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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 …

On 14 June 2023 the World Blood Donor Day is celebrated. This years slogan is “Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often.” that on patients requiring life-long transfusion support and underlines the role every single person can play, by giving the valuable gift of blood or plasma. It also highlights the importance of giving …

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 …

4 international trainings in 3 different countries took place during May.

14 participants joined the training.

At the end of February, LatRC representatives participated in the opening event of the international project “EU4Health – provision of high-quality and timely psychological first aid to people affected by the Ukrainian crisis in Ukraine and the affected countries” in Budapest, Hungary, where they met with project partners from the RC national societies, the International …

25 Red Cross national societies have joined the project.

A total of 26 people participated in the training.

Latvian Red Cross wishes a happy and heart-warming Holiday season!

During the event, everyone had the opportunity to view the work of the project participants.

Mr. Rocca was elected by representatives of 192 National RCRC Societies at the IFRC’s  23rd General Assembly.

On 3 and 24 May, 2022, a meeting of the coordinators of the project "EvRe - Evacuation Ready" took place.