Related Research Articles
Cape Verde follows a policy of nonalignment and seeks cooperative relations with all friendly states. Angola, Brazil, the People's Republic of China, Cuba, France, Germany, Portugal, Senegal, Russia, South Korea and the United States maintain embassies in Praia.
The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 16 million volunteers, members, and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering.
Cesária ÉvoraGCIH was a Cape Verdean singer known for singing morna, a genre of music from Cape Verde, in her native Cape Verdean Creole. Her songs were often devoted to themes of love, homesickness, nostalgia, and the history of the Cape Verdean people. She was known for performing barefoot and for her habit of smoking and drinking on stage during intermissions. Évora's music has received many accolades, including a Grammy Award in 2004, and it has influenced many Cape Verde diaspora musicians as well as American pop singer Madonna. Évora is also known as Cizé, the Barefoot Diva, and the Queen of Morna.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 191 member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people. It does so independently and with impartiality as to nationality, race, gender, religious beliefs, class and political opinions.
Senegalese Red Cross Society was established by decree in 1962. It has its headquarters in Dakar.
Togolese Red Cross was established in 1959. It has its headquarters in Lomé.
The Qatar Red Crescent Society, the Qatari branch of the Red Crescent Society, was established in 1978. In 1981, it gained international recognition from the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva and joined the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). It is also a member of the Secretariat of Arab Red Crescent Societies in Jeddah. It became the first philanthropic organization in Qatar to establish a women's branch in 1982.
The Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society was established in 1997. It has its headquarters in Bandar Seri Begawan.
The Burkinabé Red Cross Society was founded in 1961. It is headquartered in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
The Armenian Red Cross Society was established in 1920 and it has its headquarters in Yerevan.
The Belize Red Cross Society was founded in 1950 by Dr. Daniel Tenenbaum of Belmopan City Hospital. Previously it was part of the British Red Cross. It has its headquarters in Belize City.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cape Verde:
The São Tomé and Príncipe Red Cross was founded in 1976. It has its headquarters in São Tomé.
Vanuatu Red Cross Society was founded in 1992. It has its headquarters in Port Vila.
The Central African Red Cross Society, abbreviated CRCA, was founded in 1966. It has its head in Bangui, Central African Republic.
The Red Cross Society of Benin, also known as RCB was founded in 1963. It has its headquarters in Porto Novo, Benin.
The Botswana Red Cross Society, also known as LRC, was founded in 1968. It has its headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana.
Red Cross Society of Niger (RCN) was founded in 1963. It has its headquarters in Niamey. It is a part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
The Lithuanian Red Cross was founded in 1919. It was reestablished after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Seimas, the Lithuanian parliament, passed a Red Cross law in 2000. The society has its headquarters in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
References
- ↑ "Cape Verde - IFRC". www.ifrc.org. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ↑ Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions in General: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session, on S. 473 ... May 1, 1985. S. hrg. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1986. p. 3-PA133. Retrieved 13 Apr 2023.
- ↑ DIANE Publishing Company (1995). World Disasters Report. DIANE Publishing Company. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-7881-2261-3 . Retrieved 13 Apr 2023.
