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Tweets from @Federation
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#Economic challenges have #humanitarian consequences. We need solid govt intervention @bekelegeleta http://t.co/FxPJyRDBft 10 hours ago
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Early warning, #preparedness saved lives in #oklahoma and @RedCross is on the ground caring for survivors http://t.co/UWfAyUZAuh #GPDRR13 2 days ago
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RT @IFRCPolicy: #Resilience funding + pub-private partnership good but #Hyogo #HFA2 must measure #community input @NepalDRR #GPDRR13 http:/… 2 days ago
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In #Nepal #RiskReduction strategy #ClimateChange key. Public-private partners + @NepalDRR work w communities #GPDRR13 http://t.co/4dduobLWRG 2 days ago
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A prerequisite, not an option: Integrating #climatechange in #RiskReduction @maldivianrc blogs #gpdrr13 http://t.co/d4zgqY0ixU MT @UNISDR 2 days ago
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English Archive
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Today is our day. This power is your power.
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Red Cross engages public in May 8 celebrations in Malta
Posted on May 12, 2013 | No CommentsExciting live demonstrations and a general feel good atmosphere permeated the square in front of one of the most popular shopping arcades on the island last weekend as the... -
Turkish Red Crescent convoy attacked in Somalia
Posted on April 18, 2013 | No CommentsOne local staff of the Turkish Red Crescent was killed and three were injured in an attack that took place in Somalia, where the Red Crescent is currently present to... -
UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos meets Turkish Red Crescent President Ahmet Lutfi Akar
Posted on March 26, 2013 | No Comments“The Red Crescent has been very successful,” said Valerie Amos, UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on the occasion of her meeting with the Turkish Red... -
Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines: from one mother to another
Posted on January 10, 2013 | No CommentsIn the wake of Typhoon Bopha, Kate Bundra Roux visited an evacuation camp run by the Philippine Red Cross. -
For the first time, Afghan Red Crescent Society members vote for a new constitution
Posted on November 1, 2012 | No CommentsIn October, the Afghan Red Crescent Society held its first general assembly, ratifying its constitutions among its members for the first time. Mohammad Yasin Hussaini was there. -
A few miles apart: former neighbours have similar needs following violence in Myanmar
Posted on October 31, 2012 | No CommentsJoe Cropp from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, visits camps for displaced people in Rakhine, Myanmar, and finds lives torn apart. -
Live tweeting from the first workshop on online learning in the Americas
Posted on October 18, 2012 | No CommentsThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) organized a workshop on e-learning in the Americas. The week-long workshop opened on 15 October, bringing together training leaders from all over Latin America. This Storify will be updated throughout the week. -
A walk, a wait, a lifeline, and a stupid question…
Posted on October 5, 2012 | No CommentsIn his final dispatch from Bangladesh, Joe Cropp joins a group of women dealing with the aftermath of the recent floods and sees how a small cash grant can change lives across the community. -
Boats, bikes, automobiles and learning how to stand very, very still
Posted on October 3, 2012 | No CommentsOn his journey through Bangladesh seeing the work of the national Red Crescent society, Joe Cropp learns that the organization's volunteers won't let flood waters prevent their mission. -
“We have survived floods before. We’ll do it again.”
Posted on October 3, 2012 | 2 CommentsIFRC’s Joe Cropp is in Bangladesh to see the work of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society in response to the recent floods. This is his second post. -
On the road in flood-damaged Bangladesh
Posted on October 1, 2012 | No CommentsIFRC's Joe Cropp is in Bangladesh to see the work of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society in response to the recent floods. This is the first of four posts coming this week. -
The positive hype and energy of one development programme in Sri Lanka
Posted on September 21, 2012 | No CommentsTaru Tuohiniemi heads to Sri Lanka to find families waiting for monsoon rains, but carrying on with their lives after returning to regions torn apart by conflict. -
Efficient disaster response requires effective logistics support
Posted on August 21, 2012 | No CommentsJoe Cropp stands at the loading bay of the Red Cross warehouse in Manila as emergency relief is sent out to flood affected communities. -
Kosovo: scaling up community engagement during and after disasters
Posted on August 15, 2012 | No CommentsAt the beginning of 2012, the IFRC office in Kosovo launched two DREF operations to respond to the extreme winter condition of January and February and to support the most vulnerable families in the affected areas.
