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How the Colombian Red Cross fulfilled its mission in 2011

How the Colombian Red Cross fulfilled its mission in 2011

by Silvia Ballen, Head of Communications, Colombian Red Cross In 2011 humanitarian actions undertaken by the Colombian Red Cross benefited 2,488,655 people directly, a...

Colombia takes step in the right direction with new disaster law

Colombia takes step in the right direction with new disaster law

A new National Disaster Risk Management law has been approved by authorities of Colombia, significantly shifting the positioning of the National Response and ...

Colombia: floods affect more than 1.5 million people

Silvia Ballen, Colombian Red Cross The intense rains that have affected Colombia in recent monts have caused the overflow of creeks and rivers in 28 of the 32...

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Contact details

Address:

Avenida 68 N° 68B-31
1110 Santafé de Bogotá D.C.

Postal Address:

Apartado Aéreo 111061
Bogotá, D.C.

Contact Information:

Tel: (57) (1) 4375300(commutador) 4376399 - 4376375 (Presidencia)
Fax: (57) (1) 6607010 (Presidencia) 4376301 (Operaciones)
Telex: 45433 CRC CO
Telegram: CRUZ ROJA BOGOTA
Email: presidencia@cruzrojacolombiana.org
walter.cotte@cruzrojacolombiana.org
Web: http://www.cruzrojacolombiana.org

Language of correspondence: Spanish

People:

  • Presidente Nacional: Dr. Fernando José CARDENAS GUERRERO
  • Primera Vicepresidente: Dra. Judith CARVAJAL DE ALVAREZ
  • Segundo Vicepresidente: Dr. Luis Alfonso HOYOS MOLINA
  • Director Ejecutivo General: Sr Walter Ricardo COTTE WITINGAN
  • Director Nacional de Voluntariada: Lic. Fabio BENTANCOURTH RAMIREZ
  • Directora financiera: Sra Annabell CARRERA REÑA
  • Director General de Doctrina y Protección: Sr Carlos Alberto GIRALDO GALLON
  • Director General de Salud: Dr. Juvenal Francisco MORENO CARRILLO
  • Director General de Socorro Nacional: Sr Cesar A. URUEÑA
  • Director General de Docencia Nacional: Sr Rafael Antonio BURGOS
  • Subdirector Operativo Socorro Nacional: Mr Marinson BUITRAGO
  • Asesor Juridico: Mr Brayan RODRIGUEZ
  • Jefe Cooperación y Desarrollo: Sr Fernando CUBIDES ALARCON
  • Jefe de Comunicación e Imagen Corporativa (e): Mrs Silvia BALLEN
  • Jefe Movilización y Desarrollo de Recursos: Mrs Miryam SALAZAR
  • Subgerente Loteria: Sr Gilberto GARDENAS ANGARITA

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