Tag: Myanmar
Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]
Quincy Jones on Myanmar / The Making Of the PSAs…
Our new friend, Quincy Jones, recorded two PSAs – the China earthquake one I posted yesterday as well as a combined Myanmar cyclone & China earthquake one I’m posting here. […]
International Disaster Relief Banner: Grab the Code
FYI: I put a little banner on our sidebar that leads to the International Response Fund donation page. If you want to put it on your site too, just email […]
Myanmar: Photos and Updates On Relief Efforts
I spent an hour this morning on a national conference call discussing the relief efforts in Myanmar. Some good news is that (as our blog readers may already know) there […]
Myanmar Disaster Relief: Latest Updates
We may be half a world away, but we at the Oregon Trail Chapter can still connect you with disaster relief in Myanmar. You can now donate specifically to Myanmar […]
World Red Cross Red Crescent Day
Happy 180th birthday, Henry Dunant. You are one of the main reasons the Red Cross is here. After you witnessed the brutality of war at the Battle of Solferino you […]
Resources Page For Myanmar Cyclone Response
Just learned from Wendy at National that there is a new page on RedCross.org for information on the Myanmar Cyclone response. See here. Read Wendy’s post here – it includes […]
Updates On Myanmar Disaster Response
It’s hard news to read as the reported death toll rises to 10,000. Our hearts go out to everyone affected. Here’s the latest news about the Red Cross disaster response: […]
More on Myanmar (Burma)
The American Red Cross (National) stands ready to help. Press release here. (Photo via The Associated Press – Released by China’s Xinhua News Agency)
International Humanitarian Aid and Law
This morning I got a call from News Channel 6 wanting to know if our Chapter had any people responding to the recent devastating cyclone in Myanmar (Burma). I didn’t […]