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Planting coconut palms in Indonesia - News story 18/11/2008
Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of Congo: “We need to prepare” - News story 14/11/2008
Viet Nam floods: repeated disasters bring desolation to northern and central provinces - News story 14/11/2008
Sri Lanka: Community credit boosts poorest families - News story 13/11/2008
China: Volunteerism leads to long-term commitments and deep friendships - News story 12/11/2008
Ethiopia’s rain-lashed Wolaita zone holds its breath for the harvest - News story 12/11/2008
Yemen: Situation “critical” for flood-affected families - News story 11/11/2008
China: A healing touch for children - News story 10/11/2008
Haiti: Red Cross Red Crescent responds to school tragedy - News story 10/11/2008
Red Cross Red Crescent partners overhaul Sri Lanka’s health infrastructure - News story 10/11/2008
China: Earthquake survivors bracing for winter - News story 06/11/2008
Cyclone Nargis and talk of climate change - News story 05/11/2008
Djibouti: Pastoralists’ way of life at risk - News story 05/11/2008
Pakistan: Misery and tears in Baluchistan’s juniper valley - News story 03/11/2008
Cyclone Nargis: profiles of village recovery - News story 31/10/2008
Indonesia : Promoting hand washing can save lives - News story 31/10/2008
Indonesia: Preparing for tsunamis through drama - News story 31/10/2008
Yemen: Flash floods cause havoc - News story 30/10/2008
Pakistan: Baluchistan earthquakes met with immediate humanitarian response - News story 29/10/2008
Egypt conference on avian and human influenza : “We must remain vigilant,” says IFRC expert - News story 27/10/2008
Sri Lanka: Water supply project to benefit 100,000 people - News story 24/10/2008
Severe flooding in Central America: Red Cross brings vital assistance to affected families - News story 23/10/2008
Survivors of Hurricane Mitch have rebuilt their lives - News story 22/10/2008
Partnerships as a driving force for African Red Cross Red Crescent Societies - News story 21/10/2008
Algeria floods and mudslides - News story 17/10/2008
Indonesia, Nias: It’s all about behaviour change - News story 17/10/2008
Zimbabwe: Esther Mhike, Red Cross volunteer in Masvingo - News story 16/10/2008
India: Climate change a major focus as tree planting gains momentum - News story 14/10/2008
Displaced people from South Ossetia still need vital assistance - News story 10/10/2008
Georgia: psychosocial support essential for internally displaced - News story 10/10/2008
Myanmar: Children of the cyclone - News story 10/10/2008
Guatemala: Growing awareness for climate change - News story 09/10/2008
Kyrgyzstan earthquake: eyewitness account - News story 09/10/2008
Maldives: final steps to recovery - News story 08/10/2008
Tajikistan: disaster preparedness reduces risks and saves lives - News story 08/10/2008
Red Crescent Society of Kyrgyzstan first to respond to quake survivors - News story 07/10/2008
Ethiopia: Anteshe’s story: A widow scraping by - News story 03/10/2008
Nepal: HIV – Saving the next generation - News story 03/10/2008
Mongolia: Making a long-term difference - News story 02/10/2008
Pakistan: Joy as schools reopen after earthquake - News story 01/10/2008
Togo: Recovering from the flood - News story 01/10/2008
Empress Shôken Fund – a partner for positive change - News story 30/09/2008
Myanmar: True humanitarian heroes - News story 30/09/2008
Haiti: Shelter from the Storm - News story 29/09/2008
Indonesia: Nasir’s story: life after the tsunami - News story 29/09/2008
China Red Cross rushes relief to flooding, typhoon survivors - News story 26/09/2008
China: Faces of recovery - News story 26/09/2008
Zimbabwe: Otillia, 42, Red Cross home-based care client in Chivi - News story 26/09/2008
IFRC Haiti operation ramps up - News story 25/09/2008
India: Voices from Bihar State - News story 25/09/2008
Moldova’s journey from drought to flooding - News story 24/09/2008
Shooting in Kauhajoki: Finnish Red Cross provides emergency psychological support - News story 24/09/2008
Pakistan: Red Cross Red Crescent responds to suicide bomb in Islamabad - News story 22/09/2008
Trishaw drivers come to the rescue on Sri Lanka’s roads - News story 22/09/2008
Ethiopia: Fighting the deadly drought - News story 19/09/2008
Haiti: after the deluge - News story 19/09/2008
Zimbabwe: Tendai, 35, Red Cross home-based care client in Masvingo - News story 18/09/2008
India: Massive flood relief operation underway - News story 17/09/2008
Maldives: A major step towards recovery - News story 17/09/2008
Red Cross providing help to Hurricane 2008 victims - News story 16/09/2008
Haiti: Humanitarian situation worsens - News story 15/09/2008
Zimbabwe: Musa Gumbo, Red Cross district coordinator for Mwenezi - News story 15/09/2008
Egyptian Red Crescent blazes trail for pandemic-flu preparedness - News story 12/09/2008
Sri Lanka: End in sight for tsunami housing efforts - News story 12/09/2008
West and Central Africa Zone invests in early warning measures - News story 10/09/2008
Zimbabwe food crisis: Red Cross supplementary feeding centre in Mwenezi - News story 10/09/2008
Food insecurity and orphanhood in Zimbabwe - News story 08/09/2008
South Sudan: More than 2000 homes submerged by flash floods - News story 08/09/2008
Haiti: Red Cross Red Crescent in action - News story 05/09/2008
Cuba: Early warning saves lives in “worst hurricane in 50 years” - News story 04/09/2008
India: Bihar floods displace more families and take more lives - News story 04/09/2008
Indonesia: Banda Aceh’s unsung heroes - News story 04/09/2008
Cholera outbreak in West and Central Africa - News story 02/09/2008
China: Red Cross on the spot as new earthquake strikes - News story 01/09/2008
Gustav: Red Cross preparations enable fast response - News story 01/09/2008
India: Situation worsens by the day - News story 01/09/2008
Red Cross shelters thousands as Gustav approaches - News story 01/09/2008
American Red Cross braces for Gustav landfall - News story 29/08/2008
Haiti: Early warning saves lives - News story 29/08/2008
Youth leaders school 2008 - Belarusian Red Cross youth - News story 29/08/2008
Americas: Thousands affected by Hurricane Gustav - News story 28/08/2008
International Olympic Committee and International Federation agree to strengthen cooperation - News story 28/08/2008
Zimbabwe: “The situation is critical” says Red Cross secretary general - News story 28/08/2008
Peru: Young lives through the lens - News story 27/08/2008
South Asia: 1.5 million affected by flooding - News story 27/08/2008
South Asia: Building safer communities - News story 27/08/2008
Kyrgyzstan air crash – Red Crescent brings essential comfort to victims’ relatives - News story 25/08/2008
Barajas airport crash: 23 Spanish Red Cross teams continue essential psychological support - News story 22/08/2008
India: Monsoon floods wreak havoc - News story 22/08/2008
Indonesia: Rebuilding the heart of the village - News story 22/08/2008
Uganda: Hepatitis E outbreak kills at least 104 - News story 22/08/2008
Viet Nam: Flood survivors tell their stories - News story 22/08/2008
300 Spanish Red Cross volunteers respond to air crash in Madrid airport - News story 21/08/2008
Georgia and North Ossetia: Red Cross responds on the spot to assist displaced people - News story 21/08/2008
Helping Peru rebuild, one year later - News story 21/08/2008
Fay, the sixth Atlantic storm of the season tears across the Caribbean - News story 20/08/2008
Red Cross reaches 100th day of humanitarian relief for China earthquake survivors - News story 20/08/2008
Red Cross responds to Viet Nam floods - News story 14/08/2008
Conflict in Georgia: International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement brings emergency assistance to displaced and wounded - News story 12/08/2008
International Youth Day: mobilizing Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers on the impact of climate change - News story 12/08/2008
Community-based health programme underway in Sri Lanka - News story 08/08/2008
Moldova and Ukraine Red Cross Societies respond to most severe floods in 200 years - News story 04/08/2008
Launch of the Red Cross HIV Global Alliance for Latin America and the Caribbean - News story 03/08/2008
HIV: Changing attitudes in Mongolia - News story 31/07/2008
West and Central Africa: flood alert confirmed - News story 31/07/2008
Worst flooding in decades devastates Central and Eastern Europe - News story 31/07/2008
Drought wreaks havoc in northern Afghanistan - News story 29/07/2008