‘European poverty explosion worries Red Cross’

Published on 31 January 2013 at 11:20

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Five years after the start of the crisis, Europe is still “choked by recession”, warns The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
In the light of this situation, the federation wonders about the role it should play on a continent that has typically been a source for donations rather a destination for missions.

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