The death toll in last Tuesday’s earthquake that hit the Philippines has touched 198, with 185 of those occurring in Bohol, the epicenter of the 7.2 Richter quake. More than 2.9 million people have been affected and 378,000 families are displaced, while many more are...
At the recently-concluded 23rd ASEAN Summit, Singapore-born humanitarian relief and development NGO, Mercy Relief, was acknowledged in the ASEAN Declaration for Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment, and the Chairman’s Statement, for its partnership with the...
On 24 August 2013, 26 young professionals from all ten ASEAN countries landed in Palembang, South Sumatra, for the inaugural AYPVC regional joint community service there. The participants were divided into two groups –SPENT (Special Needs Training) and SPLASH (School...
Singapore’s Mercy Relief (MR) shared its perspectives, based on its works across Asia, at last week’s 4th Asia-Pacific Housing Forum (APHF) organised by Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI). The theme for this year’s biennial Forum was...
19 August 2013 marks the 5th World Humanitarian Day, a day designated by UN General Assembly Resolution A/63/L.49 to recognise all aid workers who have sacrificed or lost their lives in the line of duty and pay tribute to them by raising awareness on humanitarian...
