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Tweets from @Federation
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RT @RedCross: Follow @RedCrossOKC @RedCrossWFTX and @RedCrossDFW for updates on local tornado activity and relief. 8 hours ago
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RT @RedCross: #Tornado #severe storm tools: Shelter map http://t.co/n1rYYntR7G Register yourself/friend as Safe&Well: http://t.co/jyqVBszoRw 8 hours ago
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RT @RedCrossSC: @RedCross is working around-the-clock to help in #Oklahoma w/ shelters, food, water, supplies & emotional support. http://t… 8 hours ago
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RT @AyhamAlomari: Join us tomorrow at #VolunteerismUHC side event at #WHA66 http://t.co/iMANKPi7wo with @Federation @GHWAlliance @GBCHealt… 15 hours ago
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RT @reeniac: Resilience should be defined and driven by communities, focusing on the most vulnerable #gpdrr2013 @Federation http://t.co/7bX… 15 hours ago
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Americas Archive
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In pictures: Red Cross at work following Hurricane Sandy in Haiti
Posted on November 16, 2012 | No CommentsIn Haiti, a country which has suffered from two massive natural disasters in the last few years, hundreds of thousands found themselves once again facing a winter without shelter. The Haiti Red Cross Society is working to ensure that these people are supported through their challenges. -
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. -
Dyanne Marenco González, Costa Rican Red Cross volunteer, on youth leadership
Posted on April 26, 2012 | No CommentsWhat is youth leadership? What do we mean by young? We could consider a definition with two parts: An objective definition, based only on the age of a... -
Slideshow – Violence prevention in disasters
Posted on March 29, 2012 | No CommentsYesterday the Canadian Red Cross and IFRC held a join workshop on effective violence prevention before, during and after a disaster. In addition to publishing a new report on the subject, the two organisations have created a presentation/photo essay discussing the issues around violence and disaster. -
Two years on, the Red Cross Red Crescent is hard at work in Haiti
Posted on January 11, 2012 | 1 CommentOn January 12th, 2010 a devastating earthquake struck in Haiti. Thousands died in the quake, and up to 1.8 million people were left homeless.
