Naseer Shamma, IFRC Goodwill Ambassador for the Middle East

by patricktai | Jul 27, 2018 | Events, Lead, Middle East and North Africa | 0 |

Renowned Iraqi musician and philanthropist was nominated as Goodwill Ambassador for the Middle...

Egypt: Celebrating ten years of safer, healthier children

by Léa Salwan | Jan 22, 2018 | Middle East and North Africa | 0 |

The Egyptian Red Crescent Society’s health and safety programme, which teaches children and young people how to create a culture of hygiene, health promotion and risk reduction, is celebrating ten successful years.

Growing livelihoods in Syria

by Léa Salwan | Dec 1, 2017 | Middle East and North Africa | 0 |

The Syrian Arab Red Crescent is helping conflict-affected people to rebuild their lives and their livelihoods by encouraging them to grow their own food – and sell the surplus crops.

Egypt: Red Crescent support continues in North Sinai

by Léa Salwan | Dec 1, 2017 | Lead, Middle East and North Africa | 0 |

The deadly attack on a mosque in North Sinai, Egypt, on 24 November killed more than 300 people and injured many more. It has also devastated hundreds of grieving women and children who face an uncertain future without the family breadwinner.

Earthquake in Iran and Iraq: Red Crescent teams providing rescue and first aid

by Anita Dullard | Nov 13, 2017 | Lead, Middle East and North Africa | 0 |

Red Crescent volunteers in northern Iraq and Iran are providing urgent search and rescue and first aid to victims of the devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake that shook the region yesterday evening at 21:18 local time.

Lesotho: IFRC President calls for proactive measures to tackle drought, hunger and disease

by Léa Salwan | Oct 5, 2017 | Middle East and North Africa | 0 |

Zakaria Pulumo’s house overlooks scenic valleys and horizons, in Ha Lebele Village. And, even with...

Public health and violence prevention workshops in the Gaza Strip

by Andy Channelle | Oct 3, 2017 | Middle East and North Africa | 0 |

More than 12400 people in the Gaza Strip, occupied Palestinian territories , benefited from the Palestine Red Crescent Society project for Public Health in Emergencies and Violence Prevention.

First convoy of relief in 3 years reaches residents of Deir Alzour

by Anita Dullard | Sep 11, 2017 | Lead, Middle East and North Africa | 0 |

Thousands of people stranded in Syria’s eastern city of Deir Alzour, received crucial food and medicine aid of Friday as Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) was able to access the city by land for the first time in three years.

Skills building helps Syrian refugee women to feed their families in Jordan

by Andy Channelle | Aug 10, 2017 | Lead, Middle East and North Africa | 0 |

The Jordan National Red Crescent Society has launched a programme to allow refugees and women from host communities to improve their skills and start a new businesses.

Red Crescent relief assistance reaches over one million people in Mosul

by Léa Salwan | Jul 28, 2017 | Lead, Middle East and North Africa | 0 |

The fighting is over, but a large number of people are still displaced in Mosul. Nearly 100,000 families are living in camps since it is not yet safe for them to return to their homes. Nearly 75,000 others, many also in need of assistance, are still living in the city.

Magen David Adom’s iftar food drive for families during Ramadan

by Andy Channelle | Jun 22, 2017 | Middle East and North Africa | 0 |

Volunteers from Magen David Adom’s (MDA) Baqa al-Gharbiyye branch collected and packed more than 900 food parcels for Muslim families during Ramadan in June.