In a disaster, information can be as valuable as water, food or shelter. The Red Cross is using tools such as radio and SMS to provide people with simple but life-saving information that can help them to prepare for, survive and then recover from future disasters.
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YABC is the IFRC’s flagship initiative on the promotion of a culture of non-violence and peace. It was created in 2008 for youth and with youth from Red Cross and Red Crescent worldwide. YABC empowers them to take up an ethical leadership role in inspiring a positive transformation of mindsets, attitudes and behaviours within themselves
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This video explains how a behavioral approach to persuasive communication can produce a quantifiable results. By developing a deep understanding of group behavior, we can advance effective solutions to complex behavioral problems. All credit for this video goes to the Behavioural Dynamics Institute. For more information click the link below. http://www.bdinstitute.org/
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Thousands of people have died in Liberia as a result of the Ebola outbreak which began in March 2014. Members of a Liberian Red Cross monitor relatives and neighbours of Ebola victims. Background The Ebola virus causes an acute, serious illness which is often fatal if untreated. Ebola virus disease (EVD) first appeared in 1976
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The human face of climate change Video of The human face of climate change Climate change has been at the forefront of international debate with a focus on the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. The social and humanitarian implications of climate change, however, are only beginning to be brought to public and political attention as
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This film shows how to build a safer shelter and serves as tutorial on hurricane resistant techniques. Versión en español: http://youtu.be/u-3EYV7QX6k
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http://www.ifrc.org/beneficiary-commu…Le mouvement Croix-Rouge Croissant-Rouge pense que les communautés ont besoin et méritent d’avoir des informations qui pourront améliorer leur vie future, avant et après un désastre. Dans leur vie de tous les jours, les communautés prennent des décisions basées sur la meilleure information possible mise à leur disposition à un moment donné. Le partage des informations
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For more information: http://ifrc.org/beneficiary-communica… “Las personas afectadas por desastres necesitan información al igual que agua, comida, medicina o alojamiento: la información precisa y oportuna puede salvar vidas.”Informe Mundial de Desastres 2005 FICRComunicación con Beneficiarios, es su derecho, ser escuchados.Comunicación con Beneficiarios, es una responsabilidad, no es una opción.
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The 2014 World Disasters Report takes on a challenging theme that looks at different aspects of how culture affects disaster risk reduction (DRR) and how disasters and risk influence culture. The report asks, for example, what should be done when people blame a flood on an angry goddess (River Kosi, India, in 2008)
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The third edition of the United Nations Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR): “From shared risk to shared value: The business case for disaster risk reduction” is a resource for understanding and analyzing global disaster risk today and in the future. The 2013 edition looks at how public regulation and private investments shapes disaster
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