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Solferino Youth declaration One hundred and fifty years ago, a battle in northern Italy sparked an idea that has since changed the world. On 24 June 1859, Henry Dunant, a young Geneva businessman, witnessed horrifying suffering and agony following the battle of Solferino. In response, he mobilized the nearby village of Castiglione to care for all wounded, regardless of their nationality. |
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Caribbean Annual Report 2008 was an extremely busy year for the Caribbean region. The Caribbean Regional Representation Office (CRRO) in Port of Spain, Trinidad and the newly established Regional Representation for the Latin Caribbean (LCRR) in Santo Domingo, covering Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Haiti faced various.... |
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IFRC launches global appeal to reduce the impact of Pandemic influenza The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) today launched a preliminary appeal for 5 million Swiss francs (4.4 million US dollars / 3.3 million euro) to fund its response to the increasing worldwide spread of H1N1 influenza and the imminent risk of a global pandemic... |
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Red Cross in the Caribbean responds to hurricanes Relief and recovery operations are well underway in the Haiti, Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas and Turks and Caicos, all of which have been affected by a storm during the last few weeks... |
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Strengthening Red Cross youth in the Caribbean Attracting young people to the Red Cross adds value to the development of humanitarian action at community level with regard to prevention, education and care of vulnerable groups... |
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Volunteers - The backbone of the Red Cross Nicole Williams, Disaster Management Officer with the Caribbean Regional Representation Office, was deployed to assist the Turks and Caicos Red Cross with their emergency response operation following the passage of hurricane Ike and Hanna. This is her experience during the operation... |
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Education is at the core of the fight against HIV and AIDS Lois Hue, deputy director general, Jamaica Red Cross speaks about the International HIV and AIDS Conference, which took place in August in Mexico City, Mexico... |
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Red Cross develops youth-friendly services in St Lucia The provision of youth friendly services may be the key to curbing HIV and other health issues amongst young persons.... |