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Generosity of American public helped transition Japan from relief to recovery WASHINGTON, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One year following Japan's tragic earthquake and Pacific tsunami, the country is firmly on the path to recovery. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090108/RedCrossLOGO) "Donations to the American Red Cross have helped hundreds of thousands of disaster survivors and are serving a critical role in recovery plans," said President and CEO Gail...
GENEVA, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate the milestone of Land Rover building its 1,000,000th Discovery, three Land Rover Discovery vehicles have embarked on a 'Journey of Discovery' expedition from its birthplace in Birmingham to Beijing. The 1,000,000th Discovery arrived in Geneva this morning at the end of the first leg of its 50-day, 8,000 mile adventure. The expedition will travel through more than a dozen countries across Europe and Central Asia,...
Shelters open in 11 states to help people in the path of the storms WASHINGTON, March 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross has launched a large relief operation across 11 states to help people affected by yesterday's devastating tornado outbreak in the South and Midwest. Weather experts reported as many as 95 confirmed tornadoes touched down, destroying communities from the Great Lakes to the Southeast. (Logo:...
New look honors history while appealing to new generation of donors, volunteers WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross officially unveiled its new brand identity today with a logo that features the iconic Red Cross in a button, symbolizing the personal participation of volunteers, employees and supporters in the Red Cross mission. This new identity is designed to appeal to both long-time Red Cross supporters as well as an entirely new generation...
NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC welcomed the decision by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova to cut off the international organization's funding of Zayzafuna, a children's magazine filled with anti-Semitic material that is produced and distributed in the Palestinian Authority. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO ) AJC leaders, who have met with Bokova at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, as well as in New York and Washington, contacted...
At home and across the globe, Red Cross relief efforts large part of the scene. WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross helped hundreds of thousands of people whose lives were forever changed by disasters in 2011, from tornadoes, floods, wildfires and hurricanes in the U.S. to earthquakes and other disasters around the world. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090108/RedCrossLOGO) Throughout the year, the American Red Cross supported the people...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 9:00 a.m. Friday, December 16, in the Zenger Room of the National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. (Logo: <font size="2" face="Arial">http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO</font>) Three days after raising of the flag of Palestine in a ceremony at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, the...
VIENNA, December 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tibor Toth, head of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), today congratulated Indonesia's parliamentarians for bringing the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) "a significant step closer to becoming global law." "I welcome today's outcome of the vote in the Indonesian Parliament to ratify the Treaty," Toth said. "By this historic decision, the gap keeping the...
RESTON, Va., Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Triple Canopy, Inc., a leading provider of security and mission support services, announced today that CEO Ignacio "Iggy" Balderas will speak at a joint seminar on the "Privatization of Security: International Standards and Accountability" to be held on Dec. 7 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Organized by the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF),...
Donations from Corporate Partners Extend Reach of Holiday Donations WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This holiday season, Circle K Stores, Inc., Diapers.com, Serve from American Express and Simon Property Group have joined the American Red Cross as Holiday Campaign partners, helping the Red Cross help those in need. These partners will work with their customers to raise money to support the Red Cross during the holiday season through customer donation programs, gift...
