Resources
BNET Business Dictionary
- Agency
- a relationship between two people or organizations in which one is empowered to act on behalf of the other in dealings with a third party
- Agency definition on BNET »
BNET Resources
- sort by:
- Relevance
- Date
- Popularity
- St. Louis Prepares: Diaster Preparedness
- The agency rolled out the free pilot program in February and is encouraging businesses of all sizes to try it. says Red Cross Chapter Chief Executive Joe White. White estimates that 40 percent of St. Louis businesses that suffer a fire, flood or other calamity don't reopen. Another 25 percent...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- Aid agencies hail millions of measles vaccinations in NKorea
- GENEVA AFP — More than 16 million children and adults have been vaccinated against measles in North Korea in the last two months, marking one of the fastest responses to a major outbreak of the disease, international relief agencies said on Friday. The United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF, the...
- Research articles 2007-04-20
- Solomons aid efforts stepped up as disease fears increase
- GIZO, Solomon Islands AFP — Aid agencies stepped up relief efforts in the Solomon Islands Saturday as aftershocks rocked the region and fears grew of dysentery among the thousands of homeless tsunami victims. Two Australian military medical teams were headed for the disaster-stricken western province as a barge full...
- Research articles 2007-04-06
- "Editorials at a glance": cultural policy, gender, and modernity in the World War I Bureau of Cartoons.(Author abstract)(Editorial)(Video recording review)
- A Modern Paradox It is a simple drawing from a working-class newspaper, drawn by a prominent World War I cartoonist: a statuesque woman representing Columbia stands with her right hand resting on the shoulder of a young Red Cross nurse. The nurse, clad in...
- Research articles 2007-03-01
- EPA OKs Cause Marketing Labels for Disinfectants"
- WASHINGTON, DC ENS — --> The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved display of promotions for causes or charities on labels of pesticides, disinfectants and other commercial toxics. Documents revealing the agency's policy change were released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, PEER,...
- Research articles 2007-01-22
- A local shelter from the cold
- REDWOOD CITY -- Bracing for temperatures to drop Friday night into the teens and 20s, San Mateo County opened its doors to provide temporary warmth to its most vulnerable, such as Vincenz Schultz. The 59-year-old, who has been homeless on-and-off since 1992, tries his hardest to keep...
- Research articles 2007-01-13
- Red Cross seeks 47 percent hike in Iraq aid budget for 2007
- GENEVA AFP — Iraq will consume an ever greater portion of the International Committee of the Red Cross's budget in 2007, moving to the third highest recipient of aid from the seventh, the aid agency has said. The ICRC is targeting 56.3 million Swiss francs (47.1 million dollars, 35.5 million...
- Research articles 2006-12-07
- Sri Lankan talks should address humanitarian strife: ICRC
- GENEVA AFP — The international Red Cross has called on the warring parties in Sri Lanka to discuss humanitarian strife during their face-to-face talks in Geneva, after fighting in recent months left nearly 3,000 dead and forced more than 200,000 people to flee their homes. "We think humanitarian issues could...
- Research articles 2006-10-26
- Red Cross is fined $4.2 million
- WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration announced a $4.2 million fine against the American Red Cross on Friday because it had repeatedly failed to handle and collect blood supplies properly. The penalty is the culmination of a 20-year effort by federal regulators to force the Red Cross...
- Research articles 2006-09-10
- Ongoing heavy civilian toll in Lebanon 'unacceptable': Red Cross
- GENEVA AFP — The International Committee of the Red Cross slammed the ongoing heavy civilian casualties in the conflict in Lebanon as "unacceptable". "The ICRC has repeatedly expressed its concerns about insufficient precautions taken in attacks by the parties to the armed conflict," the agency said in a statement...
- Research articles 2006-08-13
- Urgent Headline News
- U.N. agencies, NGOs seek 'humanitarian corridor' in Sri Lanka's east+ COLOMBO, Aug. 4 Kyodo - U.N. relief agencies and nongovernmental organizations made an international appeal Friday for a ''humanitarian corridor'' in eastern Sri Lanka to ensure safe passage for civilians, aid workers and relief supplies amid...
- Research articles 2006-08-07
- New local Red Cross CEO looks to future: Wiemann says preparedness, getting agency's message heard are among his goals
- The new leader of the local American Red Cross chapter is focusing on increasing awareness of the Red Cross message and promoting preparedness. Named the chief executive officer of the San Diego/Imperial Counties American Red Cross in March, Jeff Wiemann was the chapter's interim CEO since November. Known...
- Research articles 2006-04-17
- Manitou North America.
- Staff Manitou North America, based in Waco, Texas, began working with the American Red Cross shortly after Katrina to determine needs and a location for the donation of a rough-terrain reach truck to be used in the relief effort. A MLT...
- Research articles 2005-12-19
- Supervisors probe Red Cross donations
- STOCKTON -- When the call for donations went out in the wake of the Katrina floods, San Joaquin County residents opened their wallets and gave more than $300,000 to the Red Cross. But now county supervisors want to know just how much of that generosity is going...
- Research articles 2005-12-13
- Disaster effort became chaos
- Byline: By Louise Redvers The scale of the Asian tsunami overwhelmed aid agencies, a senior member of the British Red Cross said today. According to a new report the relief effort was hampered by charity rivalries, the wrong type of aid being sent ( and by the huge...
- Research articles 2005-10-05
- Hurricane Katrina Bankers Relief Fund
- Bankers have heart, which we knew all along! The response to our request for Katrina relief fundraising has been overwhelming. We have collected almost $83,000, and this doesn't include the money that banks had already sent directly to Red Cross or other agencies. But we aren't done yet! Collections will...
- Research articles 2005-10-01
- Red Cross imports thousands of large tents for Aceh victims
- BANDA ACEH AFP — The Red Cross said it had begun importing thousands of family-sized tents into tsunami-hit Aceh province ahead of the rainy season. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said it was working with other agencies to import and distribute 27,000 large tents...
- Research articles 2005-09-23
- Agency: Don't forget local disaster victims
- The Red Cross needs your help. The nonprofit aid agency's Bay Area chapter has gotten scores of donations to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. But officials there say they need more money to help out people here at home. "Keeping the Bay Area...
- Research articles 2005-09-23
- Agency needs help to support local disaster victims
- The Red Cross needs your help. The nonprofit aid agency's Bay Area chapter has gotten scores of donations to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. But officials say they need more money to help out people here at home. "Keeping the Bay Area taken...
- Research articles 2005-09-23
- Agency asking for help for local disaster victims
- The Red Cross needs your help. The nonprofit aid agency's Bay Area chapter has gotten scores of donations to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. But officials there say they need more money to help out people here at home. "Keeping the Bay Area...
- Research articles 2005-09-23
- << Previous
- page 1 of 5
- Next >>
Refining Tags
- MARKETING (63 results)
- Government (12 results)
- Agence France-Presse (11 results)
- Manufacturing (10 results)
- SOFTWARE (9 results)
- Iraq (9 results)
- American Red Cross (7 results)
- food (7 results)
- U.N. (5 results)
- worker (5 results)
- U.S. (4 results)
- Geneva (4 results)
- INTERNET (3 results)
- Katrina (3 results)
- HEALTHCARE (3 results)
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
