Hungary

16 marzo 2013

Thousands stranded for a second night in freezing weather

Thousands of motorists including tourists and truck drivers spent their second night cuddling up in shelters across western Hungary as the chaos caused by the heavy snowfall and gusty wind blocked major highways
Volunteers on hand to assist stranded motorists after snowstorm
15 marzo 2013

Volunteers on hand to assist stranded motorists after snowstorm

A severe snowstorm compounded by strong gusty winds forced over 10,000 people to spend the night in their cars or roadside buildings after being stranded on a major ...
Conference hears about the value of volunteers in a crisis
23 septiembre 2011

Norway Red Cross stresses the value of volunteers in a crisis

Last weekend, 200 representatives from 65 Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies, civil society organizations, academia, governments and the private sector ...
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.