International cooperation
International cooperation
LatRC recently met with a delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross
14.12 2024International cooperation
Foto: Ilze Salnāja, Ārlietu ministrija The Latvian Red Cross recently met with a delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross – ICRC located in Warsaw. Together with the representatives of Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Defence valuable experiences were exchanged. Key discussions included: Enhancing cooperation in humanitarian aid …
Shipwreck in the coastal waters of Estonia: evacuation is practiced during the field exercise
18.09 2023International cooperation
This weekend Estonian, Finnish, Latvian and Lithuanian Red Cross are exercising response in the event of a ship accident, which, according to the scenario, will bring almost 1800 people to the coast of Hiiumaa. The goal is to develop cross-border cooperation in case of a mass evacuation. More specifically, how to register, temporarily accommodate and …
Norwegian Red Cross Ullensaker branch study visit to the Latvian Red Cross
13.06 2023International cooperation
From 31 May to 1 June, the representatives of Norwegian RC Ullensaker regional branch came on a study visit to learn more about the Latvian RC Humanitarian Aid program and social care services that NorRC has supported over the years. On the first day, the guests together with LatRC International and Public Relations, humanitarian aid …
LatRC staff and volunteers participate in international trainings in 3 countries
06.06 2023International cooperation
4 international trainings in 3 different countries took place during May.
LatRC staff and volunteers participated Red Cross Training of Trainers for Setting up and Running the Evacuation Center Activities
27.03 2023International cooperation
14 participants joined the training.
LatRC volunteers and staff have participated in the training of the project “EvRe – Evacuation Ready”
09.01 2023International cooperation
A total of 26 people participated in the training.
Happy Holiday season!
23.12 2022International cooperation
Latvian Red Cross wishes a happy and heart-warming Holiday season!
Francesco Rocca wins re-election as President of the IFRC
20.06 2022International cooperation
Mr. Rocca was elected by representatives of 192 National RCRC Societies at the IFRC’s 23rd General Assembly.
Italian army and Italian Embassy in Latvia supports children living in social centers of Latvian Red Cross
13.12 2021International cooperation
The money has been collected by the "Former Bersaglieri Association – Campania section" with a contribution of the Embassy of Italy in Latvia.
Representatives from the Latvian Red Cross social center “Gaizins” joined a training course “Substance abuse treatment, harm reduction and humanitarian drug policy”
10.12 2021Health promotion
A training course took place from 29 November to 3 December, 2021, in Rome, Italy.
New #ClimateChangedMe campaign sounds a global alarm: “The climate crisis is here, and we need to act now.”
04.10 2021International cooperation
#ClimateChangedMe presents climate change as the “ultimate life-changing experience”.