Americas

12 juillet 2013

Preparedness keeps Haitians safe as Tropical Storm Chantal weakens

As Tropical Storm Chantal steadily approached the Caribbean this week, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), together with the Haitian Red Cross, was busy making preparations to respond as quickly as possible.
Bolivia: Resilience, drive and a deep love of home in the wake of deadly floods
9 juillet 2013

Bolivia: Resilience, drive and a deep love of home in the wake of deadly floods

Earlier this year, Bolivia suffered its worst floods in over 20 years. In the southern Tupiza Department, three days of heavy rain caused the San Juan del Oro and ...
New operations centre looks forward to the next 150 years of humanitarian action
30 mai 2013

New operations centre looks forward to the next 150 years of humanitarian action

To mark World Red Cross Red Crescent Day on 8 May, the Nicaraguan Red Cross open a new Emergency Operations Centre to improve its disaster response operations.

La Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge constitue, avec ses 187 Sociétés nationales membres, le plus vaste réseau humanitaire du monde. En tant que membres du Mouvement international de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge, nous sommes guidés dans notre travail par sept Principes fondamentaux: humanité, impartialité, neutralité, indépendance, volontariat, unité et universalité.