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International News Update 11.19.09
The International News Update highlights recent media coverage of the global Red Cross and Red Crescent network.
In the News
1st Asian Red Cross chief
November 19, 2009 - Straits Times
The International Red Cross selected on Thursday its first Asian chief in the organisation's 90-year history, the Japanese Red Cross Society said.
Canada shamed on Afghan prisoner torture
November 19, 2009 - Toronto Star
He also said that when the Red Cross wanted to look into the treatment of detainees turned over by the Canadian troops, the Canadian Forces wouldn't take...
Canada complicit in torture of innocent Afghans, diplomat says Globe and Mail
Filipino Humanitarian Amelia Gordon Dies At 89
November 18, 2009 - AHN
Manila, Philippines (AHN) - Amelia Gordon, mother of Philippine National Red Cross Chairman and Senator Richard Gordon, passed away on Tuesday. She was 89.
France inks Gaza hospital reconstruction project
November 18, 2009 - AFP
The project covers the reconstruction and re-equipping of the intensive care unit of the Al Quds hospital, the Red Crescent's main centre in the Hamas-ruled...
Video: Inside Story - The pending Palestinian issue - 17 Nov 09 Al Jazeera
Video: Inside Story - The pending Palestinian issue - 17 Nov 09 Al Jazeera
France - Visit by Bernard Kouchner to Israel and the Palestinian Territories ISRIA
Konnie Huq stars in British Red Cross viral campaign
November 19, 2009 - mad.co.uk
The British Red Cross has launched a viral campaign starring TV presenter Konnie Huq in a bid to challenge misconceptions young people hold about HIV.
What the Goldstone report missed
November 19, 2009 - Washington Post
...humanitarian organizations such as Amnesty International, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the Red Cross/Red Crescent and Human Rights Watch?
Andrews steps down from Irish Red Cross
November 17, 2009 - Irish Times
The Irish Red Cross Society faces major restructuring in how it is run following the completion of an internal governance review which coincided with David...
Kenya to host world's largest humanitarian conference
November 13, 2009 - Xinhua
The 17th Session of the General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent and 2009 Council of Delegates will be held in Africa ...
Aid Agencies Suspend Eastern Chad Operations
November 13, 2009 - Voice of America
In one case, an international staff member of the International Committee of the Red Cross was kidnapped. And, in the other case, a national staff member...
Capital to Host UAE-Pakistan Friendship Festival
November 15, 2009 - Khaleej Times
A part of the funds will also be donated to Red Crescent. The festival has the approval of the Foreign Ministry, he said. Izhar Haider, chief coordinator of...
Angolan Red Cross supports returnees from DRC
November 13, 2009 - AngolaPress
The delegation of the Angolan Red Cross (CVA) in the northern Uíge Province handed over last Monday three tons of various products, to be distributed...
Student writer wins African trip
November 15, 2009 - BBC News
A woman from Wellington, Somerset, has travelled to southern Africa to see a Red Cross project tackling the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
2000 Poor Families in RAK Benefit from Red Crescent Eid Aid
November 13, 2009 - Khaleej Times
The Red Crescent has distributed coupons to around 2000 poor families in Ras Al Khaimah who will benefit from this year's...
President McAleese joins young Red Cross members for special birthday event
November 15, 2009 - Reuters AlertNet
The National Youth Forum of the Irish Red Cross saw hundreds of young people, aged from 5 – 17 years who are members of the Irish Red Cross, gathering to...
Ontario offers aid to help the Philippines rebuild after devastating typhoons
November 15, 2009 - The Canadian Press
The money, announced Sunday, will be channelled through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. In a prepared statement...
Albinos Killed for Body Parts in Africa
November 15, 2009 - My Fox Boston
...people who have little or no pigment in their eyes, skin and hair -- in this region of Africa started in August 2008, according to the Red Cross.
More Civilians Flee War-Torn Yemen
November 13, 2009 - Voice of America
The International Committee of the Red Cross and Yemen Red Crescent are caring for thousands of people in the northwestern part of Saada governorate...
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Ongoing Response Efforts for Hurricane Jimena
November 13, 2009 – Newsroom.RedCross.org
Gavin White is an American Red Cross disaster management delegate based out of Mexico City . He recently accompanied the Mexican Red Cross on a trip to provide relief to those impacted by Hurricane Jimena.
El Salvador – Cruz Roja trata de llegar a comunidades aisladas
Noviembre 11, 2009 – CruzRojaAmericana.org
Tres días después de las inundaciones que asolaron cinco departamentos del centro de El Salvador, la Cruz Roja Salvadoreña (CRS) continúa participando en las tareas de búsqueda y rescate de supervivientes, distribuyendo artículos de primera necesidad entre los afectados y realizando las primeras evaluaciones de los daños causados por lluvias y deslaves en infraestructuras y viviendas.
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