The German Red Cross launched their commemorations for World Red Cross Red Crescent Day with a national poster campaign highlighting the importance of volunteers to ...

27 May 2013

Ireland: Volunteer inmates deliver community-based health and first aid in state prisons

The CBHFA programme takes a unique approach to raising community health, hygiene awareness and first aid in prison communities through peer-to-peer education ...

22 May 2013

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 ...

18 April 2013

Preparing for the spring floods following heavy snow

DREF funds have been used to help the Belarus Red Cross prepare for expected spring floods.

18 April 2013

Red Cross assists victims of bus crash in Belgium

A bus carrying 39 Russian teenagers crashed while heading to Antwerp, Belgium killing five people and injuring 19.

16 March 2013

Thousands stranded for a second night in freezing weather

Thousands of motorists including tourists and truck drivers spent their second night cuddling up in shelters across western Hungary as the chaos caused by the heavy ...

15 March 2013

Volunteers on hand to assist stranded motorists after snowstorm

A severe snowstorm compounded by strong gusty winds forced over 10,000 people to spend the night in their cars or roadside buildings after being stranded on a major ...

1 March 2013

Tajikistan: overcoming trauma after an earthquake

By Abdulfattoh Shafiev in Tajikistan Five-year-old Mohira is still afraid to go outside in the mornings and is even too frightened to open the front door. The memory o...

29 January 2013

A journey into the night reveals the rise of the ‘new poor’ in Milan

By Michele Novaga, Italian Red Cross They meet at 8.30pm in the headquarters of the Italian Red Cross branch in Milan. Staff and volunteers involved in the ‘La CRI per...

29 January 2013

The ‘quiet desperation’ of homeless people in Greece

By Hellenic Red Cross and Giovanni Zambello For the last two years, ‘L*’ has been living on the streets of Athens, finding accommodation in abandoned vehicles and...

24 January 2013

Support and training to provide hope in the depths of a crisis

By Spanish Red Cross, and Giovanni Zambello, IFRC Jesús, a waiter by profession, is one of the many Spaniards who saw their unemployment benefits coming to an end duri...

24 January 2013

Training trainers and promoting first aid for all

By Sona Chuli-Kuli, Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan For many years, the Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan has been one of the major providers of healthcare in...

29 December 2012

Preparing for the onset of winter in tent and container camps on the Turkish-Syrian border

Syrians who fled conflict at home and took shelter in neighbouring countries such as Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon, have been living away from their homeland for more ...

17 December 2012

From Austria to Australia - young volunteers set the agenda for the new year

By Amy Greber in Vienna More than 170 youth volunteers from 95 National Societies came together last week at the Global Youth Conference in Vienna, Austria, to...

5 December 2012

All eyes on the ball on the former frontline

The atmosphere in the stadium is tense; the crowd waiting for the referee’s whistle that will kick-off the final. Spectators waving Red Crescent flags and national fla...

13 November 2012

New appeal launched to assist Syrians seeking temporary protection in Turkey

Since early 2011, the civil unrest in Syria has caused mass-displacement within Syria and into neighbouring countries.

26 October 2012

Red Cross Red Crescent Movement honoured for its humanitarian work

The international Red Cross Red Crescent Movement has been awarded the 2012 Prince of Asturias award for its exceptional work in international cooperation. The award w...

10 October 2012

Growing needs, shrinking funds: Spain might just be the beginning

For the first time ever the collected funds from the Spanish Red Cross ‘Día de la Banderita - Flag Day - will flow into the national appeal.

15 August 2012

Bringing relief to people affected by wildfires on Canary Islands

Staff and volunteers of the Spanish Red Cross have been working around the clock to tackle the humanitarian consequences of the forest fires.

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