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      • Disaster Law Newsletter (June 2013)
        • Central American Heads of State call for new regional instrument on disaster cooperation
        • Event at European Parliament hears calls for more active EU promotion of IDRL
        • New DLP publications: Better laws, safer communities?
        • Bangladesh building collapse underscores importance of building codes in preventing disasters
        • Comments invited on a new draft tool – Model Emergency Decree on IDRL
        • Caribbean leaders call for action to strengthen disaster management and reduce risks
        • Civil protection authorities tackle host nation support at annual NATO seminar
        • ASEAN regional forum highlights legal preparedness for international disaster response
        • Italian Red Cross teams up with academia to train volunteers in IDRL
        • IDRL featured at military law and operations conference
        • Aisan policy forum calls for more inclusive laws and policies for disaster response
        • IDRL study kicks off in Ecuador
        • IDRL Study launched in Tonga
        • Cook Islands pioneer IDRL phase II
        • Profile in Disaster Law Advocacy: Hon Patricia M Hajabakiga
        • Video: Strengthening legal preparedness for international disaster assistance in the Caribbean
      • Disaster Law newsletter (April 2013)
        • Model law to speed disaster relief launched at Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly
        • High-level event in Port-au-Prince calls for stronger legal preparedness for international disaster assistance in the Caribbean
        • New study on post-disaster shelter kicks off in Nepal
        • First lady of Paraguay welcomes the support of Red Cross in legal preparedness
        • IDRL issues featured in international table top exercise in West Sumatra
        • Cuba analyses IDRL instruments
        • Stories from the field: Legal issues in Typhoon Bopha’s shelter response
        • Honduras tests regional international disaster assistance tools
        • New York diplomats ponder international law and institutions for disaster response
        • New UN guide for Asia-Pacific disaster managers emphasises the role of legal preparedness
        • The WCO's SAFE Framework and the facilitation of relief consignments
        • The Disaster Law Programme welcomes new Coordinator for Africa
        • Vacancy: Disaster law consultancy MENA region (Arabic required)
      • Disaster Law newsletter (February 2013)
        • Food Assistance Convention enters into force
        • IFRC releases new IDRL reports on Peru and Argentina
        • Red Crescent report weighs Kazakhstan’s preparedness for international disaster assistance
        • Afghanistan’s IDRL taskforce kicks into gear
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        • Tongan Cabinet approves IDRL initiative
        • Jamaica leads the English-speaking Caribbean on IDRL
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      • Angola
      • Benin
      • Botswana
        • Immediate relief and long-term preparedness are the key to rebuilding after storms
      • Burkina Faso
        • Burkina Faso: food shortages leave families on the brink of crisis
        • An update on nutrition programmes in the Yagha province
        • Communal gardens and animal programmes to support families through the lean season
        • Sowing the seeds of a better future in the Sahel
        • Oroukia and the Red Cross create an oasis of hope in the Sahel
        • A family’s fate rests on a few chickens and hope for rain
        • Time is running out to save young lives in the Sahel
        • Ouilimatou’s story: young and hungry
        • Red Cross scales up response to food crisis in Burkina Faso
        • Families preparing for the hungry season across the Sahel
        • Struggling to feed children in the Sahel
      • Burundi
        • Upholding women and girls’ dignity: managing menstrual hygiene in emergency situations
        • Burundi: A long and silent struggle
        • IFRC President reaffirms commitment to tackling challenges in Africa
        • Humanitarian diplomacy in action: free radio airtime increasing Red Cross visibility in Burundi
        • Tugire ubuntu! May the practice of humanity last forever
        • Dawning of a bright future and a hope to continue living
      • Cameroon
        • Cameroon: Seven months after its reappearence, cholera continues to claim lives
      • Cape Verde
      • Central African Republic
        • Opening the door to families fleeing violence in Central African Republic
        • Health concerns for thousands of refugees from Central African Republic in makeshift camps
        • Red Cross reaches out to those most vulnerable during a chaotic week in Central African Republic
        • Central African Republic refugees facing increasing hardship as they flee violence and unrest
      • Chad
        • Health centres stretched as infant malnutrition rises
        • An oasis of hope in the Chad desert
        • Chadians in crisis as migrants return home during drought
        • Washing away cholera in Chad
        • Volunteers and specialists work in concert to build a cholera treatment centre
        • A few simple rules to stop the spread of disease
        • A gift from the President of Chad on May 8
      • Comoro Islands
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        • Papa Panzu: The father of the Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
        • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Facing the challenges of forced migration in host communities
        • A new mother’s flight to safety in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
        • Democratic Republic of the Congo: A mother’s worry
        • Life as an elderly refugee in Democratic Republic of the Congo
        • The plight of child refugees in Democratic Republic of Congo
      • Congo, Republic Of
        • IFRC President calls for more attention on the complex challenges in Central Africa
      • Cote D'ivoire
        • The life of Ivorian refugees: surviving on the edge of hope
        • Côte d’Ivoire: Shelter for families returning to their damaged homes
        • Ivorian refugees talk of a hard homecoming after fleeing to Liberia
        • Providing care under pressure in Côte d’Ivoire
        • Hope after horror in Côte d’Ivoire
        • Côte d’Ivoire: sleeping out in the open, for lack of shelters
        • Côte d'Ivoire: the humanitarian needs remain immense in the west
        • Côte d’Ivoire: Volunteerism when it really counts
      • Djibouti
        • Drought takes hold in Djibouti
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Eritrea
        • Resilience – not a new concept for many vulnerable Eritreans
      • Ethiopia
        • Investing in Africa
        • Innovative land use in Ethiopia will help food security during drought and heavy rains
        • Bringing clean water and hygiene promotion to villages in northern Ethiopia
        • Leaders gather in Ethiopia to discuss a coordinated response to HIV and AIDS in Africa
        • A grim reality for the pastoralists of Ethiopia
        • Ethiopia Red Cross: Helping communities find solutions in the face of desperation
        • Ethiopia: “We are confident we will survive this drought”
        • Improving food security in drought-affected areas of Ethiopia
      • Gabon
      • Gambia
        • Seed distribution bridges the gap until the next harvest
        • Severe food shortages threatens the livelihood of Gambian farmers
        • Gambia Red Cross youth use power of music to increase access to health care
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Kenya
        • Call for support of Kenyans affected by heavy flooding
        • Using technology to save lives at the community level
        • Appeal launched to support over 50,000 affected by floods in Kenya
        • Change minds and saving lives in the aftermath of catastrophe
        • One year after drought, a new initiative is leading to a bumper harvest
        • From riot refugee to proud volunteer
        • Medical teams and volunteers on the scene following church bombings
        • Thousands displaced by violence in northern Kenya
        • Feeding program keeps Kaitese children in school
        • Wind power and community spirit brings fresh water to 50,000 people
        • Nutrition projects help propel communities to a healthier future
        • The frontline in the Kenya refugee crisis
        • Reaching out to drought affected rural communities
        • The road to Dadaab
        • Keeping children in school to stave off malnutrition
        • Isiolo farmers train and plan for future growth
        • Kenya Red Cross Society: driving the nation’s spirit of humanity
        • “Now there is life”: Diversifying livelihoods to survive the drought
        • Millions affected by drought in Kenya and the Horn of Africa
        • Appeal for support as Somali refugees flood across Kenyan border
      • Lesotho
        • Lesotho: Cares of the carers in crisis-hit southern Africa
        • Taming the HIV tide in Lesotho
      • Liberia
        • Liberia: a new bed net protects a new life
        • Livelihoods support to Ivorian refugees and host communities in Liberia
        • Liberia getting relief to refugees, no matter how remote
        • Liberia: Picherinne’s story: I struggle to feed my twin babies
        • Liberia: a new bed net protects a new life
        • Malaria: prevention often only hope in Liberia’s remote villages
        • Liberia: Solidarity provides strength in the face of adversity
        • Liberia: Families face hardship and separation
        • Liberia: Resources and refugees exhausted as crisis continues
        • Ivorian refugees prompt long-term solutions in Liberia
        • Liberian village struggles to cope with influx of refugees
        • Liberia: a long-term water solution for host communities
      • Madagascar
        • Volunteers respond to storms and floods in Madagascar
        • Young volunteers train for six days to change themselves, and the world
        • Madagascar Red Cross responds to the cyclone Giovanna
      • Malawi
        • IFRC Secretary General calls for more community participation for sustainable development
        • Looking beyond food distribution in Malawi’s disaster prone areas
        • Malawi’s season of hunger bites
        • The long, slow tragedy of chronic hunger in southern Africa
        • Malawi: Roll back malaria through theatre
        • Sex workers promote HIV prevention among peers and clients
      • Mali
        • Mali: One year after the crisis began, needs remain massive and challenging
        • Host families feel the pressure of coping with mass migration
        • Mali: Challenges ahead for displaced people hoping to return home
        • Long travels and an uncertain future for families fleeing conflict in Mali
        • Scraps, hard work and goodwill keeping families from tragedy
        • Sleepless nights for Malians facing severe food crisis
      • Mauritania
        • Growing gardens in the desert heat of Mauritania
        • Strengthening a partnership for development in Mauritania between the Red Crescent Society and its government
        • Solidarity and support in the shadow of acute malnutrition in Mauritania
        • Women play a crucial role combatting food insecurity in Mauritania
        • Spotting and preventing malnutrition in Mauritania
      • Mauritius
      • Mozambique
        • The challenges of returning home in flooded mozambique
        • Volunteers provide critical aid to flood survivors in Mozambique
        • Preparedness pays as hundreds of thousands flee from floods in Mozambique
        • Mozambique floods: Cholera fears amid depleting stocks
        • Mozambique Floods: The situation gets desperate as stocks run dry
        • Red Cross at the 10th All-African Games
        • Clean water and hygiene training reach thousands of families in Mozambique
      • Namibia
        • Urgent food aid needed to save lives in drought-stricken Namibia
        • Putting a face to hunger as drought takes hold in Namibia
        • Humanitarian assistance urgently required as drought worsens in Namibia
        • No rain, no planting, no food – drought concern in Namibia
        • Southern Africa: Saving lives with soap, blankets and jerry cans
        • Namibia: The challenge of providing education in flood relocation camps
        • Namibia: Predictions suggest floods will get worse through the season
        • Promoting education and empowerment through water in Namibia
        • Red Cross and WHO partner to prevent disease outbreaks
        • Namibia floods: Facing danger with a newborn and toddler
        • Tuberculosis: a personal perspective
      • Niger
        • Discovering the impact of malnutrition among children in Niger
        • Money, seeds and a plan for the future will help villagers thrive
        • Cycle of drought and poor harvest leads to hunger and despair
        • Nutrition clinics offer hope in the midst of a drought
        • Children’s lives hang in the balance in Niger
        • Rising food prices and sporadic rains spell trouble for farmers in Niger
        • Even those with farms find the cupboards bare in Niger
        • IFRC launches food security appeal to assist 350,000 in Niger
        • Living on the edge
        • Bargaining for food in the Sahel
      • Nigeria
        • Nigeria: Musa’s story, life as a volunteer
        • Nigeria: Bringing happiness back to Martha
        • Nigeria: Building homes, building resilience
        • Building disaster response capacity in Nigeria
        • Nigeria: “The Red Cross has brought me great relief”
        • Providing lifesaving assistance to people affected by recent floods
        • Food insecurity looms in many communities affected by devastating floods
        • Emergency appeal to provide support after devastating floods
        • Urgent needs continue two months after Nigeria’s worst flooding in 40 years
        • The drive for universal bed-net coverage in Cross River State, Nigeria
        • Tackling taboos to put children back into the classroom
        • Using cellphones to combat malaria in Nigeria
      • Rwanda
        • Funding becomes catalyst for self-reliance and a bright future in Rwanda
        • A women’s group in Rwanda becomes an anchor of hope against great odds
        • Risk reduction initiatives restore independence to an elderly couple in Rwanda
        • Thousands affected by heavy rains and floods in Rwanda
      • Sao Tome and Principe
      • Senegal
        • Building resilience across communities in Senegal
        • IFRC president visits families hit by the floods in Senegal
        • Today, there will be food on every table, but long-term solutions are needed
        • Distributing food to help people going through the lean season in Sagata
        • Miss Senegal joins the Senegalese Red Cross in the fight against malaria
        • Sahel: Migrating early to avoid drought and destitution
        • Urgent measures needed to prevent a future food crisis in the Sahel
      • Seychelles
      • Sierra Leone
        • Red Cross nar Salone takes to the airwaves
        • Hygiene promotion is key to fighting cholera outbreak in Mabela
        • Learning new skills after the war in Sierra Leone
        • Sierra Leone - Kalie’s story: respect and dreams after the war
        • Sierra Leone 20 years on - Land Rover and Red Cross rebuilding lives
      • Somalia
        • How breastfeeding helps save lives: focus on Somalia
        • Helping displaced people survive in the barren hills of Somaliland
        • Celebrating the value of volunteering in Somalia
      • South Africa
        • Simple solutions to stop the deadly spread of TB in South Africa
        • Global commitment and local action will help us prepare for climate change
        • Counting the costs after a tornado ripped through Duduza settlement
        • If I had 10 million dollars…
        • South Africa: Addressing the high rate of TB
      • South Sudan
        • Independence brings its own challenges as thousands return to South Sudan
        • A new national society but with experienced faces
        • New Red Cross society goes out on its first mission
        • Setting a path for development in South Sudan
      • Sudan
        • Drinking rain water to survive in South Kordofan
        • Saving lives makes you strong
        • Red Crescent volunteers first on the scene following Sudan clashes
      • Swaziland
      • Tanzania
        • Tanzania: Fighting malaria one bed net at a time
        • Tanzania: Little Mtiki’s fight against malaria
        • Warding off crocodiles and other water dangers in Lake Victoria, Tanzania
        • Staff and volunteers work through the night to rescue people under a collapsed building
        • Building resilience to drought in sub-Saharan Africa
        • Tanzanian Red Cross National Society volunteers involved in rescue and recovery after ferry tragedy in Zanzibar
        • Volunteers on the scene of Tanzania ferry disaster
        • Tanzanian families reunited after explosions
      • Togo
      • Uganda
        • Uganda: Transit camp set up for refugees from Congo
        • Programme launched to reduce risk of disasters in growing African cities
        • Building respect and Red Cross branches in Uganda
        • Uganda: Volunteer action leads to enforcement of the Public Health Act
        • Uganda: the power of prevention during epidemic outbreaks
        • Uganda Red Cross responding to Ebola outbreak in Western part of the country
        • 18 feared dead and thousands more at risk following landslides
        • Searching out sustainable solutions to deal with the effects of climate change
        • Uganda Red Cross water and sanitation projects bring relief to rural communities
      • Zambia
        • Flood survivors in Zambia pull together to support their own
      • Zimbabwe
        • Red Cross volunteers ready to assist at polling stations across Zimbabwe
        • It is not only one person that makes the difference, it is the entire community
        • A volunteer with a bicycle can save lives
        • Lost education, lost futures: the hidden consequences of food insecurity
        • Getting the balance right: access to good water and sanitation can transform communities
    • Americas
      • Antigua and Barbuda
      • Argentina
      • Bahamas
        • Disaster network demonstrates the power of preparation in the Caribbean
      • Barbados
      • Belize
      • Bolivia
        • Bolivia: Resilience, drive and a deep love of home in the wake of deadly floods
        • National plan launched to assist thousands affected by flooding across Bolivia
        • Bolivia: floods and landslides leave thousands vulnerable
      • Brazil
        • Volunteers demonstrate their true value at the Rio+20 summit
      • Canada
        • Howard Arfin awarded for decades of Red Cross service
      • Chile
        • Three years after a devastating earthquake, the Chilean Red Cross is stronger and more prepared
        • Family rescued amid the chaos and confusion of a forest fire
        • Chilean First Lady praises volunteers responding to devastating forest fires
      • Colombia
        • How the Colombian Red Cross fulfilled its mission in 2011
        • Colombia takes step in the right direction with new disaster law
      • Costa Rica
      • Cuba
        • Volunteer resilience shines through, even in the wake of a hurricane
        • Isaac’s aftermath proves the value of preparedness in Cuba
      • Dominica
      • Dominican Republic
        • Communities and the Red Cross continue the battle against cholera
      • Ecuador
        • Silent Disasters: Floods bring additional challenges to vulnerable communities in Ecuador
      • El Salvador
        • El Salvador: Vigilance and education to combat dengue in communities
        • Taking measures to prevent the spread of mosquitoes that transmits dengue
        • Reference Centre for Institutional Disaster Preparedness in El Salvador
      • Grenada
      • Guatemala
        • Tireless volunteers put training into practice following earthquake
        • Saving lives and inspiring volunteers during storms in Guatemala
      • Guyana
      • Haiti
        • Preparedness keeps Haitians safe as Tropical Storm Chantal weakens
        • Report shows the benefit of two-way communication after a disaster
        • Shattering gender roles and showing the way in Haiti
        • Violence prevention: Looking beyond the immediate impact of major or ‘silent’ disasters
        • A new home and a new business after two years under canvas
        • Moving on to safer life after two years in a camp
        • In search of a new life, one woman lost almost everything
        • Life continues to get better two years after leaving the camp
        • Knowledge is the best weapon in the fight against HIV discrimination
        • Appeal launched after catastrophic agricultural losses in Haiti
        • Emergency appeal launched as Hurricane Sandy devastates local food supplies
        • Haiti braces for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy
        • Building on the successful foundation of psychosocial support in Haiti
        • Distributing dignity: a safe space for women after the storm
        • Teams mobilize to assist families in the path of Tropical Storm Isaac
        • Volunteers prepare as tropical storm Isaac approaches quake-stricken Haiti
        • Families begin making the move from camp to community
        • Red Cross takes to the streets and airwaves with the vaccination message
        • Putting information on TB into the hands of those who need it
        • New beginnings in Haiti after a long time under canvas
        • Water proves to be a lifeline as Haitians take control of their future
        • Skills, ideas and dedication can help rebuild a country
        • Women protecting their families and preparing for the future
        • Red Cross focuses on shelter and livelihoods to restore family life in Delmas
        • Earthquake response helps to build shelters, walls and communities
        • Pioneering better emergency communications in Haiti
        • Building a better future in Haiti
        • Haitian Red Cross volunteers ready to respond
        • Family homes offer the chance of a new life in Haiti
        • A letter from Port-au-Prince
        • Fighting malaria with technology
        • Gethro Philbert: “I couldn’t find work anywhere until the Red Cross started building shelters”
      • Honduras
        • Making life easier for people who have lost everything in Honduras
      • Jamaica
        • Sandy’s strong winds destroy homes and livelihoods in Jamaica
      • Mexico
        • Mobilizing the National Societies in the name of road safety
        • Red Cross action on the road to saving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean
      • Nicaragua
        • New operations centre looks forward to the next 150 years of humanitarian action
      • Panama
      • Paraguay
        • Restoring dignity and giving women prisoners a hope of a future
        • Paraguay: Red Cross leads prevention as dengue strikes
      • Peru
      • Saint Kitts and Nevis
      • Saint Lucia
      • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
      • Surinam
      • Trinidad And Tobago
        • Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society recognized for 10 years of vital HIV and AIDS work
      • United States
        • Volunteers work through the night to support families affected by tornadoes
        • Tornado devastates large parts of the United States Midwest
        • American Red Cross in action following explosions in Boston
        • Turning up the volume on the ‘most exposed’ silent disaster of 2012
        • Millions without power, thousands in shelters in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
        • Preparing to support millions of people as hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast
        • Preparedness initiatives in Latin America and Caribbean
        • Planning for Isaac’s landfall, seven years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina
        • AIDS2012: Stop the spread, spread the word
        • HIV and AIDS: The legacy of the changing values
        • Wildfires force hundreds into Red Cross shelters in Colorado and New Mexico
        • Declaration points to a future focus on key affected populations in global HIV and AIDS response
        • Red Cross responds to tornado destruction in Missouri
      • Uruguay
      • Venezuela
    • Asia Pacific
      • Afghanistan
        • Afghanistan: Female volunteers make healthcare services accessible to women in remote villages
        • Surprise downpour causes flash floods in Kabul
        • Red Crescent responds to devastating floods in northern Afghanistan
        • Putting women at the centre of community health programmes
        • Keeping 2,000 families warm through the coldest winter for 15 years
        • Communities prepare to halt future outbreaks on Cholera
      • Australia
        • Charting the path from evacuation to recovery
        • Training to make National Societies more resilient to future shocks
        • After tornadoes and floods, the Red Cross provides constant support in Queensland
        • Helping to reunite families and provide medical care during bushfires in Tasmania
        • Unprecedented floods force thousands from their homes in Australia
      • Bangladesh
        • Picking up the pieces after Cyclone Mahasen in Bangladesh
        • IFRC launches emergency appeal following Cyclone Mahsen
        • Managing the dead, caring for the living – Red Crescent volunteers continue rescue efforts after Dhaka building collapse
        • Building collapse in Dhaka: volunteers involved in search and rescue
        • Violent tornado leaves families without shelter
        • Bangladesh: rebuilding lives and livelihoods after the storm has passed
        • Violent storm hits Bangladesh: kills 31 with 1,500 missing
        • Families struggle to rebuild homes and livelihoods following floods
        • IFRC launches emergency appeal for flood ravaged Bangladesh
        • Red Crescent volunteers save lives and following days of rain and floods
        • 110 dead and thousands more affected by floods and landslides in Bangladesh
        • Flooding leaves thousands homeless in Bangladesh villages
        • Bangladesh: IFRC launches emergency appeal as floods worsen over 1.5 million people affected
        • Bangladesh: Thousands displaced by floods in need of food and shelter
        • Bangladesh: Red Crescent helps cyclone survivors get back on their feet
      • Brunei Darussalam
      • Cambodia
        • Cambodia: promoting preparedness in communities where floods are inevitable
        • Flood survivor reunited with family in Cambodia’s Kompong Thom province
        • Response continues as flood waters ravage Cambodia
        • Cambodian Red Cross responds to the needs of thousands flooded out of their homes
        • Cambodian Red Cross president champions mother and child health
      • China
        • Essential supplies and medical support arrive following earthquake in Gansu, China
        • Making a difference to people’s lives: Red Cross helps community resilience in China
        • الأنفلونزا: هل نحن مستعدون لجائحة شديدة؟
        • Transforming livelihoods five years after the Sichuan quake
        • Specialist teams helping survivors in Sichuan following earthquake
        • A mix of optimism and anxiety after Sichuan earthquake
        • Volunteers undertake search and rescue in Sichuan after earthquake
        • Hong Kong Red Cross provides emotional support to ferry disaster survivors
        • China Red Cross rushes help to remote quake hit area
        • Beijing Red Cross rescue teams move in to help flood survivors
        • EU’s top humanitarian official stresses cooperation and learning with National Society
        • Helping the most vulnerable in Sichuan build a sustainable livelihood
        • Psychosocial seeds bear fruit in Sichuan
        • Community health volunteers empower the young and old to help themselves
        • From toilet to table – sanitation solutions that help feed the rural poor
        • Red Cross Society of China deploys emergency water unit in flood hit province
        • China: flood woes follow drought
        • Red Cross fixes schools and brings water to remote villages
        • Survivors seek new livelihoods in Transformed Landscape
        • Red Cross Psychosocial work goes beyond disaster needs in Sichuan
        • China: Communities transformed three years on from Sichuan earthquake
        • China: Red Cross project contributes to preventing MDR-TB
        • China case study: harm reduction
        • China web story: harm reduction
      • Cook Islands
        • Cook Islanders struggle to adapt to creeping climate change
        • Cook Islands Red Cross: Integrating NCD activities into existing programming
      • Fiji
        • Red Cross societies organize rapid response as Cyclone Evan hammers Samoa and Fiji
        • Red Cross on alert as flood-ravaged Fiji braces for Cyclone Daphne
        • Thousands forced from their homes following floods and landslides
      • India
        • Indian Red Cross provides clean water and relief supplies in Uttarakhand
        • Rescue and relief operations continue following floods in Uttarkhand, northern India
        • Flash floods bring devastation to Uttarkhand in northern India
        • Young volunteers explain importance of vaccination in India
        • India: Volunteers bring TB support to communities
        • Blanket distributions in response to extreme weather across India
        • Monsoon rains wreak havoc in Assam
        • UN Secretary General meets with Red Cross to discuss humanitarian needs in South Asia
        • Indian Red Cross volunteers bring the human touch to the fight against tuberculosis
        • Cyclone Thane brings a tragic beginning to the new year for residents of Cuddalore
        • Sikkim: Volunteers reaching the unreachable following quake and landslides
        • Over two million people affected by fresh floods in Odisha
        • Himalayan earthquake prompts three nation Red Cross response
        • Emergency appeal launched after devastating floods in India
      • Indonesia
        • Indonesia: Red Cross responds to 6.2-magnitude earthquake in Aceh
        • Thousands leave their homes following floods in Jakarta
        • Communities come first – charting a new direction for disaster risk reduction
        • Indonesian Red Cross Society in action as earthquake causes panic in Aceh
        • Indonesia: six months on from volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunami
      • Japan
        • Japan: Paying a return visit to one family who survived the tsunami
        • A powerful call for the elimination of nuclear weapons
        • Two years on, new psychological stresses emerge amongst survivors of Japan’s triple disaster
        • Reviving Ishinomaki’s seaweed industry - Takehiko Nanbu’s story
        • Red Cross to support children’s mental health care in disaster-hit prefecture
        • Partnership with Japan provides new tools to help most vulnerable
        • The difficult task of rebuilding a town amid an uncertain future
        • Fukushima grapples with re-building
        • Helping to ease minds on radiation
        • Grief remains but smiles return 18 months after the tsunami
        • Radiation checks reassure Fukushima residents on food safety
        • Summer camp gives Fukushima kids change of scene and some new experiences
        • Volunteers and staff mobilise for landslide and flood-hit communities
        • Family and community tensions make a return to Fukushima more difficult for some
        • The extraordinary challenge of a school lunch in post-tsunami Fukushima
        • With the restrictions lifted in areas of Fukushima, some residents are returning home
        • Empress Shoken Fund: Supporting Red Cross Red Crescent work for 100 years
        • Recover, rebuild, return. The challenge facing many communities one year on
        • The long road to recovery one year on from the earthquake and tsunami
        • Japan anniversary – Diary 1 – Coming to terms with tragedy one year on from the earthquake and tsunami
        • Japan anniversary – Diary 2 – Tsunami children cope with parents stress
        • Japan anniversary – Diary 3 – The slow process of rebuilding a town and its businesses
        • Japan anniversary – Diary 4 – Assessing the uncertain future of a region blighted by a nuclear accident
        • Japan anniversary – Diary 5 – Finding hope amid worry in Fukushima
        • Japan anniversary – Diary 6 – Adjusting to a new life in the long shadow of Fukushima disaster
        • JAPAN SIX MONTHS ON DIARY 5: Psychosocial teams provide human contact
        • JAPAN SIX MONTHS ON DIARY 4: Disaster preparedness and living life to the full
        • JAPAN: Six Months on - Japanese Red Cross helps tsunami survivors face up to an uncertain Future
        • JAPAN SIX MONTHS ON – Diary 3: Volunteers show the value of fun for both young and old
        • JAPAN SIX MONTHS ON – Diary 2: People and produce bound together?
        • JAPAN SIX MONTHS ON - DIARY 1: Memories and an uncertain future
        • Japan Diary 5: Taking special care of the sick and elderly
        • Japan Diary 4: Helping children put disaster behind them
        • Japan Diary 3: Nursing students who would make Florence Nightingale proud
        • Japan Diary 2: Assistance steadily reaching those in need
        • Japan Diary 1: Red Cross helps survivors make themselves at home
        • Ishinomaki Red Cross Hospital – Ishinomaki’s lifeline
        • Red Cross supports people evacuated from radiation zone
        • Tsunami survivors take another step forward
        • Hitomi – a mother to the people in evacuation centre
        • Japan: Red Cross caregivers to strengthen their action as the country moves into early recovery phase
        • Japan: Red Cross intervenes as healthcare breakdown threatens tsunami survivors
        • Akiko Ito: 25 years spent serving humanity
        • On the road in Japan: bringing medical care to the lost and lonely
        • Japan: Hand washing alone can prevent most water-related diseases
        • Widening concern for the elderly as new needs continue to surface
        • Red Cross assists tsunami survivors moving into temporary shelters
        • The other side of Fukushima: “Radiation? Oh, that.”
        • Japan: hectic days are now the routine
      • Kiribati
      • Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of
        • DPRK: Water and relief supplies support 10,000 people following severe floods
        • DPRK Red Cross volunteers help flood family cheat death
        • Red Cross food distributions help flood affected families in DPRK through hard times
        • Food and shelter needs still acute following floods in DPRK
        • The slow march from vulnerability to relative prosperity
        • Flood families face a wet and miserable winter
        • Villagers still struggle with food and shelter after floods
        • DPRK Red Cross helping to rebuild communities after floods
        • DPRK - Red Cross appeals for support as storms and flooding leave thousands homeless
        • Red Cross volunteer dies after heroic rescue
        • DPRK Red Cross helps flood hit-families
        • DPRK: Red Cross helps boost food security
      • Korea, Republic Of
        • Red Cross helps African family as they seek a new life in Korea
        • IFRC President visits Korea to witness the development of a vital National Society
        • New agreement will help National Society raise its international response reputation
        • Taking diversity and multiculturalism into the classroom
        • Painting the town red to say thank you to the world’s blood donors
        • 3,000 students join forces to create the world’s largest human blood drop
      • Lao People's Democratic Republic
        • Thousands receive Lao Red Cross support in the wake of tropical storm Haima
      • Malaysia
      • Maldives
        • Returning to Dhuvaafaru, eight years on from the Indian Ocean Tsunami
        • Maldivian Red Crescent officially joins the IFRC at the 18th General Assembly
      • Marshall Islands, Republic of the
        • Pumping water from the Pacific as drought lingers in the Marshall Islands
        • Marshall Islanders endure food and water shortages as drought lingers
      • Micronesia, Federated States Of
      • Mongolia
        • Mongolia: extreme cold forces families from traditional living to urban slums
      • Myanmar
        • Preparing for Myanmar’s monsoon season
        • Volunteers help thousands move to safety as cyclone threatens vulnerable communities
        • Red Cross responds to inter-communal violence in Myanmar
        • Volunteers providing a lifeline to divided communities in Rakhine
        • Health care, clean water and sanitation - key concerns in Rakhine
        • Myanmar visit stresses the importance of partnerships and resilience
        • Myanmar Red Cross Society provides emergency assistance during Rakhine unrest
        • Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis 2008 Facts and Figures
        • A new school for the children of Kyon Tar
        • Piglets bring hope for Daw Ohn Myint
        • A good harvest for U Zaw Myo Htike
        • Hygiene promotion for Delta children
        • Red Cross post brings change to Kyone Thin
        • Six months since Cyclone Giri, shelter and livelihoods are top priority
        • Myanmar: Red Cross volunteers help people fight off TB
      • Nepal
      • New Zealand
        • Christchurch marks first anniversary of deadly earthquake
        • Christchurch Earthquake: New Zealand Red Cross volunteers meet hidden needs
      • Pakistan
        • Support reaches 500 families affected by the Iran-Pakistan earthquake
        • 4.4 million people affected by monsoon floods
        • Building stronger homes and resilient communities
        • 289 burnt alive in Pakistan's worst industrial disaster
        • Last year's floods in Sindh province continue to put pressure on food stocks
        • Tarpaulins and tents saving the day in Sindh province
        • There’s water everywhere, but safe sources are hard to find in Sindh
        • Pakistan: Disease risks mount in flood stricken Sindh
        • Pakistan floods: saving lives with safe water
        • Returning monsoon rains force families from their homes
        • Monsoon rains cause misery for over 16 million people in south Asia
        • Medical teams changing lives following floods in Pakistan
        • Thousands displaced by monsoon floods in Pakistan
        • Pakistan floods - One year later: Going beyond religious boundaries
        • Twelve months on, dark memories haunt Pakistani families
        • Pakistan floods – one year later: A mother's worry
        • Pakistan floods – one year later: A future to smile about
        • Families prepare to face the oncoming monsoon season in Pakistan
        • The struggle to keep flood survivors fed in Pakistan
        • Preparing to face another monsoon season in Pakistan
        • Seven-year-old Shakeel – A Future Red Cross Red Crescent Volunteer
        • Pakistan Floods: Rebuilding Brings New Joy
        • Pakistan Floods: A bittersweet homecoming
        • A young flood survivor enjoys being a kid again
      • Palau
      • Papua New Guinea
        • Fears continue for over 100 missing in Papua New Guinea ferry tragedy
      • Philippines
        • Six months after Typhoon Bopha, recovery is yet to reach many families
        • Philippine Red Cross volunteers empower communities to prevent the spread of disease
        • Typhoon Bopha - two months on and there are still huge challenges ahead
        • Relief for Typhoon Bopha survivors reaches remote communities in Mindanao
        • Typhoon Bopha - Case study: Mary Chris Limbwasan
        • Typhoon Bopha - Case study: Maricel Tognasan and Wilma Pancho
        • Typhoon Bopha - Case study: Pablo E. Villafane and Gibertz V. Luas
        • A new home for the New Year, but more assistance is needed
        • IFRC launches emergency appeal for support following massive storm damage in the Philippines
        • Volunteers on the frontline of relief efforts for Typhoon Bopha survivors
        • Massive humanitarian needs emerge in the wake of Typhoon Bopha
        • Residents in Cagayan de Oro flee their homes as Typhoon Bopha makes landfall
        • Preparing for landfall of Tropical Storm Bopha in the Philippines
        • One year on from two typhoons, residents look to a more resilient future
        • Significant needs remain a month after major flooding around Manila
        • Hard Boiled in Manila Evacuation Centres
        • Clean water a priority in Manila as floodwater recedes
        • Resilience in action –six months after Tropical Storm Washi communities are beginning to rebuild
        • Philippine Red Cross and young people partner in community preparedness
        • Picking up the pieces three months after Tropical Storm Washi
        • Red Cross increases its efforts in response to families ‘too scared’ to return home after quake
        • Red Cross teams and supplies reach earthquake affected zone in the Philippines
        • Philippine Red Cross plans to double its Typhoon Washi response
        • A deadly disease outbreak in Mindanao underlines vulnerability of typhoon-affected
        • Following typhoon Washi's path of destruction in the Philippines
        • Thousands of families face short- and long-term challenges after Typhoon Washi
        • Typhoon devastates a city that should have been safe from floods
        • Tales of heartbreak emerge in the aftermath of Typhoon Washi
        • Red Cross responds to floods in southern Philippines
        • Support needed as Philippine Red Cross Society steps up typhoon relief operations
        • Emergency teams respond as typhoon Nesat exits and Nalgae looms
        • Two-year typhoon response supports homes and livelihoods to Philippines
        • Collaborating to tackle humanitarian consequences of climate-induced migration
        • Nock-Ten heralds arrival of Typhoon season in South East Asia
        • Philippines: Red Cross acts as storms, monsoon rains and floods affect thousands
        • Philippines - Red Cross intensifies water search and rescue training
        • Philippines: On the road to recovery six months after Typhoon Megi
        • World Water Day 2011 – focusing on the urban poor
      • Samoa
        • Red Cross societies organize rapid response as Cyclone Evan hammers Samoa and Fiji
      • Singapore
        • Care and support in Singapore is changing the lives of disabled people
        • A life saving mobile app, and a mission to put a first aider in every home by 2020
        • When First Aid Training Becomes Personal
      • Solomon Islands
        • Looking to the past to turn back the tide in the Solomon Islands
        • Curbing the menace of dengue in the Solomon Islands
        • The importance of hygiene and sanitation practices in healthy communities
        • Red Cross tackles ongoing needs in Solomon Islands
        • Tsunami offers a chance for change in the Solomon Islands
        • Solomon islanders count their blessings and search for answers
        • Escape to Mile Six in the Solomon Islands
        • Residents flee homes following South Pacific tsunami
        • Relief arrives for cyclone-hit Solomon Islands
      • Sri Lanka
        • Sri Lanka Red Cross to bolster welfare services for migrant workers
        • A new home brings new hope in northern Sri Lanka
        • Climate change wreaks havoc on communities and resources
        • A different approach for a better society
        • Red Cross collaboration with Government of India helps families build or repair homes
        • A time to rebuild following years of terrible conflict
        • Bringing people back to exercise
        • Building a better future in Sri Lanka
        • Simple equation: clean water + clean hands = good health
        • 252.48 kilometres of challenges, obstacles, hard work and success
        • From bullet holes to herb gardens
      • Thailand
        • The operation behind the global effort to support over 150 million people
        • National Societies join forces in the name of disaster reduction
        • ‘Mr. Radar’ shows the way forward for disaster risk reduction
        • Thai Red Cross helping flood affected communities - one message at a time
        • Thai Red Cross supports migrant families following floods in Bangkok
        • Communities cut off by flood waters on the outskirts of Bangkok
        • Record floods inch closer to Bangkok
        • Thai Red Cross responds to once in a generation flooding
        • Thai Red Cross helps half a million people as waters approach Bangkok
      • Timor-Leste
        • Red Cross volunteers save lives following crash in Timor-Leste
        • Decade of Action for Road Safety: Red Cross youth put the stripes back into Timor Leste’s Zebra crossings
      • Tonga
      • Tuvalu
        • Red Cross responds to water crisis in drought-stricken Tuvalu
        • Linking community based health and first aid to address NCDs in Te Kavato
        • The biggest weight loser competition in Tuvalu
      • Vanuatu
      • Vietnam
        • Viet Nam: Working in partnership to build capacity and deliver better programmes
        • Improving education through access to water in Vietnam
        • Viet Nam: Forging partnerships to combat rise in hand, foot and mouth disease infections
        • Training the trainers to improve humanitarian operations in Viet Nam
        • Reaping the benefits of long-term partnership and solidarity
        • Communities on alert as typhoon Son Tinh hits South-East Asia
        • Strengthening resilience in the face of HIV and AIDS
        • Effective public information is needed to prevent the spread of hand, foot and mouth disease
        • Vietnam Red Cross rallies to prevent spread of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
        • Emerging crisis in Viet Nam as Mekong Delta reaches record levels
        • South-East Asia feels the force of two typhoons
        • Children spread the clean water message in Viet Nam
    • Europe and Central Asia
      • Albania
      • Andorra
      • Armenia
        • Giving voice to the voiceless and bringing healthcare for all on World TB Day
      • Austria
        • From Austria to Australia - young volunteers set the agenda for the new year
        • Youth Olympic Games show the power of sport to build bridges between communities
      • Azerbaijan
        • All eyes on the ball on the former frontline
      • Belarus
        • Preparing for the spring floods following heavy snow
        • 22 years of supporting the people affected by the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl
        • Emergency funds released to help Red Cross response to Europe’s big chill
        • Belarusian Red Cross Youth promote responsible behaviours on World AIDS Day
        • Youth volunteers and anti-trafficking: what if I were you?
        • Belarus: “Something horrible is happening at Oktyabrskaya station”
        • Belarus web story: harm reduction
        • Belarus case study: harm reduction
      • Belgium
        • Red Cross assists victims of bus crash in Belgium
        • On the spot and online: Belgian Red Cross support in the wake of Christmas market attack
      • Bosnia And Herzegovina
      • Bulgaria
        • National Societies working together following bus attack in Bulgaria
      • Croatia
        • Preparedness pays off as Danube flood-wave passes through Croatia
      • Cyprus
        • Cyprus Red Cross volunteers on the spot after fatal explosion
      • Czech Republic
      • Denmark
      • Estonia
      • Finland
        • Rapid response saves lives following fire at explosives factory
      • France
      • Georgia
        • Floods bring down walls and livelihoods in Georgia
      • Germany
        • Germany: Poster campaign launched to thank volunteers and inspire the next generation
      • Greece
        • The ‘quiet desperation’ of homeless people in Greece
      • Hungary
        • Thousands stranded for a second night in freezing weather
        • Volunteers on hand to assist stranded motorists after snowstorm
        • Conference hears about the value of volunteers in a crisis
        • Global conference debates the potential and pitfalls of paying volunteers
        • Hungarian Red Cross: breaking the cycle of urban vulnerability
      • Iceland
        • Red Cross in action as Icelandic volcano threatens travel misery
      • Ireland
        • Ireland: Volunteer inmates deliver community-based health and first aid in state prisons
        • The Wheatfield Prison project in Ireland
      • Italy
        • Harm reduction works: a partnership on substance abuse
        • President of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent meets the President of the Italian Red Cross at Solferino 2013 event
        • A journey into the night reveals the rise of the ‘new poor’ in Milan
        • President Konoé visits the Italian Red Cross as the country shows its resilience following second earthquake
        • Second quake causes destruction in northern Italy
        • Italian Red Cross volunteers respond to deadly earthquake
        • Italian Red Cross volunteers assist at shipwreck site
        • Southern Europe: the Red Cross responds to extreme weather conditions and floods
        • From the heart to the mind: YABC spreads the seeds of inner change
        • Moving with the migrants: a Mediterranean diary
        • Lampedusa: The island that never sleeps
        • Lampedusa: Italian Red Cross warns of looming migrant crisis
        • All eyes on the sea: A diary from Lampedusa
        • Italian web story: harm reduction
      • Kazakhstan
      • Kyrgyzstan
        • Central Asia quake brings swift response
      • Latvia
        • Adding life to years: promoting active ageing and intergenerational solidarity across borders
      • Liechtenstein
      • Lithuania
      • Luxembourg
      • Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of
        • Macedonian Red Cross launches campaign towards Zero new HIV infections
      • Malta
        • Malta Red Cross assists migrants following maritime rescue
      • Moldova
      • Monaco
      • Montenegro
        • Promoting dialogue and social inclusion in south-eastern Europe
        • Montenegro: Epitomizing the role of the Red Cross in disaster preparedness
      • Netherlands
      • Norway
        • Red Cross supports those affected by the twin tragedies in Norway
        • Oslo rocked by twin tragedies, toll continues to rise
      • Poland
        • Railway accident in Poland: volunteers training vital when responding to disaster
      • Portugal
      • Romania
        • Active ageing: are we ready for change?
      • Russian Federation
        • Societies agree on joint action to help migrants
        • Russia: Psychosocial care for TB patients
      • San Marino
      • Serbia
        • 15km trek by volunteers for mountain rescue in snow-bound Serbia
        • Volunteers training to prevent domestic violence and abuse against older people
        • Serbia: Volunteers make homes habitable after Kraljevo quake
      • Slovakia
      • Slovenia
      • Spain
        • Spanish Red Cross response teams provide emergency support following train accident
        • Support and training to provide hope in the depths of a crisis
        • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement honoured for its humanitarian work
        • Growing needs, shrinking funds: Spain might just be the beginning
        • Bringing relief to people affected by wildfires on Canary Islands
        • Red Cross assists after deadly Spanish quake
      • Sweden
      • Switzerland
        • Growth through collaboration is the key to effective humanitarian action
        • Partners pledge to work together to support community health workers
      • Tajikistan
        • Tajikistan: overcoming trauma after an earthquake
        • Red Crescent Youth volunteers promote positive attitudes towards people living with HIV
        • A lifeline for the elderly in Tajikistan’s capital
        • Providing the source of life
        • Red Crescent in action as mudslides hit Tajikistan
      • Turkey
        • Turkey celebrates 145 years of humanitarian work at home and abroad
        • Red Crescent brings back hope to thousands of Syrians in Turkey
        • Preparing for the onset of winter in tent and container camps on the Turkish-Syrian border
        • New appeal launched to assist Syrians seeking temporary protection in Turkey
        • President’s mission in the Republic of Turkey
        • Global outpouring of solidarity for Turkish earthquake operations
        • Relief effort under way following huge earthquake
        • Spreading a little happiness in the Turkish border camps
        • International Red Cross Red Crescent team monitoring the humanitarian situation on the border between Turkey and Syria
        • Turkish Red Crescent helping those fleeing violence in Syria
      • Turkmenistan
        • Training trainers and promoting first aid for all
      • Ukraine
        • 22 years of supporting the people affected by the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl
        • Coming in from the cold - Ukraine Red Cross responds to the big freeze
        • CHERNOBYL 25 YEARS AFTER: “WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY”
      • United Kingdom
        • British Red Cross gears up to provide first aid support
      • Uzbekistan
    • Middle East And North Africa
      • Algeria
      • Bahrain
      • Egypt
        • Emergency Action Teams assisting the injured during new wave of protests in Egypt
        • International Women’s Day: “I think I was born a volunteer”
      • Iran
        • Iran: distributing 30,000 food parcels to people in need during Ramadan
        • Launch of the IFRC and Iranian Red Crescent partnership on urban disaster risk reduction and management
        • IFRC President Konoé in talks with Iranian Vice-President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi in Tehran
        • IFRC President reiterates support for Red Crescent Society during official visit to Tehran
        • Massive earthquake strikes in south east Iran
        • نشر فرق الإنقاذ في المناطق التي تضررت من وقوع زلزال بقوة 6,3 ريختر
        • Red Crescent on the ground following earthquakes in north-west Iran
      • Iraq
        • Secretary General praises strong support and partnership in Iraq
      • Israel
        • IFRC president Konoé to praise professionalism and growing international role of Magen David Adom
        • Magen David Adom in Israel on high alert to protect civilians
        • الأمين العام للاتحاد الدولي لجمعيات الصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر يزور جمعية ماجن دافيد أدوم في إسرائيل
        • Kenya and Israel: sharing experiences in medical emergencies
      • Jordan
        • Cash programme launched in Jordan to support Syrian families
        • Jordan refugees - Noura Al Momni, a social worker at the Jordan National Red Crescent Society
        • Refugees in Jordan- Nadia, 43
        • Refugees in Jordan - Abou Abdo
        • A multinational approach to refugees in Jordan and Lebanon shows the strength of working together
      • Kuwait
      • Lebanon
        • Running on top of the world
        • Lebanese Red Cross works with children and youth to build a culture of non-violence and peace
      • Libya
        • Kidnapping of Iranian Red Crescent delegation
        • Libyan Red Crescent uses play to restore a little bit of normality after the conflict
        • Volunteers on the frontline tell of a new Solferino in Libya
        • Volunteers are the heroes of the Libyan Red Crescent
        • Red Cross Red Crescent: Libya and the Middle East crisis demands urgent humanitarian access
      • Morocco
      • Palestine
        • مساعدة سكان غزة عبر مشاريع جديدة في مجالي الصحة والتعليم العالي
        • IFRC President commends the life-saving and peace-building role of the Palestine Red Crescent Society
        • جمعية الهلال الأحمر الفلسطيني تطلق نداء الطوارىء للاستجابة للاحتياجات الإنسانية الملحة في غزة
        • الهلال الأحمر الفلسطيني يقدم المساعدة الطارئة لضحايا أزمة غزة
      • Qatar
        • Qatar Red Crescent Society establishes psychological services centre for Syrian refugees
        • Societies working together across borders to improve food security
        • Putting the community at the centre of disaster response and risk reduction in Mali
      • Saudi Arabia
        • حشد الموظفين والمتطوعين من أجل دعم ثلاثة ملايين حاج
        • Saudi Red Crescent Authority donates 1 million dollars to bridge the digital divide
      • Syria
        • إصابة متطوعي الهلال الاحمر العربي السوري والمستفيدين أثناء عملية توزيع المواد الإغاثية في دير الزور
        • الدعم النفسي-الاجتماعي يخفف من الصعوبات اليومية التي يواجهها النازحون
        • إستجابة الهلال الأحمر العربي السوري للأوضاع الإنسانية المتردية بعد أحداث القصير
        • SARC volunteers working in memory of those who have lost their lives
        • دورة الدعم النفسي الاجتماعي تًشّجع المتطوعين لتقديم المزيد من المساعدة
        • IFRC President calls for protection for volunteers and respect for the Movement’s fundamental principles in Syria
        • مشروع اللاجئ يوفر الدعم للفئات المستضعفة في سوريا
        • Syria: The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement calls for the urgent protection of health care personnel and aid workers
        • Prevention, cure and support in Syria’s health centres
        • مساعدات الهلال الأحمر العربي السوري تصل إلى شمال سوريا
        • عملي هو رسالتي: حياد وتفاني في دمشق
        • الهلال الأحمر الكويتي يطلق حملته الثانية لإغاثة 20.000 عائلة سورية لاجئة
        • SARC - a year of humanitarian action
        • فصل الشتاء يزيد من معاناة أكثر من 3 مليون شخص
        • Appeal launched to assist Syrian Arab Red Crescent in its crisis response
        • Unacceptable killing of a Red Crescent volunteer in Syria
        • Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer killed while carrying out vital humanitarian relief
        • The Syrian Arab Red Crescent refutes allegations it is not working in a neutral and impartial manner
        • Syrian Arab Red Crescent leader killed
        • Fundamental principles ensure access despite civil unrest
      • Tunisia
        • الاحتفال باليوم العالمي للتطوع 5 ديسمبر 2012
        • Exceptional few days for the Tunisian Red Crescent
        • He came from the sea, and was born in the sand
        • Tataouine: volunteerism at work
        • Life on hold in a Tunisia transit camp
        • Looking beyond the bare facts of humanitarian aid
        • Mimi the Clown takes the hygiene message into Tunisia
        • Chronology of a new transit camp on the Tunisian border
        • Tunisia: volunteers care for migrants at Djerba airport
        • Tunisia: first baby born at Shousha camp
        • Tunisian Red Crescent volunteers show the true spirit of humanity
        • Providing latrines and privacy on the Tunisian border
      • United Arab Emirates
        • توثيق الأواصر في التطلعات الإنسانية بين الإمارات العربية المتحدة والاتحاد الدولي لجمعيات الصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر
        • Red Crescent helps Iran plane crash victims
      • Yemen
    • International news
      • Making African cities more resilient to risk through collaboration
      • Special Olympics International and IFRC Celebrate New Partnership
      • Land rights and secure tenure fundamental to humanitarian shelter operations
      • Red Cross societies in Canada, Mexico and the United States to cooperate further during major disasters
      • Tackling climate risks: the IFRC and World Meteorological Organization sign agreement
      • World Bank report says climate change will keep millions trapped in poverty
      • Red Cross leaders gather in Central America Costa Rica to discuss pressing issues of the movement
      • Societies in Central Europe respond to worst flooding in 50 years
      • Risk reduction education in schools – and beyond – helps to build resilience
      • Building resilience in response to climate change and other challenges
      • IDAHO 2013: Championing humanity in the margins
      • التطوع: في قلب الحركة
      • من لندن في العصر الفيكتوري إلى المبادرة العالمية للمياه والصرف الصحي
      • تعزيز قدرة المجتمعات المحلية على الصمود في وجه الكوارث في سياق مناخ متغير
      • المساعدة في صياغة قوانين تلبي احتياجات المتضررين من الكوارث
      • التواصل مع المستفيدين: تسليح الناس بمعلومات تنقذ الأرواح
      • المستقبل الصحي للحركة يعتمد على الإصغاء إلى أعضائها الشباب
      • الاستجابة السليمة في الوقت الصحيح – اللوجستيات هي مفتاح النجاح
      • الإسعافات الأولية: تراث من إنقاذ الحياة للجميع
      • Empress Shôken Fund grants to promote peace, community awareness and humanitarian values
      • Disasters preparedness saves lives and saves money
      • Aid 2.0: mobile relief application expanding into a global market
      • Taking the humanitarian mission to the World Economic Forum
      • متطوعو الصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر يستجيبون لتداعيات العاصفة الثلجية التي ضربت الشرق الأوسط
      • Make volunteering in disasters safer and easier
      • World toilet day
      • We’ve all had a problem finding a toilet at some time, but many face this challenge every day
      • جمعيات الهلال الأحمر تنشط في شهر رمضان
      • WHO releases oral cholera vaccine stockpile report
      • IFRC launches appeal to support regional response to population movement from Syria
      • Red Cross responds to triple typhoons
      • Managing an outbreak before, during and after it strikes
      • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement awarded for international humanitarian work
      • زيارة الرئيس كونوي إلى ليبيا وتونس تدعم مركز الجمعيتين كجهتين مساعدتين للحكومتين الجديدتين
      • Strengthening the Red Cross Red Crescent auxiliary role: a humanitarian imperative in a fast-changing world
      • New IFPRI/IFRC report maps out long-term paths to end global hunger
      • Active, engaged, passionate: welcome to the future of the Red Cross Red Crescent
      • Ambassadors and IFRC together for Africa
      • Over one million Swiss francs to assist Red Cross relief operations in Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru
      • Youth network rethinks its mandate in a rapidly changing Europe
      • Early Warnings pay off after Indian Ocean tsunami alerts
      • IFRC Hosts the 2012 Fleet Forum Annual Conference
      • Red Cross Red Crescent leader to co-chair World Economic Forum Africa
      • Drug users need treatment not incarceration
      • 8,000 mile challenge from Birmingham to Beijing set to raise £1million for IFRC
      • Race against time and freezing temperatures in Europe - update
      • Partners meet to discuss the global challenges in water and sanitation
      • International community must commit to sustainable development in 2012
      • Conflict situation in Somalia - IFRC Statement
      • Young people taking a leadership role in creating a culture of peace
      • Busan: communities should be at the heart of effective aid programmes
      • Promoting the human rights-based approach to address Tuberculosis
      • IFRC welcomes historic recognition of disaster risk in new global aid agenda
      • Red Cross Red Crescent taking up the challenge of getting to zero
      • Commission focuses on bridging the global health gap
      • IFRC and ICRC presidents offer warm welcome to 31st International Conference
      • أصدر اليوم الاتحاد الدولي لجمعيات الصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر أول تقرير مناصرة له عن المتطوعين العاملين في حالات الطوارئ بعنوان "الحماية والتشجيع والتقدير: التطوع في حالات الطوارئ." وفيما يلي مقتطف من التقرير
      • States urged to develop strong laws for the protection of migrants
      • Burundi volunteer calls on the world to cherish and promote its shared humanity
      • Volunteers lead by example in the promotion of peace
      • Awards recognize remarkable humanitarian action by societies and volunteers
      • Stronger disaster laws will improve emergency response, General Assembly hears
      • New partnership puts global health at the centre of the curriculum
      • Working together to prepare for future disasters
      • South-East Asia feels the force of two typhoons
      • Mobile technology could be vital in east Africa’s fight against hunger
      • HIV - aiming for zero infections, and zero deaths
      • World First Aid Day 2010: First aid for all
      • Palestine Red Crescent Society trains Magen David Adom in Israel on trauma support
      • Horn of Africa: Red Cross Red Crescent volunteers at the heart of the response
      • Red Cross responds to flooding in Viet Nam’s north central coast
      • GAVI Alliance calls for continued committment to equitable access to vaccines
      • 64th World Health Assembly - Geneva 2011
      • Reducing disaster risk with legislation
      • Building back better after disaster
      • Volunteering: the spirit of humanitarian action
      • South East Asia: preparedness pays off
      • Universal Children’s Day: Red Cross in Europe protecting children, north to south
      • Between World AIDS Day and the International Volunteer Day: more volunteers to do more, do better and reach further
      • Between World AIDS Day and the International Volunteer Day: more volunteers to do more, do better and reach further
      • Red Cross responds to Europe's weather
      • Celebrity Jet Li becomes first goodwill ambassador
      • IFRC celebrates the International Year of Youth: focus on dialogue and mutual understanding
      • Iceland: volcanic eruption prompts European Red Cross response
      • Asia and Pacific: Four disasters, six months on
      • Learning from the tsunami – five years on
      • Asia Pacific: A week unlike any other
      • We need a global strategy to deal with natural disasters
      • Red Alert for Red Cross as strong quake and tsunami batters Samoa
      • IFRC: Post-disaster psychosocial support an obligation, not an option
      • Defending albinos’ rights to life
      • West Africa: 7,000 Red Cross volunteers protect children from polio
      • Eastern Europe: Human trafficking “set to rise”
      • South Asia: Tackling HIV stigma from a regional approach
      • Red Cross plans kick into action in response to cholera outbreaks
      • Severe flooding in Central America: Red Cross brings vital assistance to affected families
      • Survivors of Hurricane Mitch have rebuilt their lives
      • Red Cross providing help to Hurricane 2008 victims
      • Americas: Thousands affected by Hurricane Gustav
      • South Asia: Building safer communities
      • Georgia and North Ossetia: Red Cross responds on the spot to assist displaced people
      • Fay, the sixth Atlantic storm of the season tears across the Caribbean
      • Conflict in Georgia: International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement brings emergency assistance to displaced and wounded
      • Moldova and Ukraine Red Cross Societies respond to most severe floods in 200 years
      • Launch of the Red Cross HIV Global Alliance for Latin America and the Caribbean
      • West and Central Africa: flood alert confirmed
      • Caribbean: planning and partnerships “essential” for disaster recovery
      • Red Cross fights cholera in Mozambique and Zimbabwe
      • “We need to act now and invest more in disaster preparedness”, says the secretary general of Mozambique Red Cross
      • Red Cross National Societies braced for new Southern Africa flood emergency
      • Red Cross Red Crescent action critical in 91% plunge of measles deaths in Africa
      • Eastern Africa: worst floods in decades
      • Famine a visible result of climate change in Eastern Africa
      • Tuvalu: there’s no place like home
      • Felix: prayers for missing on Mosquito Coast
      • Preparations underway to face category five Hurricane Felix
      • Red Cross Red Crescent Global Alliance aims to double HIV prevention and care efforts by 2010
      • Caribbean Red Cross Societies start recovery process after Dean
      • Red Cross in Mexico and Belize brace for Hurricane Dean
      • Dean devastates parts of St Lucia and Dominica
      • Update: Red Cross Red Crescent boosts aid to millions worldwide as floods rage on
      • Rains and flooding spread to South East Asia
      • Floods wreak havoc and displace tens of millions worldwide
      • Changing face of disasters requires new kind of response
      • Eastern, southern and central Europe seared by heat and fires
      • Central Asia: on the road to effective regional disaster response
      • Boosting regional partnerships to mitigate the impact of disasters in the Middle East and North Africa
      • Working together to combat youth violence in the Americas
      • Tuberculosis: easy to get, difficult to cure
      • Giving the elderly back their dignity in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
      • Dire needs of Central Asia’s street children
      • The Zambezi River threatens thousands of families in five southern African countries
      • The International Federation boosts mobilization for Africa
      • Communities and the private sector could build safer communities in the Americas
      • Now is the time to invest in young people
      • First aid – ‘learning by doing’ in Asia and Africa
      • First Aid Education European network celebrates its 15th anniversary
      • Gordon, the 7th tropical storm of the 2006 Caribbean Hurricane Season
      • Hurricane Florence passed close to Bermuda with minimum damage
      • World First Aid Day: volunteers selflessly save lives without discrimination
      • Ernesto, the first hurricane of the season in the Caribbean
      • Displaced Lebanese in Syria return home
      • Death of a Lebanese Red Cross volunteer - the price of humanity
      • Syria - stories of solidarity and voluntary service
      • Middle East violence: Turkish Red Crescent extends helping hand
      • Rwanda: strangers in a strange land
      • Red Cross to scale up approach for hurricane season
      • 800,000 people look to Red Cross Red Crescent for desperately needed assistance
      • Red Cross supports thousands affected by heavy floods in the Andean Region
      • Hurricane season: 2005 “Annus horribilis”
      • Red Cross works to relieve Hurricane Stan’s effect in El Salvador
      • Tecún Umán, an example of Red Cross support to the community
      • Red Cross in Central America prepares for “Wilma”
      • Death in the mountains in Pakistan
      • The suffering of Shamlai
      • Jamaica, Haiti and Cayman Islands Red Cross braces for Hurricane Dennis
      • From Sweden to Phuket: a delegate’s story
      • Federation President visits tsunami-hit families in Aceh
      • Red Cross ready for hurricane season
      • Meeting the HIV/AIDS challenge in South Asia
      • Red Crescent responds to changing environment in Central Asia
      • The new slave trade
      • Hurricane season arrives early in Central America
      • A regional response to a regional problem
      • Measles deaths in Africa almost halved in five years
      • Tsunami prompts African aid recipients to become donors
      • Caribbean warms up for climate change
      • HIV scores on the heroin highway
      • European Red Cross societies warming up to climate change
      • Receding floodwaters bring only temporary relief to South Asia
      • Federation earns place on Stop TB Board
      • Culture of prevention takes hold in South Asia
      • Together, Central America can beat HIV/AIDS
      • Youth in the spotlight at Mediterranean conference
      • When East joins West
      • Flood alert in Southern Africa on World Water Day
      • Bahrain meeting addresses new humanitarian challenges
      • Watershed reached in efforts to beat measles in Africa
      • Cyclone hits South Pacific
      • Poster art: a weapon against stigma
      • Uniting against hunger in Central Europe
      • When donors rise to the occasion
      • Political commitment crucial to successful measles reduction
      • Red Cross Youth in Central Europe unite efforts against hunger
      • Cape Town meeting aims to build on measles gains
      • Governments urged to raise awareness on people trafficking
      • Mission aims for greater involvement in HIV/AIDS treatment
      • Red Cross assists Europe’s victims of fire and heat
      • Southern Africa diary: A week in the lives
      • Women and children die in severe Peruvian winter
      • PADRU shows way forward for regional disaster management
      • Concern grows for homeless as floods hit South Asia
      • E-forum launched to tackle HIV/AIDS stigma
      • Pacific region aims to turn Manila Action Plan into reality
      • Maputo summit offers opportunities for Movement
      • Floods and landslides hit South Asia
      • Youth takes lead in tackling HIV/AIDS, intolerance
      • Red Cross defines role in enlarged Europe
      • Southern Africa operation on target, but challenges lie ahead
      • Red Cross in Americas prepares for busy hurricane season
      • West Africa to benefit from disaster response teams
      • Strengthening Disaster preparedness networks in Central Europe
      • EU membership offers challenges and opportunities for Red Cross
      • Santiago maps out Red Cross priorities in Americas
      • Red Cross continues response to widening SARS threat
      • Disaster preparedness pays dividends in Pacific
      • AIDS in the Americas: keeping promises
      • Volunteers working to prevent spread of atypical pneumonia
      • Measles initiative "exceeding targets and under budget"
      • Opinion: move the AIDS issue to the top of the Indonesian agenda
      • Agencies warn of apocalypse now in Africa
      • Severe winter claims more lives across South Asia
      • MDA aids Tel Aviv bomb victims
      • Bangkok Population Conference offers springboard for broader regional cooperation
      • Côte d'Ivoire crisis: Federation launches emergency appeal for returnees and refugees
      • Merengue rhythm whips up HIV/AIDS awareness
      • Call to action in Manila
      • Red Cross Red Crescent promotes migrant welfare in Asia
      • Federation President seeks lasting contribution to human dignity
      • HIV/AIDS and Population movements top Manila agenda
      • Asian HIV/AIDS programmes boosted by new partnership
      • Federation backs meningitis stockpile appeal
      • Measles Initiative makes inroads in sub-Saharan Africa
      • Pacific puppet masters hit the road
      • Secretary General in show of support for southern Africa operation
      • Children go hungry in Central Europe
      • Why relief must not be a cover up
      • Federation forges partnership to improve disaster preparedness
      • Three years on - Taiwan still feeling effects of earthquake
      • Thirty million African youths united to combat HIV/AIDS
      • Counting the cost of floods in Bangladesh
      • Southeast Asian countries continue to suffer from floods
      • Profile: the voice of the NGO in the global vaccination battle
      • Volunteers playing crucial role in sustainable development
      • Mekong River Basin threatened by major floods
      • Progress in talks between Japan and DPR Korea
      • Flood havoc spreads in Central Europe and Russia
      • Red Cross truck fleet leaves for southern Africa
      • South Asia struck by floods and drought
      • Bangui Red Cross volunteers rescue three in air crash
      • Volunteering a way of life in Africa
      • Youth peer education focus for HIV/AIDS action in south Asia
      • 450,000 hungry people to benefit from appeal in southern Africa
      • Ebola and meningitis threaten central Africa
      • "El Niño is coming"
      • Fight against discrimination must top international agenda says President Suarez Del Toro
      • Federation marks World Water Day
      • African societies exceed targets after Measles Initiative's first year
      • Humanitarian power and accountability
      • Central America: hands across the Gulf of Fonseca
      • Initiative to combat measles in Africa launched
      • Love overcomes shame of HIV in Thailand and Laos
      • Tribute to volunteers
      • Israel-Palestine: humanitarian cooperation continues despite conflict
      • Time for Action - West Africa marks World Aids Day
      • Drugs and discrimination spread HIV
      • HIV/AIDS - 40 million people now infected
      • West Africans rise to polio challenge
      • A helping hand for Tibet's flood hit rural communities
      • Poverty feeds hunger in Central Europe, warns Red Cross
      • 8 September 2001 - European First Aid Day
      • Progress report on Red Cross/Red Crescent activities in NIS
      • Meningitis sweeps sub-Saharan Africa
      • Chernobyl: living in the shadow of radioactive contamination
      • Communities fight Tuberculosis in Central Asia
      • Long-term commitment to fight AIDS
  • Social media
  • Opinions and positions
    • Speeches
      • 2013
        • “Reducing vulnerability, improving capacities and building resilience of the communities”
        • 66th World Health Assembly: Poliomyelitis: intensification of the global eradication initiative
        • 66th World Health Assembly: Strengthening national health emergency and disaster management capacities and the resilience of health systems (resolution WHA64.10)
        • 66th World Health Assembly: Drinking-water, sanitation and health (resolution WHA64.24)
        • 66th World Health Assembly: IFRC's plenary statement, agenda item 4: General discussion
        • 66th World Health Assembly: Committee A - Agenda item 13.1 and 13.2: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
        • Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction 2013 - official statement from Bekele Geleta
        • Global Vaccine Summit, Abu Dhabi 24-26 April 2013
        • Humanitarian Situation in the Mediterranean
        • The protection of livelihoods must be a core principle of responding to drought
        • "The protection of livelihoods must be a core principle of responding to drought”
        • Calling for a convention to eliminate nuclear weapons
        • The humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons - Ensuring nuclear weapons are eliminated and never used again
        • Addressing and preventing violence against women and girls in natural disasters
        • Addressing regulatory barriers to shelter for equitable assistance to the needed population
        • Restoring Family Links for Migrants
      • 2012
        • The Voice of Women in Silent Crises - Asturias Award Roundtable
        • United Nations Alliance of Civilizations - Skills and values based education
        • Culture of peace - Plenary Session of the United Nations General Assembly
        • The IFRC partnership to address the needs of vulnerable migrants
        • High-level Segment of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (CoP 18)
        • Supporting mine victims, preventing harm and suffering
        • WDR Launch Bangkok - People on the move the complexity of forced migration in today's world
        • What solutions for individual migrants stranded in transit and destination countries?
        • People on the move: the complexity of forced migration in today's world
        • Protecting Migrants in Dire Humanitarian Situations
        • Ensuring that disaster risk reduction and building resilience are fully integrated into the post-2015 sustainable development agenda
        • Report of the international law commission on protection of persons in the event of disasters
        • Continuous dialogue and effective partnerships towards a successful implementation of the Global Framework for Climate Services
        • Addressing food security in protracted crises
        • Violence prevention as a global strategy
        • Advancement of Women, Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
        • Scaling up efforts to prevent and control malaria in developing countries
        • UN ISDR – International Day for Disaster Reduction Reception - Women and Girls – the (in)Visible Force of Resilience
        • World Food Day - Can we end hunger?
        • Multicultural skills and values based education fostering a culture of nonviolence and peace
        • Family-based prevention and positive parenting
        • The Euro Zone Crisis and its Impact on ODA
        • Polyomelithis: Intensification of Global eradication initiative
      • 2011
        • Youth as Agents of Behavioural Change: promotion of a culture of non-violence and peace
      • 2010
      • 2009
      • 2008
      • 2007
      • 2006
      • 2005
        • Recovering from Hurricane Katrina: the next phase
        • Avian and human influenza
        • IDRL: National legislation for an effective disaster response
        • Provisional Framework Earthquake Recovery, Pakistan
        • ICT for Humanity - the Red Cross Red Crescent perspective for the World Summmit on Information Society
        • World disaster prevention - Awareness is the key
        • Strengthening the coordination of humanitarian assistance
        • Population Movement and Trafficking issues
        • Psychosocial aspects of the tsunamis
        • Sustainable Development, including for Small Island Developing States
        • Human settlements and natural disasters
        • South Asia earthquake - humanitarian needs
        • Children living with HIV/AIDS
        • Natural disasters and the role of Parliaments
        • Safer living - reducing natural disasters
        • Parliament relations with civil society
        • NEPAD: New partnership for Africa's Development; Roll back Malaria
        • Strengthening the coordination of humanitarian assistance, including special economic assistance
        • Population movement priorities
        • WSIS - World Summit on Information Society: Comments on the Draft Tunis Commitment
        • Magen David Adom in Israel: 75th anniversary
        • Humanitarian space: challenges for independent humanitarian work today
        • The tsunami tragedy - international solidarity: the protection of human beings in disaster situations
        • Effective disaster preparedness and response - key to sustainable development
        • Application of law in disaster situations
        • Humanitarian assistance in Africa
        • An additional emblem - a Red Cross Red Crescent Society perspective
        • Armed conflicts and "global risks" - the humanitarian response
        • Disaster response - challenges to recovery
        • Coordination of humanitarian assistance
        • Focus on Africa
        • United Nations Millennium Declaration - a perspective from the IFRC
        • Financing for development
        • Trafficking in human beings
        • HIV/AIDS prevention strategy
        • Human trafficking - links between civil society and law enforcement in Europe
        • HIV/AIDS - treatment, care and support
        • Trafficking in human beings/Internet fraud
        • HIV/AIDS: scaling up treatment and care within a coordinated and comprehensive response
        • Palestine Red Crescent Society - 2005 General Assembly
        • World blood donor day
        • Roll back Malaria
        • Polio eradication
        • IFRC cooperation with the World Health Organisation
        • Disasters: public health in emergencies
        • e-preparedness - a Red Cross Red Crescent approach to disasters
        • ICT - the focus of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
        • HIV/AIDS in an Asia-Pacific context
        • Trafficking in women
        • APEC and the tsunami disaster: emergency preparedness and response in Indonesia
        • HIV/AIDS - spreading the light of science
        • Sustainable development: disaster preparedness, water and sanitation
        • "Come closer ..." - Launch of the anti-stigma campaign
        • Crime prevention - trafficking in human beings
        • National human rights institutions and National Red Cross Red Crescent Societies
        • Human rights and population movement: internally displaced persons and migrant workers
        • Orphans and other children vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
        • Human rights of women: integration of the gender perspective
        • Elimination of religious intolerance
        • Economic, social and cultural rights - the community perspective
        • Racism and racial discrimination
        • Human rights and humanitarian values
        • Intravenous drug usage and HIV/AIDS
        • Vulnerability of women in disaster situations
        • Tsunami response
        • Tsunami response - working together
        • Road safety
        • Infopoverty and development
        • Social development and community resilience
        • What is human life worth?
        • Disaster reduction outcomes at the Kobe Conference
        • Strengthening emergency disaster relief and assistance
        • Reducing risks of disasters: an investment in the future
        • Disaster reduction for future generations
        • Small Island Developing States: special vulnerabilities of concern to the Red Cross and the Red Crescent
        • Small Island Developing States: reducing vulnerability and building resilience
        • Asian earthquake and tsunamis
      • 2004
        • Land Mines, 5 years experience with the Ottawa Convention
        • Conde de Barcelona International Prize
        • Federation views on the United Nations Millennium Declaration
        • Health, poverty and conservation
        • Poverty and the 2005 International Year of Microcredit
        • Coordination of Humanitarian assistance
        • Refugee issues and the vulnerability of people affected by Population movement
        • Who cares? Social isolation and the role of volunteers
        • Volunteering as social capital
        • Action to Reduce Discrimination
        • UNRWAs work with the Palestine Red Crescent Society
        • Human Rights and Community Resilience
        • The special vulnerability of children
        • Managing disaster risk in developing countries: a global challenge
        • Sustainable Development, including Small Islands Developing States (SIDS)
        • New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
        • Violence against women
        • Red Cross Red Crescent work in slums and urban settlements
        • Disaster Risk Reduction: Preparing for the 2005 World Conference
        • Social Development and the Public Sector
        • Caribbean Regional Partnership on HIV/AIDS
        • Non-Discrimination and Respect for Diversity
        • Pan-African Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Conference - Closing Statement
        • Strengthening preparedness and response to natural disasters, with an emphasis on capacity-building
        • Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance
        • International cooperation with National Ownership for Development
        • International Federation contributions towards the United Nations Millennium Development Goals
        • Health and the environment: impacts on children
        • HIV/AIDS: substance abuse and harm reduction
        • Disaster Mitigation and Disaster preparedness
        • Equitable and non-discriminatory access to health
        • Volunteerism and the Millennium Development Goals
        • Interventions in humanitarian crises: achieving impact in health
        • Human trafficking and smuggling
        • Personalizing the risk and impact of HIV/AIDS
        • Road safety and the World Health Organization
        • Health Partnerships
        • Malaria and Measles
        • HIV/AIDS: antiretroviral therapy
        • Discrimination in the fields of Religion and Culture
        • The Federation in the Asia-Pacific region
        • Humanitarian coordination - how does it work? How can it be improved? Bam experiences
        • Federation water and sanitation programs in the context of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals
        • Setting the scene: The Environment for Humanitarian Action - more prevention, less cure
        • Volunteerism and legislation
        • Human rights - cooperation with national human rights institutions
        • Road safety
        • Vulnerable groups and individuals
        • Good Practice Guide for Road Safety and First Aid for Children
        • Rights of the Child
        • Economic, social and cultural rights
        • Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination
        • Drug demand reduction: HIV/AIDS and other blood-borne diseases in the context of drug abuse prevention
        • The impact of HIV/AIDS in Europe
        • A social perspective on international migration
        • Red Cross and Red Crescent partnerships with the Public Sector: the auxiliary role
      • 2003
        • President’s Speech for International Volunteer Day
        • Federation President calls for protection of human dignity
        • Statement of the Federation President on World Aids Day
        • Reducing Vulnerability, Working in Partnerships
        • A wider understanding of IDRL
        • Elimination of racism and racial discrimination
        • Reconstruction of Iraq
        • Reconstruction of Iraq through the Red Crescent Society
        • Global Road Safety Crisis
        • Strengthening humanitarian coordination and disaster relief assistance
        • Promotion and protection of the rights of children
        • New Partnership for Africa's Development Progress in Implementation and International support (NEPAD)
        • Reduction of risks for natural and technical disasters as a condition for sustainable development
        • Advancement of women
        • Social development, including questions relating the world social situation and to youth, ageing, and voluntarism
        • A focus on the vulnerability of displaced persons
        • HIV/AIDS, Human Dignity, Global Fund - How to respond to the challenge of HIV/AIDS
        • Least developed, landlocked and island developing countries
        • Ministerial Round Table: HIV/AIDS
        • Racism and Racial Discrimination: Implementation action
        • The central role of National Societies and the International Federation in risk reduction and disaster preparedness strategies
        • HIV/AIDS and community mobilization
        • HIV/AIDS is unusual business: the need for an integrated community-level response
        • HIV/AIDS, financing and vulnerability
        • Promoting an integrated approach to rural development.
        • The role the International Federation may play in front of the actual health challenges
        • Red Cross Red Crescent development priorities in Africa
        • Eradication of poliomyelitis
        • Implementing the recommendations of the World report on violence and health
        • Strategy for child and adolescent health and development
        • Progress made in the International Federation’s AIDS response since June 2001
        • Health and the importance of cooperation
        • Reconstruction and recovery following conflict and natural disaster
        • Speaking notes on Small Islands Developing States
        • Specific groups of individuals and national institutions
        • Rights of the child
        • Mainstreaming gender and diversity into the International Federation’s programmes
        • Disaster management and the importance of volunteerism and partnership
        • Economic, social and cultural rights
        • Third World Water Forum: ministerial conference
        • Dignity, Equality and Security
        • Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination
        • Plan of action implementation
        • Reaffirming and implementing existing International Humanitarian law
        • Tracing: an essential element to alleviating human suffering
        • Partnerships for disaster reduction, prevention and risk reduction in long term development strategies
    • Opinion pieces
      • 2013
        • Feedback on the report by the High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post- 2015 Development Agenda
        • Preparedness and Coordination essential to saving more lives and reducing the impact of natural disasters
        • A joint statement on the collaboration between the government of Afghanistan and the IFRC on universal health coverage
        • IFRC strongly dissociates from the claim of a ‘miracle’ solution to defeat malaria
        • نحتفل في هذا اليوم العالمي للصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر بمرور 150 عاما من العمل الإنساني والتعهد المتواصل بـخدمة الضعفاء في عالمنا المتغيّر.
        • Typhoon Bopha survivors languish in ‘uninhabitable’ homes as funding shortfall stalls recovery efforts
        • Sanitation crisis: It’s time to talk about the solutions
        • When women walk the road to resilience
        • Eradicating polio – the last mile is in sight
        • What silent disasters are saying
        • The international community must do more to prevent a cycle of increased vulnerability in the Philippines
      • 2012
        • COP18: Breakthrough or Empty Deal? The People's Perspective
        • International Migration Day: better protections needed for migrants as global recession begins to bite
        • الاستثمار في أفريقيا
        • Looking Back - The Tyranny of Hunger
        • Refining the social contract for health to build on the Millennium Development Goals
        • Iranian Red Crescent delegation seized in Libya
        • Existing drugs laws are harmful to individuals, communities and countries
        • Rio+20 - Red Cross Red Crescent urges investment in resilience and women
        • One Thousand Critical days - Community-based innovative solutions to increased health equity and improved maternal and child health
        • The challenge of urban risk in the Americas
        • 65th WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY - Prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases
        • Statement on the occasion of the International Day against Transphobia and Homophobia
        • WEF Africa 2012: Ethiopia coming into the light on the world stage
        • لرئيسي اللجنة الدولية للصليب الأحمر والاتحاد الدولي لجمعيات الصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر
        • Malaria: Winning the fight. Investing to save lives and sustain gains
        • Where we stand on the problems of the world's water, sanitation and hygiene
        • Learning from Fukushima - One Year Anniversary
        • Syrian Arab Red Crescent response
        • From humanitarian aid to conflict resolution in North Kenya
      • 2011
        • Breaking the growing spiral of HIV and AIDS in Europe and Central Asia
        • The Horn of Africa deserves our commitment even when the drought has passed
        • Weather extremes and disaster: betting with the odds
        • Building resilience to drought is key to reducing dependence on food aid
        • Why the world’s youth are key to reducing the impact of disasters
        • A world of hunger amid plenty
        • Prevention is an urgent priority in tackling the global epidemic of Non-Communicable Diseases
        • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement deplores the death of a Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer and calls for better protection of volunteers and humanitarian workers
        • Don’t blame it on the rain
        • Preparing for Disasters: Our Collective Responsibilities
        • Horn of Africa: A letter from Turkana, northern Kenya
        • The birth of a new nation poses challenges for internal and international partnerships
        • Politics, war, migration: the anatomy of a humanitarian crisis
        • AIDS and human rights: a test of a humane society
        • Early warning, delayed response?
        • Mediterranean tragedies highlight the need to safeguard the rights and requirements of migrants
        • Disasters are not a department: to reduce risk, we must empower communities
        • Humanitarian work and technological disasters
        • Malaria: Real progress through real partnership
        • A challenge to the imagination, an appeal to the conscience
        • Towards a world free of tuberculosis
        • The world’s water woes and the urban divide
      • 2010
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  • IFRC in the news
    • Baktiar Mambetov interviewed by BBC on latest China earthquake
    • Opinion: The goal: universal health coverage. The means: volunteers?
    • New York Times provides an insight into the work of SARC in Damascus
    • Humanitarianism in the network age
    • Silent Disasters on Euronews: Flood response in Bolivia
    • World urged to speed up action on disaster reduction
    • Bangladesh Red Crescent Society on the BBC
    • IFRC vice president Dr Mohammed Al-Maadheed discusses the impact of climate change at the COP18 conference in Doha
    • Siddarth Chatterjee interview in The Global Observatory
  • Meetings and events
    • International Conference
      • المؤتمر الدولي الحادي والثلاثون للصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر
        • النشرة اليومية / العدد الرابع
        • النشرة اليومية / العدد الثالث
        • إعادة تعريف الدور المساعد للجمعيات الوطنية بغرض تقويتها
        • النشرة اليومية / العدد الأول
      • 30th International Conference
    • Other events
      • Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction 2013
        • Better legal frameworks for resilient communities
        • A prerequisite, not an option: Integrating climate change adaptation into disaster risk reduction
        • Building resilience to address the root cause of food security
        • Reflections from the GPDRR fourth session: Making the voices of women heard
      • 8 May 2013 - 150 years of humanitarian action
        • 8 May 2013: A message from the IASC
        • Timeline
      • Global Youth Conference
      • World AIDS Day 2012
        • World AIDS Day - Getting to Zero discrimination
      • 8th Pan African Conference
      • IFRC Global Youth Conference
      • 65th World Health Assembly
      • 8 May 2012
      • World AIDS Day 2010
      • Global Communications Forum 2011
    • General Assembly
      • الجمعية العامة
        • النشرة اليومية / العدد الثالث
        • النشرة اليومية
        • النشرة اليومية
      • General Assembly 2009
    • Council of Delegates
      • مجلس المندوبين - النشرة اليومية
    • Rio +20
      • Friends of Rio+20
      • Event: Local Action and Partnerships for More Resilient People and Communities
      • Opinion piece - RIO+20: an opportunity to build the resilience of those who need it most
    • XIX International AIDS Conference 22-27 July, 2012
      • Agenda of Red Cross Red Crescent events during the AIDS 2012 conference
    • Regional meetings
      • 7th MENA conference
        • 8th MENA Conference
        • المؤتمر السابع لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا
    • UN High Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases
    • Millennium Development Goals 2010
    • 66th WHA: Volunteerism and Universal Health Coverage
      • It takes a noble and brave heart to be a volunteer
      • Summary: WHA side event
      • Save the date: WHA side event
      • Invitation: WHA side event
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    • Africa
      • Angola
      • Benin
      • Botswana
      • Burkina Faso
      • Burundi
        • Burundi’s returning refugees face new challenge of deadly cholera outbreak
        • Red Cross raises alarm as thousands of Burundian refugees face repatriation
      • Cameroon
      • Cape Verde
      • Central African Republic
      • Chad
        • Chad: families hit by triple crisis as rains fail, insects destroy crops and workers return from Libya
        • Chad: Red Cross Red Crescent strengthens its activities in areas hit by meningitis, measles and cholera
      • Comoro Islands
      • Congo, Democratic Republic Of
        • IFRC launches emergency appeal to assist growing number of refugees fleeing from Central African Republic to Democratic Republic of Congo
        • Democratic Republic of the Congo: measles cases dangerously on the increase
      • Congo, Republic Of
        • Republic of the Congo: Red Cross swings into action following Brazzaville explosions
      • Cote D'ivoire
        • أفريقيا: رئيس الاتحاد الدولي لجمعيات الصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر يذكّر المنخرطين في الأوضاع التي يسودها العنف بضرورة الاحترام التام للقانون الدولي الإنساني والالتزام الكامل به
        • Côte d’Ivoire: As Ivorians return to devastated villages, the IFRC calls for increased support
      • Djibouti
      • Equatorial Guinea
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
        • Red Cross Red Crescent signs partnerships with key African stakeholders
        • Secretary-General Bekele Geleta to Co-Chair World Economic Forum 2012 in Addis Ababa
        • IFRC launches emergency appeal to assist thousands facing drought and hunger in Ethiopia
      • Gabon
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Kenya
        • Using technology to save lives at the community level in Kenya
        • Reduce dependence on food aid in Horn of Africa, says IFRC report
        • IFRC launches emergency appeal to assist millions facing drought and hunger in Kenya
        • IFRC takes early action to tackle drought in Kenya
      • Lesotho
      • Liberia
        • West Africa: more support needed to respond to the humanitarian crisis caused by the political upheaval in Côte d’Ivoire
        • West Africa: Refugee crisis deepens as Ivorians continue to flee
      • Madagascar
      • Malawi
        • Malawi Red Cross calls for more support of silent disasters: Pumps 1.3 million euros into safe motherhood activities
        • Malawi Red Cross hands over houses to earthquake survivors
      • Mali
        • Mali: With more than three million at risk, IFRC appeals for funding as food crisis worsens
      • Mauritania
        • رئيس الاتحاد الدولي في موريتانيا: النظر إلى أبعد من المواجهة في حالات الطوارئ وتعزيز قدرة المجتمعات المحلية على الصمود في مواجهة الكوارث في منطقة الساحل
        • Mauritania: IFRC calls for urgent action to avoid major food crisis
      • Mauritius
      • Mozambique
        • IFRC President calls on Southern African governments to further invest in Red Cross to help those facing drought and flood damages
        • Mozambique: Red Cross launches an appeal to assist cyclone affected families
      • Namibia
        • Hundreds of thousands in need of urgent food assistance as extensive drought grips Namibia
      • Niger
        • Niger Emergency Appeal: Over 3 million at risk as food crisis looms
      • Nigeria
        • Red Cross braces for flooding in Nigeria
        • Scaling up community health efforts in Nigeria
        • The worst flooding in 40 years leaves close to half a million Nigerians fighting for their lives
        • IFRC launches Emergency Appeal as severe flooding displaces over 60,000 people across Nigeria
      • Rwanda
      • Sao Tome And Principe
      • Senegal
      • Seychelles
      • Sierra Leone
        • Using technology to save lives in Sierra Leone
        • Sierra Leone: Funds needed to respond to cholera outbreak
        • Twenty years on from the start of Sierra Leone’s civil war, Land Rover is delivering support to Red Cross work to rebuild lives and communities
      • Somalia
      • South Africa
        • Red Cross Red Crescent Head expresses alarm over outcome COP17 climate change negotiations
        • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement launches Ubuntu Initiative
      • South Sudan
        • A new national Red Cross society for a new nation in South Sudan
      • Sudan
        • الصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر يصدر نداء لجمع 3,7 مليون فرنك سويسري نظرا لاشتداد الحاجة في السودان
        • A new national Red Cross society for a new nation in South Sudan
        • Growing humanitarian needs in South Kordofan require urgent assistance – IFRC launches appeal
      • Swaziland
      • Tanzania
        • Red Cross teams up with the UN Foundation to fight malaria in Tanzania’s Nyarugusu refugee camp
      • Togo
      • Uganda
        • Uganda Red Cross Society helps relocate 65,000 Congolese refugees
        • Red Cross launch Europe-wide campaign to highlight the world’s silent disasters
        • Ebola: Uganda Red Cross sends emergency health team to Kibale
        • Uganda Red Cross responding to Ebola outbreak in Western part of the country
        • Uganda Red Cross responds to deadly landslide in eastern Uganda
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
        • Working on sustainable water and sanitation initiatives in Zimbabwe
    • Americas
      • Antigua And Barbuda
      • Argentina
      • Bahamas
      • Barbados
      • Belize
      • Bolivia
      • Brazil
      • Canada
      • Chile
        • Big freeze and now forest fires prompt two global Red Cross responses in less than seven months
      • Colombia
        • Colombia to host of the First Continental Pre-Disaster/Pre-Hurricane Meeting
      • Costa Rica
        • Costa Rica Red Cross ready for action after earthquake
      • Cuba
        • Damages in Cuba worse than expected
      • Dominica
      • Dominican Republic
        • Hurricane Irene, a growing threat to islands in the Caribbean
      • Ecuador
      • El Salvador
        • 300,000 affected by floods in Central America as further heavy rains predicted
      • Grenada
      • Guatemala
      • Guyana
      • Haiti
        • Thousands in Haiti benefiting from access to information, says IFRC report
        • Red Cross highlights ‘immense challenges’ still facing Haiti three years after devastating earthquake
        • Red Cross Red Crescent in Haiti responds to Sandy flooding
        • Haitian Red Cross teams tackle aftermath of storm Isaac
        • The looming threat - The International Federation advocacy report on cholera
        • Red Cross targets mothers with mass media campaign for ‘polio free’ Haiti
        • Red Cross endorses the ‘Montrouis Commitment’ to reducing humanitarian and development gaps in the Americas
        • Red Cross meets to set its humanitarian and development agenda in the Americas for the next four years
        • Haiti braces itself for tropical storm Emily
        • Local authorities take charge of water services in Haiti
        • Floods and landslides highlight extreme vulnerability of thousands in Haiti
        • Rainy season in Haiti brings increased risk of cholera
      • Honduras
      • Jamaica
      • Mexico
      • Nicaragua
      • Panama
        • Over 1.9 million affected by severe flooding in Central America as the IFRC launches emergency appeals
      • Paraguay
      • Peru
      • St Lucia
      • St Vincent And The Grenadines
      • St. Kitts And Nevis
      • Surinam
      • Trinidad And Tobago
      • United States
        • Red Cross helping Oklahoma tornado victims with shelter, food and relief supplies
        • First ever and exclusive online talk show on HIV and Tuberculosis with patients and disease experts
        • Red Cross begins large relief operation as Hurricane Irene hits the East Coast
        • The Measles Initiative Vaccinates One Billion Children in First Decade
      • Uruguay
      • Venezuela
    • Asia Pacific
      • Afghanistan
        • IFRC and Afghanistan government commit to collaboration to eradicate polio and achieve universal health coverage
        • IFRC launches emergency appeal as Hindu Kush snow-melt causes widespread flooding in northern Afghanistan
      • Australia
      • Bangladesh
        • Bangladesh: IFRC launches emergency appeal as floods worsen over 1.5 million people affected
      • Brunei Darussalam
      • Cambodia
      • China
        • China - IFRC urges public to support Red Cross Society of China amidst rising humanitarian needs of earthquake survivors
      • Cook Islands
      • Fiji
      • India
      • Indonesia
        • 5th AMCDRR: IFRC calls for greater investment in local level disaster risk reduction efforts
      • Japan
        • Two years on, Red Cross brings positive change for thousands of survivors of Japan’s triple disaster
        • New partnership boosts global development efforts of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Japan International Cooperation Agency
        • Learning lessons from Fukushima, Red Cross Red Crescent moves to step up nuclear preparedness
        • Japan: Red Cross calls for greater nuclear preparedness one year on from the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
        • Japanese Red Cross helps tsunami and nuclear disaster survivors to face up to an uncertain future
        • Japanese Red Cross launch ¥30 billion tsunami aid package
        • Japanese Red Cross to restore crippled healthcare, easing threat to tsunami survivors
        • Japanese Red Cross helps survivors take next steps towards recovery
        • Japan: Red Cross scales up relief efforts to meet huge needs of tsunami survivors
        • Japan: Red Cross steps up response to meet needs of evolving disaster
        • Japan: Red Cross responds to one of strongest earthquakes on record
      • Kiribati
      • Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of
        • DPRK - Red Cross appeals for support as storms and flooding leaves thousands homeless
      • Korea, Republic Of
        • Red Cross Red Crescent signs landmark agreement with Republic of Korea government
      • Lao People's Democratic Republic
      • Malaysia
      • Maldives
        • Maldivian Red Crescent formally recognised as world’s 187th National Society
      • Marshall Islands, Republic of
        • Red Cross launches emergency appeal for drought hit Marshall Islands
      • Micronesia, Federated States Of
      • Mongolia
      • Myanmar
      • Nepal
      • New Zealand
      • Pakistan
        • Red Cross Red Crescent condemns the murder of aid worker
        • IFRC launches emergency appeal as floods in Pakistan affect 5 million people
        • Millions remain vulnerable to flooding and hunger
      • Palau
      • Papua New Guinea
      • Philippines
        • IFRC launches emergency appeal as more than 300,000 survivors of Typhoon Bopha remain homeless
        • Red Cross appeals for support to help thousands as Typhoon Bopha batters the Philippines
        • Philippines: IFRC launches international appeal to help flood devastated Manila
        • Philippines: Red Cross to more than double Typhoon Washi response
        • Philippines: Deadly disease outbreak underlines severe vulnerability of typhoon affected
        • Philippines: Red Cross seeks CHF 2.63 million to assist survivors of Typhoon Washi
      • Samoa
      • Singapore
      • Solomon Islands
      • Sri Lanka
        • Joint Sri Lanka Red Cross Society and Indian government housing project to provide homes for returning families in post-conflict Sri Lanka
      • Thailand
      • Timor-Leste
      • Tonga
      • Vanuatu
      • Vietnam
        • Viet Nam Red Cross rallies to protect young children from scourge of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
        • Viet Nam Red Cross appeals for 1.1 million Swiss francs for flood response
    • Europe and Central Asia
      • Albania
      • Andorra
      • Armenia
      • Austria
      • Azerbaijan
      • Belarus
        • IFRC President discusses humanitarian and nuclear preparedness issues with government of Belarus
        • Dozens dead and thousands at risk as Red Cross responds to sudden cold snap in Europe
      • Belgium
        • Conference to discuss the impact of the world economic crisis on social care
      • Bosnia And Herzegovina
      • Bulgaria
      • Croatia
      • Czech Republic
      • Denmark
      • Estonia
      • Finland
      • France
      • Georgia
      • Germany
      • Greece
      • Hungary
      • Iceland
      • Ireland
      • Italy
      • Kazakhstan
      • Kyrgyzstan
      • Latvia
      • Liechtenstein
      • Lithuania
      • Luxembourg
      • Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of
      • Malta
        • Red Cross Red Crescent launches the Nursing Network
      • Moldova
      • Monaco
      • Netherlands
      • Norway
        • Oslo malaria conference calls on governments to build momentum towards zero target
      • Poland
      • Portugal
      • Romania
      • Russian Federation
        • President of International Red Cross Red Crescent concludes official visit to Russia
        • Red Cross Red Crescent joins the global efforts to prevent and control non-communicable diseases
      • Serbia
      • Slovakia
      • Slovenia
      • Spain
        • International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement receives Prince of Asturias Award 2012
      • Sweden
      • Switzerland
        • Zurich announces a strategic alliance with the IFRC as the foundation of its global flood resilience programme
        • Horn of Africa drought highlights critical need to maintain water pumps and wells
      • Tajikistan
      • Turkey
        • Turkey: Appeal to help Syrian citizens displaced by the crisis through the winter
      • Turkmenistan
      • Ukraine
      • United Kingdom
      • Uzbekistan
    • Middle East And North Africa
      • Algeria
      • Bahrain
      • Egypt
      • Iran
        • حماية عمّال الإغاثة وتعزيز التعاون الإقليمي، الأولويتان الأساسيتان في المؤتمر الثامن لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا
        • الهلال الأحمر الإيراني يواجه آثار زلزالين شديدين وقعا شمالي غرب إيران
      • Iraq
      • Israel
        • IFRC president Konoé to praise professionalism and growing international role of Magen David Adom
      • Jordan
      • Kuwait
      • Lebanon
        • HIV and injecting drug use: bold and humane response needed from governments
      • Libya
      • Morocco
      • Palestine
      • Qatar
        • KATARA foundation and the IFRC sign partnership to build stronger Red Cross Red Crescent societies
        • Under the Slogan "Running for humanity", Qatar Red Crescent Celebrates the World Day of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
        • DOHA COP18: International Red Cross Red Crescent calls for further government commitment as climate negotiations come to a close
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Syria
        • زيادة المبلغ الملتمس في النداء الطارئ المخصص لمساعدة الهلال الأحمر العربي السوري في "أصعب وأخطر" لحظة في تاريخه
        • الاتحاد الدولي للصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر يرفع قيمة نداءاته الطارئة إلى أكثر من 70 مليون فرنك سويسري مع تفاقم أزمة اللاجئين السوريين
        • رئيس الاتحاد الدولي يدعو إلى زيادة الجهود الدولية لمساعدة الملايين من المتضررين من الأزمة السورية
        • تل متطوع آخر من الهلال الأحمر العربي السوري
        • Syria: The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement calls for the urgent protection of health care personnel and aid workers
        • IFRC launches a 27.5 million Swiss francs emergency appeal in support to the Syrian Arab Red Crescent
        • Syria: Syrian Arab Red Crescent Secretary General Killed
        • Syria: Three Red Crescent volunteers wounded
      • Tunisia
        • New Tunisian Red Crescent transit camp for migrants fleeing Libya
      • United Arab Emirates
      • Yemen
    • General press releases
      • Special Olympics and the IFRC join forces to fight for rights of people with intellectual disabilities
      • IFRC Global Logistics Service showcases its services at DIHAD
      • IFPMA and IFRC join forces to prevent non-communicable diseases
      • Red Cross Red Crescent highlights role of communities in improving gender equality
      • EU and the IFRC renew their partnership to ensure rapid response to small-scale disasters
      • Millions at risk as food shortage grips southern Africa
      • Leading global humanitarian organization selects cloud to help enhance capacity and response
      • The IFRC and Iranian Red Crescent Society signs agreement to build resilience and reduce disaster risks in vulnerable cities around the world
      • Red Cross Red Crescent warns of the ‘quiet desperation’ of millions affected by European financial crisis
      • INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY: IFRC calls on governments to make volunteering in disasters “safer and easier”
      • Hurricane Sandy: the world’s newest silent disaster?
      • Emergency appeals launched as Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica recover from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy
      • New Red Cross Red Crescent Report: Over 72 million forcibly displaced globally
      • Red Cross Red Crescent urge governments to improve First Aid awareness
      • IFRC and Sierra Leone Red Cross responding to cholera outbreak
      • Journey of Discovery raises £1 million for International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies water and sanitation project in Uganda
      • Airbus Corporate Foundation and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies sign cooperation agreement
      • Support small scale farmers and end hunger in Africa - IFPRI and Red Cross
      • African Union and Red Cross Red Crescent agree on options for a food secure Africa
      • EU Aid Vital in the Fight against Malaria
      • Thunderbird and IFRC launch Online Program for Social Sector Leaders
      • IFRC releases emergency funds to help 50,000 hit by Europe’s big freeze
      • Global Leaders must be held more accountable and listen to the aspirations of the people – Red Cross Red Crescent Sec-Gen reflects on Davos 2012
      • The Global Road Safety Partnership launches a new-look global website
      • Celebrities from eight countries join forces to raise the profile of TB
      • International Olympic Committee joins Red Cross Red Crescent partners in pledge
      • Issues brief – International Conference resolutions
      • النساء والأطفال يهملون في الدفع باتجاه تحقيق الإنصاف في الصحة للجميع
      • Henry Dunant medals for outstanding humanitarian service awarded at Red Cross Red Crescent Council of Delegates
      • Red Cross Red Crescent honours volunteers at the 18th General Assembly
      • As the economic crisis worsens, young people worldwide call for a return to humanitarian values – latest Red Cross Red Crescent poll
      • IFRC’s “valuable and unique” humanitarian role recognised in renewed partnership with UK
      • IFRC: World’s youth are key to reducing the impacts of disasters
      • Urgent call for united action on hunger
      • THE END OF CHEAP FOOD? WORLD’S POOREST IN DANGER AS FOOD PRICES SPIKE
      • Red Cross Red Crescent and UN-led conference addresses the future of volunteering
      • Red Cross Red Crescent and UN-led conference addresses the future of volunteering
      • “Abolish laws that fuel HIV transmission,” say the IFRC and Alliance
      • Red Cross Red Crescent calls for laws to empower vulnerable people to reduce their disaster risk
      • World Red Cross Red Crescent Day: honouring volunteer service
      • Red Cross Red Crescent joins global efforts in highlighting the unfinished business of immunization
      • European Commission strengthens Red Cross Red Crescent response to neglected disasters
      • Malaria: Committing our Red Cross Red Crescent network to getting zero deaths by 2015
      • Empress Shôken Fund
      • TB target: to find 3 million people not getting proper treatment
      • Middle East: Red Cross Red Crescent urges governments to put people’s welfare first
      • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Trilogy International Partners Sign Worldwide License Agreement
      • Red Cross Red Crescent finds value of its volunteer workforce runs into billions
      • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies launches global partnership with The Coca-Cola Company
      • World Disasters Report 2008: Rising to the challenge of HIV in disasters and crises
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    • Understanding community resilience and program factors that strengthen them - A comprehensive study of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies tsunami operation
    • Characteristics of a Safe and Resilient Community - Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Study
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    • The looming threat: Advocacy report on cholera
    • The road to resilience - Bridging relief and development for a more sustainable future
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      • WDR 2005 - Chapter 7: Radio in Afghanistan: challenging perceptions, changing behaviour
      • WDR 2005 - Chapter 6: Humanitarian media coverage in the digital age
      • WDR 2005 - Chapter 4: Information black hole in Aceh
      • WDR 2005 - Chapter 3: Locusts in West Africa: early warning, late response
      • WDR 2005 - Chapter 2: Run, tell your neighbour! Hurricane warning in the Caribbean
      • WDR 2005 - Chapter 1: Data or dialogue? The role of information in disasters
    • World Disasters Report 2004 - From risk to resilience – helping communities cope with crisis
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