Without technology we wouldn’t be able to do a lot of things and yet it is still another contributor to climate change... -
Los cursos en línea en francés y español sobre la pandemia de gripe
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No CommentsLa FICR continúa sus esfuerzos para mantener, integrar y compartir experiencias y lecciones aprendidas de la Iniciativa Humanitaria de Preparación a la Pandemia (H2P), un programa integral desarrollado e implementado en colaboración con 94 Sociedades Nacionales, organizaciones no-gubernamentales (ONG), las Naciones Unidas (ONU) y varios donantes. -
Les versions française et espagnole des cours en ligne sur la pandémie de grippe
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No CommentsChers collègues, chères collègues La FIRC poursuit ses efforts pour maintenir, intégrer et partager les expériences et leçons tirées de l’initiative H2P, un programme global développé et mis en œuvre... -
Influenza pandemic preparedness module and H2P lessons learned module on the IFRC learning platform in French and Spanish
Posted on December 7, 2011 | 2 CommentsDear colleagues, The IFRC is pursuing its efforts to sustain, integrate and share experiences and lessons learned from the Humanitarian Pandemic Preparedness initiative (H2P), an IFRC global programme developed and... -
Learn more… and win a prize: contest winners announced!
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsThe Learning platform team is pleased to announce the winners of the “Learn more… and win a prize” contest, held during the Statutory meetings of the International Red Cross and Red... -
Youth @ COP17: “State of fear”
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsThe youth continues to share their inspired views on climate change during the ongoing 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 7th Session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties (CMP7) to the Kyoto Protocol. This time as a poem by Bonisiwe Mncwabe... -
A day to celebrate volunteers… to celebrate us
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsToday, 5 December, is the International Volunteer Day. This is a time for thanking volunteers for the priceless contributions they make. 2011 marks both the European Year of Volunteering and the 10th anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10)... -
Violence in video games: how far can we go?
Posted on December 2, 2011 | No CommentsViolence is fascinating. This dark face of human nature is a frequent source of inspiration. Since its release in 1971, Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange” still remains one of the most controversial movies in cinema history because of its crude “ultraviolent” content... -
What have you learned from the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement?
Posted on December 1, 2011 | No CommentsDr Wael Qaadan, Head of Planning and Development, Palestine Red Crescent Society Language: English -
What have you learned from the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement?
Posted on December 1, 2011 | No CommentsChaim Rafalowski, Disaster Management Coordinator, Magen David Adom. Language: English -
El Mundo de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja – WORC
Posted on December 1, 2011 | No CommentsEste programa está disponible para todo el personal, voluntarios y miembros registrados de la Cruz Roja y Media luna Roja, así como el público externo como el personal y estudiantes...
