Emergency vaccination campaign starts in Port-au-Prince
08/02/2010
Some 140,000 thousand people will benefit from an emergency vaccination campaign that starts today and has been initiated by the Haitian Ministry of Health, UNICEF and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the main implementing partner of this major public health campaign and is mobilizing over 100 people, mostly Haitian Red Cross volunteers. The IFRC expects to reach 80% of the total number of people to be vaccinated.
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Haiti: Picture of massive long-term needs
29/01/2010
The longer-terms effects of Haiti’s devastating earthquake are gradually becoming clearer, as Red Cross Red Crescent missions return from remote parts of the country. Health, shelter, water, sanitation and nutrition are the key needs, which have immediate and future implications
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Haiti: Focus on recovery
27/01/2010
Two weeks after a devastating earthquake hit the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, the Red Cross Red Crescent has provided 2.5 million litres of clean, safe drinking water and distributed at least 550 tonnes of life-saving relief goods. Currently the Red Cross Red Crescent is providing safe water to at least 100,000 people per day.
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Haiti: Reports from Red Cross Red Crescent field hospital
21/01/2010
Two babies were born yesterday (20 January) at a Red Cross Red Crescent field hospital in Port-au-Prince. The babies – a boy and a girl – and their mothers are reported to be doing well. They were born within 90 minutes of the magnitude 6 aftershock that struck early in the morning.
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Massive flooding leaves thousands of Tanzanians homeless and in dire need
21/01/2010
More than 50,000 people affected by massive flooding that continues to batter more than 6 regions in Tanzania need emergency assistance immediately, said the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). An emergency appeal seeking 1,661,937 Swiss Francs(1,598,016 US Dollar, 1,122,930 Euros) has been launched by the IFRC to support Tanzania Red Cross provide emergency shelter and water and sanitation to 23,000 people over the next four months.
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Red Cross Red Crescent intensifies relief and plans for early recovery in Haiti
19/01/2010
The leaders of the world’s largest humanitarian organization are on their way to earthquake-devastated Haiti as part of a massive disaster response and recovery operation.
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Red Cross Red Crescent operation intensifies in Haiti
18/01/2010
The Red Cross Red Crescent response to last week’s devastating Haitian earthquake continues to grow, with more and more supplies, infrastructure and aid workers arriving each day.
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Haiti earthquake: With an eye to both short and long-term needs, IFRC raises appeal beyond 100 million Swiss francs
16/01/2010
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has revised and raised its Haiti appeal, and is now calling for 105.7 million Swiss francs (103 million US dollars/73 million euro) to assist 300,000 people for three years.
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Haiti earthquake: Red Cross Red Crescent emergency appeal seeks 10 million Swiss francs for relief efforts
13/01/2010
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is launching a preliminary emergency appeal seeking a total of 10 million Swiss francs (10 million US dollars/6.8 million euro) to deliver assistance an initial 5,000 families affected by the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday.
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Haiti: Red Cross Red Crescent responds to devastating earthquake
13/01/2010
An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck Haiti on Tuesday. It hit the capital Port-au-Prince and other areas of the country. The earthquake was also felt in other countries in the region. The most affected area is Haiti's West Province with a population of 2.2 million.
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Asian tsunami five years on – Red Cross Red Crescent urges action on disaster risk reduction
22/12/2009
Five years on from the 2004 tsunami, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is calling upon the international community to honour commitments to step up disaster risk reduction efforts in the Asia Pacific region.
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COP 15: Final agreement must recognize needs of the most vulnerable people
17/12/2009
he International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the world’s largest humanitarian organization, urges all Ministries and Heads of State to reinsert the reference to “the most vulnerable people” in the final text.
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Launch of multimedia documentary marking the fifth anniversary of the Tsunami
15/12/2009
Today, The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Thomson Reuters Foundation announce the launch of a new multimedia web documentary - "Surviving the Tsunami: Stories of Hope" – produced jointly to mark the fifth anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami – recognised as the worst natural disaster in living memory.
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Protection of the most vulnerable people at risk in Copenhagen
15/12/2009
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the world’s largest humanitarian organisation, calls on heads of states to ensure that the Copenhagen agreement will protect the most vulnerable people.
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Zimbabwe: Red Cross to extend food aid into 2010
11/12/2009
The Red Cross is appealing for 38.4 million Swiss francs (USD 33.2 million / € 26.2 million) to continue its emergency food operation until September 2010. The operation, led by the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) aims to provide a range of food and livelihoods support for 222,035 people.
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World AIDS Day
01/12/2009
"The spread of HIV infections can only be reduced through concerted actions at the community level with active involvement of the affected people", said Mr Tadateru Konoé, newly-elected president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), on the occasion of World Aids Day.
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Red Cross Red Crescent issues universal call to action to tackle today's humanitarian challenges
25/11/2009
Nairobi / Geneva – The Red Cross Red Crescent Movement is ready and determined to lead the way in tackling today's most important humanitarian challenges. Concluding the first- ever Red Cross Red Crescent Council of Delegates held in Africa, Red Cross Red Crescent leaders from more than 180 countries called on governments and other stakeholders to join forces with the Movement to help improve the lives of the most vulnerable.
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Inequalities fuelling HIV pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, says IFRC report
23/11/2009
The HIV pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean is fuelled by a range of social and economic inequalities exacerbated by high levels of stigma, discrimination of highly vulnerable groups, and persistent gender inequality and homophobia, says a new report issued in Lima, Peru by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
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Red Cross and Red Crescent honours remarkable humanitarians
23/11/2009
Nairobi/Geneva (ICRC and IFRC) – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement paid tribute to the remarkable work and achievements of five of its members by awarding them the Henry Dunant Medal at a ceremony in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Monday night.
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World’s largest humanitarian network adopts ambitious blueprint for coming decade
21/11/2009
The 17th General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has ended with the unanimous adoption of Strategy 2020 – a plan that lays out the collective commitments of its 186 members.
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New IFRC report calls for dramatic rethink on humanitarian assistance in Africa
20/11/2009
Humanitarian assistance in Africa is too reactive and costly and is failing to match the growing needs of vulnerable communities across the continent, warns a new report launched today by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
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IFRC honours volunteer and youth leaders at award ceremony
19/11/2009
At a special ceremony held during its General Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) honoured recipients of the Henry Davison Award, the 'Youth on the move' Award and the Volunteering Award for their exceptional contribution to the organization's humanitarian mission.
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New IFRC president elected
19/11/2009
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) today elected Tadateru Konoé, from the Japanese Red Cross, as its new president for a four-year term.
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Red Cross Red Crescent announces winners of Good News for Africa competition
19/11/2009
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has awarded three African journalists for promoting positive news of the continent. The winners of the Good News for Africa competition were announced at the IFRC’s General Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Report unveils plight of Great Lakes albinos
19/11/2009
The killings of albino people in Burundi and Tanzania, based on occult practices, have triggered a crisis involving almost the entire albino population of the two countries, according to a report released today by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
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World's largest humanitarian network to meet for first time in Africa
17/11/2009
Nairobi/Geneva– Delegates from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement will gather in Nairobi from 18 to 25 November to address today’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. It's the first time ever that the world's largest humanitarian network will hold a Movement-wide meeting of its leaders in Africa.
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Road safety: the urgent necessity to save lives
13/11/2009
On the eve of the First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, to be held on 19 and 20 November, in Moscow, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is calling for urgent and global action to significantly decrease deaths and injuries in road crashes.
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Cape Verde: Emergency funds released to tackle biggest ever dengue fever outbreak in West Africa
12/11/2009
The unprecedented outbreak of dengue fever in Cape Verde has prompted the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to release 153,900 Swiss francs ( 152,100 US dollars/ 101,800 euro) from its Disaster Relief Emergency Fund to support the Red Cross Society of Cape Verde in its response to the serious epidemic of dengue fever that has been affecting the country since September.
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Study reveals humanitarian impact of economic crisis in Europe
19/10/2009
Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in Europe and Central Asia report an increase in the number of people needing help as a result of the current global economic crisis - especially from groups who do not traditionally approach them.
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