Tag: ICRC

World Water Day

March 22nd is World Water Day and so I’d like to emphasize the importance of water in public health and highlight some of the progress being made worldwide!! According to […]

Red Cross Worker Released!

With near-endless means of communication, positive news like that of Gauthier Lefèvre’s, a Red Cross aid worker in Sudan, can often go unnoticed. For those unfamiliar to the situation, the […]

Help for Haiti from Portland and Beyond

The tragic earthquake in Haiti is like no other disaster in history. The ICRC and many other agencies are on the ground working tirelessly in the relief effort. In such […]

Zombiefest: Virtual Gaming For A Cause

So, my twin brother plays Warcraft. Therefore, I know that people have fought demons, forged international alliances and even eloped on virtual landscapes. Much like Warcraft’s online world, a sim […]

Photojournalism Beyond the Front Lines

We’ve all heard the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. And it’s true — decades later, we still think of this haunting National Geographic cover or these […]

America Abroad: Interrogating Torture

Did any of you catch the episode of America Abroad that aired Tuesday night on OPB Radio? The topic was “Interrogating Torture” and the first segment focused primarily on the […]

What Makes Bad News Better?

The cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is all over the news right now. (It has been declared a national emergency after claiming more than 600 hundred lives and infecting 14,000.) This […]

Red Cross Responds To Tragedy In Mumbai

By now I’m sure you’re aware of the attacks in Mumbai over the Thanksgiving weekend.  Today I received an email from our international issues point person, Eric Porterfield, detailing what […]

Impartiality Put To The Test

I received an email today from Eric Corliss, our Emergency Services Director. The message discussed the first ever American Red Cross Humanitarian Prize winners. Recipients Dr. Younis Al Khatib (Palestine […]