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| Section The ICRC in China Regional delegation in Beijing Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement response to the Sichuan earthquake
The Red Cross and Red Crescent response to the earthquake that shook Sichuan province on 12 May is led by the Red Cross Society of China with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. A joint assessment team composed of the Chinese Red Cross, the Hong Kong Red Cross and the International Federation has arrived in Sichuan on May 13. Working with the Sichuan Red Cross branch, the team participated in Red Cross relief operations at Dujiangyan and Beichuan counties, situated in the most affected areas. In addition to this, six Red Cross emergency first aid teams from different parts of China have arrived in the affected areas and are taking part in the massive rescue operation. According to the team, the most urgently needed relief items in the affected areas currently are tents, medical supplies, drinking water, food, plastic sheeting as well as disinfectants, waste collection and water purification material. For further information please consult the following websites: ©Reuters / D. Gray
In July 2005 the ICRC opened a regional delegation in Beijing, following the signing of an agreement with the authorities of the People's Republic of China. China was previously covered from the ICRC's regional delegation in Bangkok. The new delegation also covers the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea and Mongolia. The ICRC’s main activities in the region are the promotion and implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL) and cooperation with national Red Cross societies. This includes helping the two Red Cross societies on the Korean peninsula to improve the situation of families separated since the Korean War. The ICRC also runs limb-fitting centres in China's Yunnan Province and in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The organization also has a Chinese-language website (www.icrc.org/chi) and produces Chinese-langauge publications to foster interest in and understanding of humanitarian issues and IHL amongst Chinese-speakers worldwide. Presence (2008): 45 staff, including 14 expatriates  Feature22-5-2007 Hong Kong: making a career of humanityOn one weekend in early spring this year, a person visiting Hong Kong University might have overheard some curious conversations on campus. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\China) Feature Field newsletter11-5-2007 Kunming Physical Rehabilitation CentreThe Kunming Physical Rehabilitation Centre is operated by the Yunnan branch of the Chinese Red Cross Society with the financial and technical support of the ICRC. The centre opened in early 2004 and began to expand its follow-up services in 2005 with the opening of two repair workshops in the south of the province. Since its opening the centre has provided orthopaedic and physiotherapy care for 850 amputees. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\China) Field newsletter Includes PDF International Review of the Red Cross31-3-2001 The Chinese humanitarian heritage and the dissemination of and education in international humanitarian law in the Chinese People's Liberation Army (Info resources\International Review\2001 - No. 841) International Review of the Red Cross Interview20-7-2005 China: the ICRC opens a regional delegation for east AsiaOn 20 July 2005, the ICRC and the People's Republic of China signed an agreement for the opening of an ICRC regional delegation for east Asia in Beijing. Interview with the ICRC's delegate-general for Asia and the Pacific, Reto Meister. (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\China) Interview Other siteOther site |
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