The IFRC’s Americas Regional Office works in support of 35 National Red Cross. Through its Country Cluster Support Teams and its technical unit, it provides coordination, financial and technical support for disaster operations and longer term development programmes throughout the region.
Latest news from Americas
By Olivia Acosta Alexander Arauz is a 22 year old interior designer. He is also studying Business Administration in Rivas, a city in the South Pacific of Nicaragua, very close to the Costa Rican border. He began his volunteering with the Nicaraguan Red …
By Melissa Monzon “Thanks to the help of the Red Cross we will be able to protect our health, now not only from COVID, but also from volcanic ashfall. We hadn´t received help; we will use the tools to cultivate and for construction. This help is great, …
By Olivia Acosta David Brito is studying to be a commercial engineer in Chile and in the meantime he is thinking about how to help most affected people by COVID-19 in his country. And he comes up with some good ideas. His mother was already a volunteer …
by Olivia Acosta It has been more than five months since the borders were closed in Guatemala and a considerable number of people in transit have been blocked inside the country. The situation is a challenge for Guatemala since many of the migrants mus …
By Melissa Monzon “When should we wash our hands?” asks Sergio Gutierrez, to three children who have been listening to him very carefully. The children respond in chorus “Before eating, after going to the bathroom…”, one of the kids looks at Sergio dou …
- Director: Walter Cotte
- Deputy Director: Stephen McAndrew
Head of Clusters and Countries Support Team
- South Cone and Brazil Head of Cluster: Alexandre Claudon
- Andean Country Head of Cluster: Ines Brill
- Central America Head of Cluster: Nelson Aly Rodriguez / Panama Focal Point: Antonella Finis Gallardo
- Latin Caribbean Head of Cluster: Elias Ghanem
- English Caribbean Head of Cluster: Ariel Kesten
- Venezuela Head of Country Office: Michelle Detomaso
- Northern Cluster Focal Point: Jono Anzalone
- Colombia Focal Point: Jorge Zequeira
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Recent documents
The Zika, dengue and chikungunya prevention toolkit is intended to be used with the Zika, dengue and chikungunya prevention modules. The toolkit features full-colour imagery, interactive formats and games material to teach all audiences according to the methodology suggested in the module guides.
National Societies
- American Red Cross
- Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross Society
- Argentine Red Cross
- The Bahamas Red Cross Society
- The Barbados Red Cross Society
- Belize Red Cross Society
- Bolivian Red Cross
- Brazilian Red Cross
- The Canadian Red Cross Society
- Chilean Red Cross
- Colombian Red Cross Society
- Costa Rican Red Cross
- Cuban Red Cross
- Paraguayan Red Cross
- Peruvian Red Cross
- Saint Kitts and Nevis Red Cross Society
- Saint Lucia Red Cross
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross
- Salvadorean Red Cross Society
- Suriname Red Cross
- The Bahamas Red Cross Society
- Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society
- Uruguayan Red Cross
- Venezuelan Red Cross
