Hope for Uganda
Comment by James McAvoy, The Guardian, 6 April 2008
James McAvoy, a British Red Cross celebrity supporter, writes about the daunting task of repairing the damage to millions of lives shattered by violence in Uganda.
A Life in the Day: Fatnah Mutua
Interview by Ann McFerran, The Times, 30 March 2008
Fatnah Mutua, a 22-year-old Red Cross worker, traces relatives separated by the election violence in Kenya, including children who’ve lost their parents.
Pupils tap into water project for developing countries
Belfast Telegraph, 20 March 2008
Pupils from a Belfast primary school have been taking part in an innovative project organised by the British Red Cross to mark World Water Day. The pupils will compare their diaries with ones completed by schoolchildren in Cambodia where the Red Cross supports water and sanitation work in schools.
Communication becomes mobile for Red Cross - charity launches in-vehicle communications centre to help in crisis situations
Neon Kelly, Computing, 6 March 2008
The British Red Cross is building a £100,000 bus to act as a mobile communications centre for the charity’s activities around the UK.
Red Cross braces for disasters at home
Peter Apps, Reuters, 15 February 2008
Faced with increased flooding at home due to climate change, terror attacks and the threat of bird flu, the British Red Cross is moving beyond raising funds for overseas aid work to tackling domestic disasters, chief executive Nick Young tells Reuters in an interview.
Parents to the rescue
Sheridan McCoid, The Guardian, 12 February 2008
Would you know what to do if your child was injured? A basic first-aid course could make all the difference, but Joe Mulligan, head of first aid with the Red Cross, says some parents are reluctant to learn because they don't want to confront the idea that they may need to use it on their own children.
A more than cosmetic difference
Giancarlo Rinaldi, BBC Scotland News, 7 February 2008
British Red Cross "skin camouflage" service in Dumfries and Galloway has recruited and trained three new volunteers to expand its work.
Kenya's children scarred by violence
Matt Prodger, BBC News, Nairobi, 3 February 2008
Nicholas Makutsa from the Red Cross is one of those tasked with tracing missing parents and children in the wake of Kenya’s election violence. "They've talked about seeing their parents being killed - they've seen people being shot, houses being burnt, even people being burnt alive. It's been a traumatising experience for them."
The need for an organisation as sure-footed as the Red Cross is now greater than ever
Paul Vallely, Independent, 12 December 2007
We live in a world which, not least when it comes to war, is entirely different to that of our fathers and grandfathers. The Red Cross has had to change in line with all this, but the need for the organistion is greater than ever before.
Conflict and its effect on the UK: Nowhere else to turn
Ellie Levenson, Independent, 12 December 2007
Thousands of failed asylum seekers in the UK, cut off from state support and faced with destitution, are calling on the Red Cross.
Colombia: A long way from home
Richard McColl, Independent, 12 December 2007
Fighting on many fronts is turning families into refugees in their own country, and the Red Cross continues to assist displaced Colombians.
Survey: Opinions on conflict
Laura Smith, Independent, 12 December 2007
Is it ever legitimate to target civilians as well as fighters in war zones? Half of the British public believe it is, according to a Red Cross survey.
Israel and the occupied territories: The rules of engagement
Andre Marty, Independent, 12 December 2007
In Gaza, the Red Cross is running classes for Palestinian militants so that they become versed in the legal framework for combat.
Private military companies: Above the law?
Kim Sengupta, Independent, 12 December 2007
In September, 17 Iraqi civilians died in a hail of bullets from members of a US private military company, Blackwater. This article reports on the quest for a legal framework to stop security contractors operating with impunity.
Somali: 'I was hit by a bullet as I left my house'
Mary Braid, Independent, 12 December 2007
The number of war-injured civilians treated in Mogadishu's hospitals has doubled this year.
Many young see HIV as 'shameful'
BBC News Online, 26 November 2007
One in seven young people in Britain would not stay friends with someone who had HIV, a Red Cross survey suggests. The degree of stigma around the disease in Britain is similar to that in South Africa, which has the highest instances of HIV, the study reveals.
Kate Modern writer joins HIV campaign
Meg Carter, The Guardian, 26 November 2007
A mini soap opera co-created by one of the writers of Kate Modern, the interactive teen soap launched by social network Bebo earlier this year, is at the heart of a major new campaign to promote HIV awareness amongst 15- to 25-year-olds. The campaign, ‘HIV: What's the Story?’, has been developed by the British Red Cross to drive awareness ahead of World Aids Day on December 1. | 
