News stories from Europe and Central Asia

25 July 2013

Spanish Red Cross response teams provide emergency support following train accident

Following yesterday’s devastating train crash in Santiago de Compostela, north-west Spain, the Spanish Red Cross has sent out alerts to 22 psychosocial support teams who may be called on to provide support for the injured and families of the dead.
Societies agree on joint action to help migrants
12 July 2013

Societies agree on joint action to help migrants

In a country like Russia alone around 12-14 million people – 10 per cent of the population – are migrants, the majority of them from neighbouring countries.
Rapid response saves lives following fire at explosives factory
10 July 2013

Rapid response saves lives following fire at explosives factory

Finnish Red Cross volunteers have been involved in the response to a fire at an explosives factory in Vihtavuori.
Preparedness pays off as Danube flood-wave passes through Croatia
8 July 2013

Preparedness pays off as Danube flood-wave passes through Croatia

From the outset, the Croatian Red Cross played an important role at local and national level as a member of the crisis management teams that worked to make sure the ...
Harm reduction works: a partnership on substance abuse
5 July 2013

Harm reduction works: a partnership on substance abuse

They come from all walks of life, nationalities and socio-economic strata, but they are all facing the same devil: drug addiction.
President of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent meets the President of the Italian Red Cross at Solferino 2013 event
20 June 2013

President of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent meets the President of the Italian Red Cross at Solferino 2013 event

"In Syria, the humanitarian situation is explosive. Internally displaced people number more than 5 million, and an additional 2.2 million have fled to neighboring ...
Turkey celebrates 145 years of humanitarian work at home and abroad
11 June 2013

Turkey celebrates 145 years of humanitarian work at home and abroad

11 June marks the 145th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Red Crescent Society.
Germany: Poster campaign launched to thank volunteers and inspire the next generation
3 June 2013

Germany: Poster campaign launched to thank volunteers and inspire the next generation

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 ...
Ireland: Volunteer inmates deliver community-based health and first aid in state prisons
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 ...
Red Crescent brings back hope to thousands of Syrians in Turkey
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 ...
Preparing for the spring floods following heavy snow
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.
Thousands stranded for a second night in freezing weather
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 ...
Volunteers on hand to assist stranded motorists after snowstorm
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 ...
Tajikistan: overcoming trauma after an earthquake
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...
A journey into the night reveals the rise of the ‘new poor’ in Milan
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...
The ‘quiet desperation’ of homeless people in Greece
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...
Support and training to provide hope in the depths of a crisis
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...
Training trainers and promoting first aid for all
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...
Preparing for the onset of winter in tent and container camps on the Turkish-Syrian border
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 ...
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