News
13 May 2013
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Environmental Security and Sustainability
Amid recent US statements regarding suspected use of chemical weapons within Syria's ongoing civil conflict, Green Cross International is calling for a United Nations team to be allowed entry into the country to conduct on-site inspections.
26 April 2013
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Social and Medical
Findings from a Green Cross-backed study on the psychosocial impacts of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster have been released on today’s 27th anniversary of the nuclear plant meltdown that, to this day, still affects 10 million people.
18 April 2013
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Environmental Security and Sustainability
The Waco fertilizer plant explosion in the United States highlights that prevention and preparedness for industrial accidents are needed in all nations to safeguard human lives and property, according to Green Cross International (GCI).
4 April 2013
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Environmental Security and Sustainability
Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters inflicted the third-highest recorded insurance claims for a single year in 2012, confirming the need to better prepare communities for such emergencies, according to Green Cross International (GCI).