Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares - Pro Dignitate
Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares - Pro Dignitate
Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares - Pro Dignitate
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1997<br />
� The Portuguese Red Cross conducted other relief actions in Mozambique<br />
involving the shipment of cloth, medicines among other cooperation projects<br />
in study.<br />
� In Angola as well, the Red Cross is promoting various relief actions to help<br />
September:<br />
1999<br />
March:<br />
the war victims. In July 2002, a Mission mandated by the International Red<br />
Cross and the Red Crescent, went to Angola to assess the needs caused by the<br />
war and to make an appeal thereafter to the different national Red Cross<br />
missions to provi<strong>de</strong> a joint emergency assistance to that country.<br />
IMPORTANT DATES:<br />
� The Presi<strong>de</strong>nt of the Portuguese Red Cross participated in the general<br />
meetings of the International Red Cross Committees and of the International<br />
Red Cross Fe<strong>de</strong>ration and of the Red Crescent.<br />
� Launching in Madrid, in cooperation with the Spanish Red Cross, of a<br />
“international movement against arms sales”.<br />
� The Presi<strong>de</strong>nt of the Portuguese Red Cross writes to the Secretary General of<br />
the United Nations, calling for the organisation of such an international<br />
movement against arms sales, putting together governments and private<br />
people.<br />
� Personal intervention of the Portuguese Red Cross Presi<strong>de</strong>nt to bring a<br />
September:<br />
response to the acts of God such as the floods in Alentejo (1997/ 1999) with<br />
the rebuilding of 23 houses in Carregueira and the Azores earthquake where<br />
the PRC sent foodstuffs, medication, campaign tents and the <strong>de</strong>livery of 32<br />
prefabricated houses.