This report provides an overview of the achievements and key lessons of the Canadian Red Cross response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. It is not meant to provide detailed information about...
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This report provides an overview of the achievements and key lessons of the Canadian Red Cross response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. It is not meant to provide detailed information about...
(Ottawa - August 27, 2010) - Sometimes families are separated when they need each other most. The Canadian Red Cross is today launching a phone line for people living in Canada to reconnect with...
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Ottawa - Saturday December 23, 2006 A crisis always provides opportunity for change, and natural calamities are no exception. When countries or communities are struck by disasters, their...
(Ottawa - April 13, 2006) The Canadian Red Cross is pleased to announce a $10.9-million vocational training program for tsunami-affected women and youth in Sri Lanka. The three-year program is in...
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This has been an unprecedented year of natural disasters. Starting as the full and horrific impact of the tsunami sunk in, it draws to a close as we struggle to assist the survivors of the earthquake...
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At the six-month mark, $141 million spent or committed for approved projects (Ottawa, June 23, 2005) Six months after tsunamis killed hundreds of thousands, left millions homeless and erased entire...
When Sumitra Sumi heard on December 26 about the tsunami striking several kilometres from her home, she knew her skills would be needed. The 27-year-old mother works in a health centre supported by...
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The 9.0 earthquake off the western coast of northern Sumatra on December 26, 2004, triggered massive waves or 'tsunamis', inundating coastal areas in countries around the Indian Ocean rim. Sri Lanka,...
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(Ottawa-March 24, 2005) -- During the three months since the devastating earthquake and tsunami of December 26, which claimed more than 250,000 lives in Asia, the Canadian Red Cross has sent more...
By Pamela Davie, Canadian Red Cross delegate in Sri Lanka The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Sri Lankan Red Cross announced that they will play a leading...
By Pamela Davie, Canadian Red Cross Standing on the dusty roadside, the arrivals of ExpoAir flight 771 wait silently in the still heat of mid-morning for their luggage. I feel a sharp sense of...
By Bernard Barrett, Canadian Red Cross delegate in Sri Lanka "I am very happy to be able to help the people here during their difficulties," says 31-year-old Mathyvannan Somaheswary, "my desire is to...
By Pamela Davie in Galle, Sri Lanka Faroza Saidiya says that she and her family are moving forward, step by step, since the tsunami struck their home on the coast of Galle in southern Sri Lanka. The...
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Ottawa, January 27, 2005 -- The Canadian Red Cross is winding down its fundraising in support of tsunami relief in Asia. "The outpouring of care and generosity has been overwhelming here in Canada -...
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(Ottawa, January 24, 2005) -- The Canadian Red Cross today released an overview of its tsunami assistance plan, to be delivered in two phases: emergency relief and long term rehabilitation. The plan...
(Ottawa, December 28, 2004) - The Canadian Red Cross, in cooperation with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Department of National Defence, are sending a relief flight to...
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Ottawa, December 26, 2004 - The Canadian Red Cross is appealing for cash donations to support relief efforts following this morning's devastating earthquake and tidal wave in South East Asia. The...