Europe

25 juillet 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 juillet 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 juillet 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.

La Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge constitue, avec ses 187 Sociétés nationales membres, le plus vaste réseau humanitaire du monde. En tant que membres du Mouvement international de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge, nous sommes guidés dans notre travail par sept Principes fondamentaux: humanité, impartialité, neutralité, indépendance, volontariat, unité et universalité.