Empress Shôken Fund announces grants for 2020
The Fund The Empress Shôken Fund is named after Her Majesty the Empress of Japan, who proposed –...
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Author: chrisaucoin
Every day is heartbreaking. Too many still aren’t taking COVID-19 seriously
ROME — Intensive care beds full of people. Of every age. Women and men dying alone, unable to say...
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Humanitarian challenges in the spotlight as International Conference gets underway
As the 33rd International Conference in Geneva gets underway, IFRC President Francesco Rocca and ICRC President Peter Maurer discuss humanitarian challenges and some of the big issues on the agenda this week.
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Red Cross Red Crescent Academy established in China
The International Academy of the Red Cross and Red Crescent was established in Suzhou on 31 August...
Read MoreIn Pictures: A new beginning for families in Bangladesh
In August 2017, heavy monsoon rains caused wide-spread flooding in India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. Almost two-thirds of Bangladesh was flooded, affecting more than 6.9 million people. Thousands of homes and hectares of...
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