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26 October 2012

Red Cross Red Crescent Movement honoured for its humanitarian work

The international Red Cross Red Crescent Movement has been awarded the 2012 Prince of Asturias award for its exceptional work in international cooperation. The award was presented to Tadateru Konoé, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and Peter Maurer, President of the International...
Growing needs, shrinking funds: Spain might just be the beginning
10 October 2012

Growing needs, shrinking funds: Spain might just be the beginning

For the first time ever the collected funds from the Spanish Red Cross ‘Día de la Banderita - Flag Day - will flow into the national appeal.
Bringing relief to people affected by wildfires on Canary Islands
15 August 2012

Bringing relief to people affected by wildfires on Canary Islands

Staff and volunteers of the Spanish Red Cross have been working around the clock to tackle the humanitarian consequences of the forest fires.
Red Cross assists after deadly Spanish quake
12 May 2011

Red Cross assists after deadly Spanish quake

Thousands of residents of the Spanish town of Lorca are relying on emergency aid after two earthquakes caused severe damage and led to eight deaths (including two ...
19 December 2008

Spain: Sportspeople against malaria

Olivia Acosta, Spanish Red Cross, in Madrid
Barajas airport crash: 23 Spanish Red Cross teams continue essential psychological support
22 August 2008

Barajas airport crash: 23 Spanish Red Cross teams continue essential psychological

Twenty-three Spanish Red Cross teams continue to bring essential psychological support to families of the victims of Wednesday’s (20 August) air crash at Barajas ...
21 August 2008

300 Spanish Red Cross volunteers respond to air crash in Madrid airport

Some 300 Spanish Red Cross volunteers were immediately sent in to respond to the crash of a Spanair flight, bound for the Canary Islands, at midday on 20 August at ...
8 June 2007

United Nations and International Federation leaders share common humanitarian concerns

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and International Federation President Juan Manuel Suárez del Toro shared common humanitarian concerns during their ...
22 July 2005

Spanish Red Cross provides psychological support to those affected by the European fires

In recent weeks, large parts of southern Europe have been devastated by massive forest fires.
Repairing Galicia’s socio-economic fabric
19 April 2005

Repairing Galicia’s socio-economic fabric

It will be three years this November since the Prestige oil tanker sank in the rough seas along Galicia’s Atlantic coastline.
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