Pacific communities at the forefront of local action and adaption
By Hanna Butler / IFRC The 191st pin on the Red Cross Red Crescent world map is set to be for the...
Read MoreBy Hanna Butler / IFRC The 191st pin on the Red Cross Red Crescent world map is set to be for the...
Read MoreThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies deeply mourns the loss of its friend and former leader, Markku Niskala from Finland.
Read MoreThe new Governing Board of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, elected last year at the General Assembly in Antalya in November, met for the first time in Geneva on 31 January 2018.
Read MoreThe IFRC highlighted the urgent need for pandemic preparedness, and especially the way it needs to be reinforced at the local level, at the 18th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 23-26 January 2018.
Read More19 August is World Humanitarian Day, an opportunity to pay tribute to the bravery and dedication of all Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers and staff, whose life-saving and life-changing services day in and day out provide essential humanitarian assistance to vulnerable communities worldwide.
Read MoreRed Cross unveils an ambitious new initiative to provide one million volunteers with bicycles so that they can better reach isolated and vulnerable communities in China.
Read MoreOn World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day this year – 08 May 2017 – we celebrate the strength and reach of our global network, and the contribution of our network of around 17 million volunteers and 450,000 staff through the theme ‘Everywhere for everyone’.
Read MoreGeneva, 02 February, 2017—The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies...
Read MoreWe are sons of the Sahel. We played on its sand, breathed its hot and nurturing air. We grew under its bright sun, found joy and meaning among its people. They are our brothers, our sisters, our daughters, our sons.
Read MoreFor International Migrant’s Day, 18 December 2016, Elhadj As Sy, IFRC Secretary General, has delivered this video message to children around the world, urging them to put aside negative perceptions about people migrating, and instead, welcome them into their communities.
Read MoreThe Norad conference is Norad’s annual conference. In 2016 the theme was civil society’s role in development aid.
Read MoreIFRC Secretary General Elhadj As Sy visits the Central African Red Cross headquarters in Bangui....
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