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Argentina

7 March 2008

"Breaking the silence" on gender-based violence in Argentina

Gabriela Luna was born 36 years ago in Rosario de la Frontera, a city with around 30,000 inhabitants in the north of Argentina.
3 January 2005

Argentina Red Cross provides psocological support to those affected by the fire in a disco

More than 180 persons have lost their lives and around 600 have been injured in the fire that broke out last Thursday at a disco in Buenos Aires.
17 December 2004

Linking climate change and risk reduction

From the Arctic to Antarctica, from small island developing states and disaster prone countries, from environmental and humanitarian organizations, the overwhelming ...
Hope never dies in Corrientes
17 June 2004

Hope kept alive in Corrientes

“Qué hora son, mi corazón…What time is it, my heart.
27 January 2004

Joana: the embodiment of Argentina’s social crisis

Like every Friday, Viviana Guzman stops in front of the children playing around a disused sugar mill in Santa Ana.
Secretary General gets first hand experience of Argentine social crisis
14 May 2003

Secretary General gets first hand experience of Argentine social crisis

The secretary general of the International Federation, Didier Cherpitel, has seen in person some of the projects that are seeking to tackle the effects of the ...
Health the priority after Argentine floods
7 May 2003

Health the priority after Argentine floods

As the north-eastern Argentine province of Santa Fe slowly recovers from last week’s devastating floods, attention is turning to preventing health emergencies caused ...
Argentina hit by devastating floods
1 May 2003

Argentina hit by devastating floods

It has been described as a “national catastrophe” by Argentine President, Eduardo Duhalde.
Argentine crisis energizes volunteer spirit
15 April 2003

Argentine crisis energizes volunteer spirit

It is a special day today in the north-eastern Argentine city of Corrientes.
Grinding poverty in the Argentine countryside
13 February 2003

Grinding poverty in the Argentine countryside

Tucuman province produces an abundance of potatoes, soybeans, garlic, and strawberries.
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