American Red Cross

United States of America
Non Governmental Organizations

Mission

Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization. As part of a worldwide movement that offers neutral humanitarian care to the victims of war, the American Red Cross distinguished itself by also aiding victims of devastating natural disasters. Over the years, the organization has expanded its services, always with the aim of preventing and relieving suffering.

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Hurricane Maria: Two-Year Update
This report covers the American Red Cross's response and recovery efforts for damage caused by Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico in the past two years after its occurrence.
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Hurricane Maria: Three-year update
This report is a summary of the American Red Cross's engagement of response to and recovery efforts from the 2017 Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico for the past three years.
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Closing the gaps: Advancing disaster preparedness, response and recovery for older adults
Older adults consistently experience the greatest proportion of casualties during and after natural disasters compared to younger age groups.
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Houston and Hurricane Harvey: a call to action
This study looks in detail at the Houston floods that resulted from Hurricane Harvey.
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Green Recovery and Reconstruction: Training Toolkit for Humanitarian Aid - Opportunities for Green Recovery and Reconstruction: An Introduction
The Green Recovery and Reconstruction Toolkit (GRRT) is a training program designed to increase knowledge and skills for utilizing environmentally sustainable disaster response approaches.
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Green recovery and reconstruction training toolkit for humanitarian aid (GRRT)
Rebuilding stronger, safer, environmentally sustainable communities after disasters:
Meetings and conferences
In person
04 November 2009
Anaheim, CA 92803
The 25th Annual disaster preparedness academy
Trained. Empowered. Prepared.
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The face of recovery: the American Red Cross response to hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma
This report assesses American Red Cross' activities to three of the major hurricanes that struck US in the last years, particularly focusing on the issue of responding to individual needs, in order to rebuild their communities, as a fundamental pa

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Voluntary Commitments

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

Contact information

http://www.redcross.org
+212 37760102
Fax:
+212 37763878
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