Cassandra Nelson, director of strategic communication and public affairs for the U.N. Assistance Mission in Somalia, said that an attack had taken place against the U.N. in Garowe but could not provide further details.
Date: Apr 20, 2015
Category: World
Source: Google
Syrian aid efforts have lethally failed, say charities
"We are deeply disappointed by the closure of our Damascus-based operations," said the aid group's spokeswoman, Cassandra Nelson. "Since 2013, Mercy Corps has also maintained aid-delivery operations from Damascus into south-central Syria with the consent of the Syrian government serving more tha
Date: May 29, 2014
Category: World
Source: Google
'Kids are definitely starving,' says NW aid worker in Somalia
It's a capital city of makeshift camps filled with emaciated parents and their malnourished children, according to Cassandra Nelson, a veteran Mercy Corps aid worker who recently spent three days there.
Date: Aug 17, 2011
Category: World
Source: Google
Iowans with Red Cross head to Mississippi for tornado relief
Petrie and Boehler will work in Mississippi for about two weeks, setting up communications in disaster areas, said Cassandra Nelson, workplace coordinator for the Central Iowa Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Date: Apr 30, 2011
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
HELP SENT: Local Red Cross Volunteers Head To Tornado Ravaged South
"They said in Alabama, this is the largest sheltering operation since Katrina," says Cassandra Nelson with Central Iowa Red Cross, "So there are a lot of people that need help. I think last night we had over 1500 people in shelters. So it's a lot people to help out."