Category: Humanitarian

Everyone Counts Report 2019

by Rania | Sep 30, 2019 | #humtech, data literacy, Gender, Global, Humanitarian, Localisation, open data | 0 |

Has the IFRC achieved gender parity? Which National Society produces the highest quality of data?...

“I see and I remember” – optimising data visualisation to improve humanitarian decision-making

by luke | Sep 26, 2019 | #humtech, data literacy, Events, Humanitarian, Technology | 0 |

Humanitarians are being bombarded with an ever increasing volume of data. Trying to make sense of...

Cyclone Idai: Giving back to Buzi

by Alison Freebairn | Apr 9, 2019 | Africa, Humanitarian, Mozambique, Regions, Uncategorised | 0 |

Stranded on rooftops for three days as floodwaters rose around their hometown of Buzi, Ismail and...

Venezuela: responding to the needs of the people

by Alison Freebairn | Mar 1, 2019 | Humanitarian | 0 |

For the Red Cross, responding to the most urgent needs of the Venezuelan population is the number...

DPR Korea: concern grows over food security

by Alison Freebairn | Feb 25, 2019 | Asia Pacific, Food security, Humanitarian | 0 |

News that food production in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in 2018 was at its...

Philippines: Red Cross responds to deadly measles outbreak

by Alison Freebairn | Feb 20, 2019 | Asia Pacific, Humanitarian | 0 |

More than 8,440 cases of measles – including 136 deaths from the disease – have been...

Forecast-based Financing: Early Action Protocol in place to protect Peru’s alpaca herders

by Alison Freebairn | Feb 12, 2019 | Americas, Humanitarian, Lead | 0 |

The Red Cross and Red Crescent’s first ever Early Action Protocol funded by IFRC’s Forecast-based...

Turkey: Bringing families back together

by Alison Freebairn | Jan 11, 2019 | Humanitarian, Migration, Refugees | 0 |

By Helena Loh, IFRC “E.T. phone home?” “E.T. phone home.” “And they’ll come?” “Come? Home. Home.” ...

Celebrating Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers

by chrisaucoin | Dec 5, 2018 | Global, Humanitarian, Uncategorised | 0 |

Every single day, volunteers around the world make a difference in their communities. On...

IFRC report: risks of sexual and gender-based violence rise after a disaster

by Alison Freebairn | Jul 24, 2018 | Asia Pacific, Global, Humanitarian, Lead | 0 |

More must be done to protect women, men and children from sexual and gender-based violence after...

Restrictive immigration policies creating a “new walled order”, says IFRC report

by Alison Freebairn | Jul 11, 2018 | Global, Humanitarian, Lead, Migration | 0 |

FYR Macedonia: A father carries his daughter to Gevgelija train station where they will register...

IFRC’s promise to communities: “We will respect you, and keep you safe”

by Alison Freebairn | Jul 9, 2018 | Blog, Global, Humanitarian, Policy | 0 |

IFRC’s new policy on the prevention of and response to sexual exploitation and abuse is a renewed...

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