Role of Trees in Climate Change Mitigation Trees play a positive role in mitigation of climate change by absorbing methane in the air. According to research results, trees can absorb up to 10% of methane in the air. Researches also indicate that rain forests and broadleaf trees in the temperate zones and tropical forests can absorb more methane than needle-leaf trees in the northern zone. ...
Red Cross Youth Members Active in Hygiene Promotion The Red Cross (RC) youth members are actively engaged in the hygiene promotion to prevent the seasonal respiratory diseases like influenza. Guided by the household doctors, the RC youth members are carrying out an active hygiene promotion in various forms and methods including verbal dissemination, distribution of health information leaflet ...
For Promotion of People’s Health In close cooperation with the local health workers, Red Cross volunteers throughout the country are actively conducting hygiene promotion and health screening among people to prevent the respiratory diseases including influenza. Given the widespread of various respiratory diseases in neighboring countries and other parts of the world, they put a lot of ...
Good Planning Leads to Success The branches of the Red Cross Society of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at all levels mapped out the plan of action for 2025 with the view that the success of their work is ensured by a realistic and well-designed plan. Included in the plan are the identification and removal of disaster risks, hygiene promotion to prevent all sorts of diseases ...
Strong Aspiration for Sustainable Development The Red Cross Society of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK RCS) held a consultative meeting recently to review the 2024 implementation and draw up 2025 action plan. At the meeting, the Society defined sustainable development as the main orientation in its work with a focus on strengthening its organizational capacity and resil ...