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"Never before has the need for a localized approach to crises bee...

27/12/2021 | Press release

Geneva, 27 December 2021 - “As we end this year, and on this International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, I would like to pay tribute to the brave and invaluable contributions of frontline responders. For the past two years, they have helped to dete...

25 March 2020, Italian Red Cross voluntary nurses holding COVID-19 awareness sessions and health screening in shelters for homeless and vulnerable people

27/12/2021

"Never before has the need for a localized approach ...

27/12/2021

Philippines: International aid vital after typhoon devastation

19/12/2021 | Press release

Kuala Lumpur/Manila, 19 December 2021 - International action is critical for hundreds of thousands of people whose homes and livelihoods have been decimated by Super Typhoon Rai. In response to the devastation caused by the typhoon, the Internatio...

A man stands on his devastated home after Typhoon Rai slammed into the east coast of the Philippines.

19/12/2021

Philippines: International aid vital after typhoon d...

19/12/2021

Migrants across the world must have access to life-saving assista...

17/12/2021 | Press release

Geneva, 17 December 2021 – In a year marked by exacerbated difficulties due to Covid-19 and climate-related disasters, the humanitarian situation of migrants around the world has worsened, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent ...

Migrants arrive in the Lajas Blancas Migrant Reception Center in Darien, Panama in September 2021 after journeying through the Darien gap for an average of 5 to 7 days

17/12/2021

Migrants across the world must have access to life-s...

17/12/2021

Philippines: Devastation in areas hit by Super Typhoon

17/12/2021 | Press release

Kuala Lumpur/Manila, December 17, 2021 – Villages have been smashed by destructive winds and towns are underwater after Super Typhoon Rai bulldozed across the Philippines. Red Cross emergency response teams are helping rescue people in severe fl...

Homes, villages, infrastructure, roads, and public spaces have all been devastated by the destructive winds of Typhoon Rai.

17/12/2021

Philippines: Devastation in areas hit by Super Typho...

17/12/2021

DRC: Media statement on the end of the 13th Ebola outbreak

16/12/2021 | Press release

Beni/Kinshasa/Nairobi/Geneva, 16 December 2021—The Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) joins the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in celebrating the end of the 13th Ebola outbreak in the countr...

The Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) provides the communities in Beni, North Kivu with Safe and Dignified Burials, important in hindering the spread of Ebola.

16/12/2021

DRC: Media statement on the end of the 13th Ebola ou...

16/12/2021

Peoplein Kabankalan City, Philippines wade through a flooded street after Typhoon Odette slammed into the coastal areas of Eastern Philippines on 16 December 2021 causing landslides and widespread flooding.

Philippines: Typhoon Rai (Odette)

Typhoon Rai, locally named Odette, hit the Philippines on 16 December 2021,ravaging islands and coastal communities in the east and flooding towns and cities across the country. Philippine Red Cross emergency teams mobilized immediately to prov...

18/12/2021

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Philippines - Typhoon Rai (Odette) (MDRPH045)

18/12/2021 | PDF | Emergency Appeal

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Belarus Red Cross volunteers distribute food, water, hygiene kits, blankets and clothing to groups of people trying to leave the country who set up makeshift camps on the border with Poland in early November 2021.

Belarus and neighbouring countries: population movement

Since May 2021, a growing number of people have crossed, or attempted to cross, from Belarus into neighbouring Lithuania and Poland. This Emergency Appeal will enable the IFRC to support the National Red Cross Societies of Belarus, Poland and Lithuan...

24/11/2021

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Pop. Movement - Belarus and Neighboring Countries (MGR65001)

24/11/2021 | PDF | Emergency Appeal

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Lebanese Red Cross volunteers in Beirut provide humanitarian assistance to people living through multiple crises (Beirut Port explosion, COVID-19, political and economic crisis) in January 2021

Lebanon: Complex emergency

Lebanon has been facing an evolving complex humanitarian crisis since late 2019, generating widespread and growing needs for assistance and protection. Two powerful explosions occurred at the Port of Beirut on 4 August 2020, leaving devastating impac...

18/11/2021

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Lebanon - Complex Humanitarian Crisis (MGRLB001)

18/11/2021 | PDF | Emergency Appeal

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A village in Algeria is consumed in a cloud of smoke caused by wildfires in early August 2021, which threatened the lives of thousands and damaged local ecosystems, infrastructure and livelihoods.

Algeria: Wildfires

Forest fires in the north and north-east of Algeria in August and September 2021 claimed many lives and caused extensive damage to infrastructure, livelihoods and local ecosystems. This Emergency Appeal will enable the IFRC to support the Algerian Re...

01/11/2021

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Algeria - Wildfires (MDRDZ007)

01/11/2021 | PDF | Emergency Appeal

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A South Sudan Red Cross volunteer walks through flood water in Bor in September 2020 to reach flood-affected communities and plan a distribution of essential household items

South Sudan: Floods

South Sudan is experiencing severe flooding for the third consecutive year since 2019. More than 623,000 people have been affected, with flooding causing widespread devastation to livelihoods, submerging schools, health facilities and thousands of ho...

16/10/2021

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South Sudan - 2021 Floods (MDRSS010)

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Featured report

Global Plan 2022

The Global Plan 2022 for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, which includes:

The IFRC's strategic outlook and an overview of our work in 2022 by strategic priority, enablers and by region
A Federation-wide perspective, including the work of our Reference Centres and certain funding requirements across our network