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Humanitarian Organizations

One man killed and other injured in a car crash in Jbeil

nowlebanon.com
Oct 11, 2008
        

A man identified as Hani Youssef Hamzah, 28, was killed and another, Imad Youssef Aad, 33, was injured after their car crashed on Saturday morning in the Chamat area in Jbeil. The Lebanese Red Cross moved Hamzah’s body to the...

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A Red Cross salute

jamaica-gleaner.com
Oct 11, 2008
        

The Jamaica Red Cross representatives welcomed one of its brethren last Thursday.Sir Nicholas Young, CEO of the British Red Cross, was the honoured guest at a reception held by Jeremy Cresswell, British High Commissioner to...

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redcross.org: Decatur, Illinois. Although the Gower family home was destroyed by a fire, the Red Cross was there to help them recover. redcross.org

Red Cross launches disaster relief campaign

capitalnews9.com
Oct 10, 2008 4 related
        

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The economy is hitting everyone, including charities. For decades, the American Red Cross has been helping people in the most difficult times. But now they say they need more help for disaster relief. The Red...

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Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting Flares As Civilians Run in East

allafrica.com
Oct 10, 2008 6 related
        

Serious fighting has broken out in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province and in the neighbouring district of Ituri, with thousands of civilians displaced, and others cut off, amid claims that foreign troops had...

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Morgantown School Holds Blood Drive

wboy.com
Oct 10, 2008 1 related
        

Posted Friday, October 10, 2008 ; 04:54 PM Donors can win scholarships. Story by Macall Allen MORGANTOWN -- People came out to give blood at Ridgedale Elementary School in Morgantown, Friday afternoon. The American Red Cross is...

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Former Red Cross Director Accused of Stealing Money

fox16.com
Oct 10, 2008 1 related
        

A former executive director of the Garland County Chapter of the American Red Cross is charged with embezzling nearly a $100,000 the agency. Hot Springs Police arrested Karla Brown Thursday, she's out on bond. While the Red...

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Evacuees without a way to get home

kxan.com
Oct 10, 2008 1 related
        

Alphonso Thomas is just one of several East Texans with no way to get home. Like many other Texans who were forced to leave under mandatory evacuations, Thomas left with just $60 in his pocket, just enough money for gas to get...

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AU Urges the West Not to Cut Aid to Africa

voanews.com
Oct 10, 2008 21 related
        

listen to interview with Oxfam official - Download (MP3) listen to interview with Oxfam official - Listen (MP3) The chairperson of the African Union, Tanzanian Jakaya Kikwete, urges the world not to cut back on aid to Africa....

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Unchecked Gun Trade Fuels Conflict, Poverty: UN Treaty Seen As Urgent

gunpolicy.org
Oct 10, 2008 2 related
        

UNITED NATIONS -- With 1.3 trillion dollars spent every year on the world's militaries, countries enmeshed in conflict are often flooded by weapons which are then turned against helpless civilian populations, say human rights...

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John Paul II High School Honor Society raises funds for Hurricane Ike Victims

pegasusnews.com
Oct 10, 2008
        

The National Honor Society at John Paul II High School showed that they truly believe in their school’s motto, “Seek to Serve”, by pulling together in the wake of Hurricane Ike to help those affected by the disaster. Through a...

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