News stories from Asia and Pacific

30 July 2013

Japan: Paying a return visit to one family who survived the tsunami

It has been more than two years since large tsunami waves came pouring into the town of Otsuchi in north-eastern Japan, and life, for the most part, has returned to normal.
Red Cross helps African family as they seek a new life in Korea
29 July 2013

Red Cross helps African family as they seek a new life in Korea

From the cheerful and easy way in which Niouma Doucoure interacts in Korean with the doctor and Red Cross medical social worker, you would not immediately divine the ...
DPRK: Water and relief supplies support 10,000 people following severe floods
26 July 2013

DPRK: Water and relief supplies support 10,000 people following severe floods

Over 3,300 Red Cross volunteers in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are providing clean drinking water and relief supplies to people affected by ...
Essential supplies and medical support arrive following earthquake in Gansu, China
24 July 2013

Essential supplies and medical support arrive following earthquake in Gansu, China

The Red Cross Society of China is responding to the needs of thousands of people affected by the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that struck China’s Gansu province at 7 ...
Cook Islanders struggle to adapt to creeping climate change
23 July 2013

Cook Islanders struggle to adapt to creeping climate change

Despite its reputation as a tropical paradise, the Cook Islands is at the front line of efforts to adapt to a changing climate.
Making a difference to people’s lives: Red Cross helps community resilience in China
19 July 2013

Making a difference to people’s lives: Red Cross helps community resilience in China

Wang Mingming and her husband Niu Jinwa are enthusiastic about the impact of a pumping station and a water channel that villagers built with support from the Red ...
IFRC President visits Korea to witness the development of a vital National Society
16 July 2013

IFRC President visits Korea to witness the development of a vital National Society

By Francis Markus in Seoul The President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Tadateru Konoé, has used a visit to the Republ...
Looking to the past to turn back the tide in the Solomon Islands
11 July 2013

Looking to the past to turn back the tide in the Solomon Islands

48-year-old Silas Kere might be considered an expert on climate change. He has dedicated his life to finding solutions that help his community to adapt to the ...
Indian Red Cross provides clean water and relief supplies in Uttarakhand
10 July 2013

Indian Red Cross provides clean water and relief supplies in Uttarakhand

Over a thousand lives have been lost and many more remain missing following the worst floods to strike Uttarakhand, India, in over 80 years.
Curbing the menace of dengue in the Solomon Islands
3 July 2013

Curbing the menace of dengue in the Solomon Islands

Since February 2013, Randy Solomon has been fighting a lonely battle. Working with a small staff and a handful of volunteers, she has been given the job of combating ...
Charting the path from evacuation to recovery
28 June 2013

Charting the path from evacuation to recovery

Shirley and Raymond thought they had seen everything when it came to floods in their hometown of Bundaberg on the east coast of Australia. But on 27 January 2013, ...
Rescue and relief operations continue following floods in Uttarkhand, northern India
28 June 2013

Rescue and relief operations continue following floods in Uttarkhand, northern India

Ten days after monsoon rains in northern India caused widespread devastation and loss of life, the Indian Red Cross Society continues to respond to humanitarian needs.
Pumping water from the Pacific as drought lingers in the Marshall Islands
24 June 2013

Pumping water from the Pacific as drought lingers in the Marshall Islands

By Ika Koeck, IFRC As severe drought maintains its grip on the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies...
Flash floods bring devastation to Uttarkhand in northern India
21 June 2013

Flash floods bring devastation to Uttarkhand in northern India

Heavy monsoon rains have triggered flash floods across Northern India, killing over 200 people and leaving tens of thousands stranded across the mountainous State of ...
Sri Lanka Red Cross to bolster welfare services for migrant workers
14 June 2013

Sri Lanka Red Cross to bolster welfare services for migrant workers

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society has taken steps to ensure that the millions of migrant workers travelling to Middle Eastern and European countries in search of ...
Marshall Islanders endure food and water shortages as drought lingers
10 June 2013

Marshall Islanders endure food and water shortages as drought lingers

Since April, the Pacific nation of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in Micronesia has been suffering from a severe drought that has seen up to 6,400 people ...
Picking up the pieces after Cyclone Mahasen in Bangladesh
6 June 2013

Picking up the pieces after Cyclone Mahasen in Bangladesh

On 16 May, 2013, Cyclone Mahasen struck coastal Bangladesh, killing 17 people and affecting around 1.5 million people across the districts of Patuakhali, Barguna and ...
Preparing for Myanmar’s monsoon season
4 June 2013

Preparing for Myanmar’s monsoon season

The recent news of Cyclone Mahasen marked the beginning of the 2013 Monsoon season in Myanmar. The storm threatened to sweep across Rakhine State.
Six months after Typhoon Bopha, recovery is yet to reach many families
4 June 2013

Six months after Typhoon Bopha, recovery is yet to reach many families

Six months after Typhoon Bopha battered Mindanao Island in the Philippines early recovery efforts are taking shape although many are struggling to get back on their feet.
Viet Nam: Working in partnership to build capacity and deliver better programmes
31 May 2013

Viet Nam: Working in partnership to build capacity and deliver better programmes

In order to expand the breadth, depth and quality of its services to millions of Vietnamese, the Vietnam Red Cross Society is working to build its capacity to be a ...
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