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Ongoing operations

The Japanese Red Cross is airlifting patients to the Red Cross hospital in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. Photo: Toshirharu Kato, Japanese Red Cross, p-JPN0060

Earthquake and tsunami in Japan

A year on from  Japan’s worst recorded disaster, the  area that was devastated by the tsunami is showing clear signs of recovery. Most of the  debris has been cleared,...

Civil unrest in North Africa

Civil unrest in North Africa

The IFRC continues to urgently call on the international community to support its second revised emergency appeal of 15.1 million Swiss francs as part of an...

Haiti earthquake

Haiti earthquake

Signs of recovery are emerging in Haiti, after the massive earthquake on 12 January 2010. Supported by agencies such as the Haitian Red Cross Society, many communities...

Tsunami Operation

Red Cross Red Crescent tsunami operation

The enormous scale and scope of the operation has meant that thousands of people are now living in stronger homes supported by a more sustainable economic and social ...

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