Papua New Guinea

9 febrero 2012

Fears continue for over 100 missing in Papua New Guinea ferry tragedy

Over 100 people are still missing after a ferry carrying approximately 350 passengers sank off the north coast of Papua New Guinea on the morning of 2nd February 2012. Authorities have confirmed that 246 survivors have been saved.
23 octubre 2009

Papua New Guinea: Happy hand-washing birthday

School pupil Nelson John vigorously soaps and scrubs his hands, rinsing and drying them only when a second enthusiastic rendition of “Happy birthday” ends.
Water magic in Papua New Guinea
7 diciembre 2007

Water magic in Papua New Guinea

There was dancing in the streets of Popondetta on Sunday when an International Federation team produced the first drinking water in the flood-hit provincial capital ...
La Federación Internacional de Sociedades de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja es la mayor organización humanitaria del mundo, con 187 sociedades miembros. Siendo uno de los componentes del Movimiento Internacional de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja, nuestra labor se rige por los siete principios fundamentales: humanidad, imparcialidad, neutralidad, independencia, voluntariado, unidad y universalidad.