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By Birgitte Bischoff Ebbesen After a brutal year dominated by the coronavirus, 2021 at last promises hope. When mass vaccination campaigns roll out, it will mark a critical turning point in the pandemic. However, vulnerable communities – especially mig …

In the Americas, Red Cross volunteers have proven to be the cornerstone for responding to communities in the region: carrying out interhospital transfers to COVID-19 patients in Mexico, working to rescue people affected by hurricanes Eta and Iota in Ho …

By Olivia Acosta Diego Gómez is 38 years old, he is an emergency medical technician, and for nine years he has been working as a paramedic in the Metropolitan Committee of the Costa Rican Red Cross, in the Canton of San José, the capital city of the co …

By Trevesa DaSilva Belize, 21 December 2020: More than one month after flooding from Hurricane Eta affected Belize, the impact could still be seen in some parts of the Central American country. In some flooded communities, water levels were still relat …

Red Cross volunteers affected by Eta & Iota help others cope By Trevesa DaSilva Belize, 21 December 2020: It is said that ‘in times of adversity and change, we really discover who we are and what we are made of’ and this was evident in the aftermat …

The climate crisis is a humanitarian emergency. Every day, we are seeing the growing impacts of climate change. In the last months alone, we have seen millions of people’s lives and livelihoods affected by hurricanes and typhoons in Central America and …

On 17 December 2020, Tropical Cyclone Yasa roared across Fiji as a Category 5 storm, packing wind gusts of up to 345 kilometres an hour and 3m storm surges. It is estimated that more than 90,000 people were affected , particularly on the second largest …

This has been a truly remarkable year filled with moments of risk, grief and loss, but also unprecedented humanity, kindness and compassion. As we near the end of 2020 and look forward to a better 2021, we take a look back at just a few of the singular …

By Ayuna Batoeva, IFRC The stories of three families and how they’ve created new lives after fleeing Ukraine for Russia with support from an EU-funded programme. Tatiana is a mother of three who was forced to leave her hometown of Mariupol in Ukraine d …

The IFRC  is working alongside both Armenian Red Cross Society and Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society, in coordination with International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement partners, to support people affected by the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. By Jessica …