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Risk reduction education in schools – and beyond – helps to build resilience

How can educators engage with children and young adults to promote disaster risk reduction?
IFRC President calls for protection for volunteers and respect for the Movement’s fundamental principles in Syria
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IFRC President calls for protection for volunteers and respect for the Movement’s fundamental principles in Syria

In the face of increasing needs in Syria, the IFRC president calls for full protection of volunteers, free access to people in need and full compliance to Red Cross ...
Volunteers work through the night to support families affected by tornadoes
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Volunteers work through the night to support families affected by tornadoes

Following the devastation caused by tornadoes that swept across the Midwest of the United States since 18 May, the American Red Cross is helping people with shelter, ...
Building resilience in response to climate change and other challenges
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Building resilience in response to climate change and other challenges

Both communities and governments have an important role to play in disaster risk reduction.
Running on top of the world
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Running on top of the world

To mark the 150 anniversary of the formation of the International Committee of the Red Cross Lebanese international desert runner Ali Wehbi has undertaken a ...
Red Crescent brings back hope to thousands of Syrians in Turkey
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Red Crescent brings back hope to thousands of Syrians in Turkey

“We arrived in Turkey about seven months ago” says C. M., 32 years old, who used to work as a farmer in a village near the Syrian city of Latakia. He and his family ...
Uganda: Volunteer action leads to enforcement of the Public Health Act
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Uganda: Volunteer action leads to enforcement of the Public Health Act

Community action makes a huge difference to lives in Uganda.
Tornado devastates large parts of the United States Midwest
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Tornado devastates large parts of the United States Midwest

The American Red Cross is helping people in the Midwest with shelter, food, relief supplies and emotional comfort after tornadoes over the weekend destroyed homes ...
Afghanistan: Female volunteers make healthcare services accessible to women in remote villages
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Afghanistan: Female volunteers make healthcare services accessible to women in remote villages

Women in Afghanistan are taking maternal and child health into communities.
Namibia: The challenge of providing education in flood relocation camps
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Namibia: The challenge of providing education in flood relocation camps

The Namibian Red Cross is helping keep children in school despite major flooding.

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