In Cameroon’s far north, Bintou Abba Ali, a mother of thirteen, was forced to flee her village after a suicide attack devastated her family. “My husband and three of my sons were killed during a suicide attack. I left my home and fled with seven of my children in the hope of finding a safer place for them,” recalls Bintou.
More than 10 countries and territories were directly affected as hurricanes Irma and María ravaged the Caribbean and later the coastal states in the U.S.
After fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh, Rehana doesn’t know how she will take care of her newborn and grieve for her son.
Red Cross volunteers and staff are once again on high alert across the Caribbean as Maria cuts a path of destruction.
Dozens of Mexican Red Cross teams have been working through the night, searching for survivors.
The Croatian Red Cross has qualified and experienced staff and volunteers acting as legal guardians for unaccompanied children at reception centres.
The road from Myanmar to Cox’s Bazar is lined with people who have set up make shift camps and shelters in the mud.
On Wednesday, the first aircraft carrying 21 tons of humanitarian aid sent by the IFRC arrived in Antigua to support families affected by Hurricane Irma.
We are pleased to announce the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is joining the Missing Maps Partnership. Missing Maps is an open, collaborative project in which you can help to map areas where humanitarian organisations …
Mexican Red Cross has intensified their response mechanisms to support regions affected by the earthquake.
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