By Kritravin Wirasamban, IFRC On 29 January 2015, in a joyous ceremony attended by representatives of the Government, UN agencies, embassies and partners, Cruz Vermelha de Timor-Leste (CVTL) proudly launched their new Strategic Plan for 2015-2019. This marks an important milestone for the youthful Red Cross National Society, established in 2000, and recognized by the InternatioRead More

Coming back to Timor-Leste to work with the Cruz Vermelha de Timor-Leste – CVTL (Timor Leste Red Cross) after 4 years was a great feeling. Progress in this young country has been dramatic but the reason for my being here wasn’t a celebratory one. Over the past six months a slow-onset drought had caused hardship for 120,000 people across the country.  Thanks largely to El Ni&ntiRead More

By Kate Smith, IFRC Over the weekend, as the world was grappling with the humanitarian impacts of conflict and national disaster in Gaza, China and Nepal (among others), a small, but dynamic National Society in South East Asia was celebrating a bright spot in its own challenging history. On Saturday August 2nd, in a ceremony in Dili, Timor-Leste Minister of Health (MS) Read More