Theme: Livelihoods
By Robert Kaufman, Head of Philippines Country Office, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Imagine getting hit by six typhoons during a deadly pandemic. For millions of people in the Philippines, this is their reality as …
Ulaanbaatar/Kuala Lumpur, 12 January 2021 – Forecasts of one of the most extreme winters on record in Mongolia have triggered the release of pre-emptive emergency funds in a bid to protect the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable herders, the Internatio …
Ariuntuya meets with Mongolian Red Cross volunteer Surenkhorloo and IFRC’s Javzaa: Photo: Mongolia Red Cross Society Ariuntuya is no stranger to tragedy. Thirteen years ago, the 51-year-old lost both her legs in a car accident. She lost her much-loved …
The Viet Nam Red Cross has successfully piloted a mangrove planting programme along their coastal areas of the Thai Binh province. The Mangrove Plantation and Disaster Risk Reduction Project was created to reduce the adverse impact of climate change up …
Photos by Meer Abdullah/Afghan Red Crescent Society War-torn Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the Asia-Pacific and the region’s most disaster prone. This is before considering the impact of COVID-19, which has rapidly spread across …
The wind was blowing hot and dry across the small lane nestled between the community hall and a row of shops when villagers from Dolago, Palu, began to arrive to meet with the Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia) staff and volunteers, and representatives from a local bank to set up their new bank accounts. This is the first step for communities to receiving an unconditional cash grant amounting to 430 Swiss Francs or 440 US Dollars.
A decade ago it seemed like a dream could come true for Nafe Ahmad Khalifah from Syria. For two years he had worked long days making pastry in Thailand, hoping to one day have his own little bakery and house. In 2009, he finally returned home with enou …
Evgenii Novikov gently sweeps snow from the base of one of his colourful beehives and starts to tell a story about how a tiny insect gave him back his life.
By Maude Froberg It is harvest time in the village of Onjong-ri. The air is bitterly cool, and the stubble fields are frozen. The first snow has already fallen in this north-western part of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Sin Yong Gum bends …
The Centre for Cooperation in the Mediterranean (CCM) has announced winners of its annual photo contest for young people aged 18 to 30. This year’s theme was Fostering sustainable environments, focusing on youth action for a more sustainable future, in …
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