Disaster
response continues to represent the largest portion
of the international Federation work, with assistance to
around 30 million people annually from refugees to victims
of natural disasters. This section includes our emergency
response units and issues relating to humanitarian policies
as we strive to improve the quality of our immediate response
and long-term rehabilitation work. (Note that news and situation
reports relating to all our operations are found in the
Where we work section.)
The sharp increase
in the number of natural disasters worldwide in recent years
has prompted the Federation to devote more attention to
disaster preparedness
activities. These aim to make National
Societies and communities more aware of the risks they
face, how to reduce their vulnerability, and how to cope
when disaster strikes.
Ongoing
operations Bringing emergency relief to refugees
and victims of poverty and disasters has been a key
activity of the International Federation and its member
National Societies for more than 80 years.
Types of disasters Find out information on disaster definitions, the Federation's work and operations in these areas, related news and external links as well as other useful documents and publications.
Code
of Conduct The Code of Conduct seeks to maintain
the high standards of independence, effectiveness and
impact to which disaster response NGOs and the International
Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement aspires.
Disaster management
