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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 …

Morteza Beigi, the Iranian Red Cross first aid volunteer, recovered a two-month-old baby back to life and became a hero. “I am used to check vital signs of every corpse brought to the cemetery to be washed and prepared for burial. This time, when the b …

Acting ahead of disasters reduces losses and suffering, and protects more lives and livelihoods – and now humanitarians and other actors have a new knowledge exchange platform that can help them take their programmes to scale. Anticipation Hub was crea …

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is mourning the loss of Dr Ligia Leroux de Ramírez, President of the Dominican Republic Red Cross and former member of IFRC’s Governing Board. Dr Leroux de Ramírez served as Pr …

On the 4th of August, a massive explosion occurred in the port area of Beirut, capital of Lebanon, injuring more than 6500 people and affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands. Four months later, a lot has been done but the work is far from finished …