Maria de Jesus Simões Barroso Soares - Pro Dignitate

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