Country: Africa

Red Cross on alert as Uganda confirms first Ebola case

12 Jun 2019 |

Kampala/Nairobi/Geneva, 12 June – Red Cross teams are on high alert following the confirmation of...

IFRC calls for “reset” of Ebola response as cases surpass 2,000

4 Jun 2019 |

Geneva/Nairobi, 4 June 2019 – Aid organisations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) need...

Disaster Law in Action – Malawi Case Study

23 May 2019 |

DR Congo: We cannot scale down while Ebola escalates, says IFRC

16 May 2019 |

Geneva, 16 May 2019 – The international community must urgently increase its investment in Ebola...

Cyclone Idai casts a shadow over global disaster conference

14 May 2019 |

Geneva, 14 May 2019 – A major international conference on disaster risk reduction will take place...

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