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6 July 2012

New agreement will help National Society raise its international response reputation

For Korean medical doctor Suwan Park, the period of two weeks he spent in Haiti in the aftermath of the massive 2010 earthquake was an unforgettable experience. “His [the patient’s] amputated right leg was covered with blood and pus. His eyes were filled with terror as he clung to his father. When I carefully opened the wound, his bone...
Taking diversity and multiculturalism into the classroom
26 June 2012

Taking diversity and multiculturalism into the classroom

As you walk the corridors of a community centre run by the Republic of Korea National Red Cross, competing sounds drift towards you from behind the various classroom ...
Painting the town red to say thank you to the world’s blood donors
15 June 2012

Painting the town red to say thank you to the world’s blood donors

By Peter Carolan in Seoul In a spectacular series of events in Seoul, this year’s World Blood Donor Day, hosted by the Republic of Korea Government and the Korea...
3,000 students join forces to create the world’s largest human blood drop
13 June 2012

3,000 students join forces to create the world’s largest human blood drop

Back in February, the Republic of Korea National Red Cross, which is hosting World Blood Donor Day, decided to raise awareness of the importance of blood donation, by...
17 November 2005

A new age of our Federation

Asta Ytre and Roberta Zuchegna, Seoul
17 November 2005

The Movement honours its own - the Henry Dunant medal ceremony

Marie-Françoise Borel in Seoul
14 November 2005

Seoul – Federation recognizes its own with the first-ever Henry Davison, Youth and Volunteer Awards

Day two (12 Nov) of the International Federation’s General Assembly, currently being held in Seoul, ended in tears of joy and proud smiles.
12 November 2005

International Federation re-elects Súarez del Toro as President

Today, during the 15th General Assembly, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies re-elected 53-year-old Juan Manuel Suárez del Toro ...
11 November 2005

Assembly opens to a Seoul beat

The official opening of the 15th Session of the General Assembly of the International Federation, the organization’s highest decision-making body, saw all in ...
11 November 2005

Volunteering for the future

Today, much attention is put on paid work.
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