Zimbabwe cholera: IFRC launches ten-million-Swiss franc appeal
23/12/2008
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) today (23 December) launched an appeal for 10.2 million Swiss franc (9.2 million US dollars, 6.6 million euro) to fund a massive response to the ongoing cholera crisis in Zimbabwe.
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Bam earthquake: five years later
22/12/2008
The psychological scars still linger from the devastating earthquake that destroyed almost the entire city of Bam in December 2003. The massive quake killed some 26,000 people and left 30,000 with life long injuries. Five years on people still struggle to cope while around them reconstruction continues. The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has played a vital role in the healing process and, perhaps just as importantly, in preparing the people of Bam to minimize loss of life and property should a sudden disaster strike in the future.
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Zimbabwe: IFRC scales up operation against cholera
19/12/2008
The first of seven planned Red Cross emergency response units (ERUs) has arrived in Zimbabwe, marking a massive scaling up of Red Cross Red Crescent action to address the critical cholera situation.
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Red Cross supplies continue to arrive in Zimbabwe
15/12/2008
A Red Cross truck loaded with vital supplies to continue the essential work of the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society will arrive in Harare at 18.00 today (15 December).
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The tsunami after four years: major progress in rebuilding
15/12/2008
Nearly four years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, 97 per cent of houses planned for tsunami-affected people are finished or under construction.
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IFRC: 20 million lives exposed to real risk of famine in the Horn of Africa
11/12/2008
Soaring food prices have conspired with crippling drought in the Horn of Africa to produce an appalling food crisis. The extent of the disaster is detailed in a new report issued today by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
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IFRC gearing up to help Congolese refugees
08/12/2008
As the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains highly volatile, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is launching a preliminary emergency appeal to help up to 60,000 Congolese refugees in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.
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Red Cross Red Crescent: Volunteer spirit must be harnessed to fight fast-changing crises
05/12/2008
Climate-related disasters are increasing in intensity and frequency, and communities around the world are facing the humanitarian consequences of climate change on a daily basis. Volunteers from the very communities that are at risk are the ones that are adapting quickest to these fast-changing crises and they can make a real difference, according to Bekele Geleta, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
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Zimbabwe: IFRC ramps up assistance in response to escalating cholera crisis in the Southern African region
03/12/2008
As the humanitarian situation worsens in Zimbabwe, the IFRC is increasing its support of cholera prevention activities throughout the country. Latest estimates put the total of reported cholera cases at over 12,500 and at least 500 deaths. The situation is expected to worsen as rainfall increases, and the flood season begins.
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Panama and Costa Rica: Heavy floods prompt IFRC emergency appeal
02/12/2008
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched a preliminary emergency preliminary appeal for 700,000 Swiss francs (572,000 US dollars, 450,000 euro) to support the Costa Rica and Panamá Red Cross societies in their response to major flooding affecting several parts of the countries. A total of 15,000 people will be supported over the next nine months.
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World AIDS Day: HIV still with us, not defeated yet
28/11/2008
HIV is still a major threat to public health throughout the world despite progress made over the years in some countries, warns the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2008.
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Kenya: Cholera risks, floods and ethnic violence prompt major IFRC appeal
26/11/2008
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is launching an emergency preliminary appeal for 6.1 million Swiss francs (5.1 million US dollars, 3.9 million euro) to support the Kenya Red Cross Society in its response to major flooding affecting several parts of the countries since last month. A total of 300,000 people will be supported over the next six months.
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IFRC launches new procurement services portal
24/11/2008
The development of this portal was made possible thanks to funding from the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO). The IFRC was recently accredited by ECHO as a humanitarian procurement centre and is expanding to third parties the procurement services it already provides to Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies throughout the world.
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Sichuan Earthquake: Revised emergency and recovery appeal seeks support for reconstruction in China
21/11/2008
As winter looms over the earthquake-battered landscape of Southwest China, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is requesting 70 million Swiss francs (USD 58 million or EUR 46 million) in additional funding to meet survivors’ urgent needs for new homes and integrated recovery programmes.
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IFRC plans for 2009 to focus on prevention and assist more than 150 million people in need
18/11/2008
While the world is facing a major financial crisis that may have serious repercussions on humanitarian aid budgets, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has brought global attention back to the most vulnerable. Today, the organization announced its ambitious plans for 2009 and 2010.
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Sichuan Earthquake: Following significant relief efforts, massive recovery programme taking shape in China
10/11/2008
Six months ago on 12 May 2008, a massive earthquake devastated south-western China, killing more than 80,000 people and displacing nearly 15 million people in Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), as well as the Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies around the world have since implemented an enormous humanitarian relief effort.
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Morocco floods: Red Crescent teams pursue emergency assistance as rains continue
07/11/2008
More than 200 Moroccan Red Crescent volunteers and staff continue to assist more than 6,000 people left homeless by torrential rains that have devastated 16 regions in the country since early October. The subsequent flooding has left at least 30 people dead, affected some 20,000, and destroyed homes, roads, water and sanitation systems, crops and livestock.
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Cyclone Nargis: Major milestones reached, but more humanitarian work still to be done
31/10/2008
Six months ago on 2 May 2008 the destructive power of Cyclone Nargis made landfall on Myanmar. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) today announced that while the Red Cross has reached major milestones, important and difficult work remains ahead if people and communities are to reach the living standards they knew before the Cyclone Nargis tragedy.
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Johannesburg: We will work more closely with governments to assist the most vulnerable, commits the Red Cross Red Crescent
22/10/2008
The Red Cross and Red Crescent in Africa aims to intensify cooperation and dialogue with governments and other partners for the benefit of vulnerable communities on the continent. This promise came at the end of the 7th Pan African Conference, a three day meeting designed to set bench marks for Red Cross Red Crescent action in Africa for the coming four years.
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International Federation wants humanitarians and journalists to work harder to publicize African success stories
20/10/2008
The International Federation today called on journalists and fellow humanitarians to work harder to publicize African success stories such as the huge drop in measles deaths and progress in the battles against malaria and HIV.
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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies wins a special mention at the 2008 DuPont Safety Awards
09/10/2008
Geneva, Switzerland, 9 October 2008 – About 200 senior representatives from over 80 countries, ranging from a wide variety of industry sectors, met in Geneva last week at the Leaders Forum on Safety and Performance to highlight the importance of commitment and collaboration to help make lives safer in every corner of the world. The annual event also featured the presentation of the prestigious DuPont Safety Awards for individual and collective safety initiatives in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
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Earthquake recovery continues in Pakistan
07/10/2008
Three years after a powerful earthquake devastated areas of Pakistan on 8 October 2005, most of the affected families are well on the road to recovery - but more work has to be done, according to the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS).
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International Day for Disaster Reduction: In Central Asia, early action saves lives
07/10/2008
When trained disaster response teams of Tajikistan Red Crescent volunteers and staff arrived on the site of an earthquake that measured 5.5 on the Richter scale in Rasht, eastern Tajikistan, only six hours after the disaster struck on 22 July last year, it was proof if needed that good, community-based disaster preparedness training helps save lives, reduce risk and promptly deliver vital assistance to survivors. The Red Crescent team was the first on the scene to provide first aid, assess needs and bring emergency relief to 720 of the most affected people.
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The Red Cross assists flood victims in Cameroon and Chad
29/09/2008
Several regions in Cameroon and Chad have been experiencing heavy rains followed by floods since July. At least nine people have died and over seven thousand more have been left homeless.
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Zimbabwe: Red Cross begins emergency food distribution
17/09/2008
Red Cross Red Crescent trucks will today (Wednesday 17 September) leave warehouses in Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare carrying 383 metric tons of food aid for vulnerable communities across the country.
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Red Cross launches urgent Caribbean hurricane appeal
10/09/2008
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched an appeal for 1.8 million Swiss francs (1.6 million US dollars or 1.1 million euro) to support the disaster response efforts of Red Cross societies in Jamaica, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, and the Cayman Islands.
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World First Aid Day – From Solferino to ‘first aid for all’
10/09/2008
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world are steadily and significantly expanding their first aid programmes and increasing access to first aid services and training for the general public, says the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, on World First Aid Day.
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Cuba: Red Cross Red Crescent launches urgent appeal for 2008 hurricane season
09/09/2008
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched an appeal for 6.4 million Swiss francs (5.8 million US dollars or 3.9 million Euro) to support the humanitarian operation of the Cuban Red Cross, which is responding to a very destructive hurricane season.
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