Red Cross

Children Among 15 Killed In Uganda Landslide

September 8, 2022 3:19 am

No fewer than 15 people, mainly women, and children have been confirmed dead in a landslide that occurred in a western Ugandan town yesterday after the area was battered by heavy rains, the Red Cross said.

The disaster which occurred in the town of Kasese on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo has left a yet-to-be-identified number of people missing and wiped out homes.

’15 bodies now. The majority are women and children,’ Red Cross spokeswoman Irene Nakasiita said in a briefing to the media. ‘Response action teams are still on the ground and the rescue mission is …

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COVID-19: Red Cross Trains 20 Volunteers In Niger

August 30, 2020 5:40 am

The International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and the National Headquarters of the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has commenced training of 20 selected volunteers from Niger on Coronavirus (COVID-19) response.

Mr Zakari Bolaji, Health Coordinator, national headquarters, NRCS, disclosed this while inaugurating the two -day training in Minna.

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“This training will expose our volunteers to COVID -19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) and Cash Voucher Assistance (CVA),” he said.

Bolaji said that the training was part of the strategy by the NRCS to ensure that the intervention programmes …

Surging COVID-19 Deepening Libya Crisis – Red Cross

August 20, 2020 5:26 pm

Coronavirus cases have skyrocketed 15-fold in Libya since June, the Red Cross said Thursday, warning this was further deepening the dire humanitarian crisis in the conflict-ravaged country.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said known COVID-19 cases in Libya had soared from 571 in June to more than 9,000 on Thursday.

“There is a continuous degradation of the humanitarian situation in Libya,” ICRC president Peter Maurer told reporters, pointing out that after nine years of violent conflict, many families have seen any reserves they once had fully depleted.

Maurer, who travelled to Libya earlier this week, said the number …

Red Cross Looks To Global Influencers To Fight Infodemic

May 5, 2020 6:16 pm

The Red Cross on Tuesday launched what it said was the first global network of social media influencers to battle misinformation about the new coronavirus and spread lifesaving content about the pandemic.

Experts have been warning for months that the pandemic has been cloaked in a massive “infodemic” — a deluge of information, including widespread false claims, which can pose a serious threat to public health.

The World Health Organization website lists a catalogue of dangerous “myths” circulating about the virus, including suggestions that hot peppers or excessive exposure to the sun can prevent or cure COVID-19.

And it flatly …

Boko Haram: Red Cross Opens Up On Role In Negotiations

March 1, 2020 2:05 pm

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), says its role in Nigeria does not involve taking part in the negotiation process between the federal government, the military and Boko Haram/ISWAP.

The body also declared that it has never and will not take the side of any party, insisting that ICRC remained focused on its effort of providing succour to insurgency victims and other civilians.

Communications Coordinator, ICRC Nigeria, Mr. Vincent Pouget, said this on Sunday in a chat with PRNigeria, while commenting on the processes that led to the rescue of some kidnapped Chibok and Dapchi girls in Borno

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