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26/09/2024

Recommendations from IFRC Governing Board Oversight Group on Russian Red Cross

26/09/2024 | Article

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26/09/2024

2024 Triggers First-Ever Insurance Payout for Disaster Fund

26/09/2024 | Press release

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24/09/2024

Taking on the ‘toxic’ hero narrative: Red Cross youth volunteer leader says it’s time to change the way we speak about and work with young volunteers

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Taking on the ‘toxic’ hero narrative: Red Cross youth volunteer leader says it’s time to change the way we speak about and work with young volunteers

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Mpox: Saving lives by bringing the mpox message directly to the people

23/09/2024 | Article

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Latest emergencies

Volunteers from the Argentine Red Cross accompany people experiencing homelessness, by providing first aid and emotional support.

Argentina: Economic Crisis

Argentina has been facing one of its most complex socioeconomic crises in recent years, marked by an increase in the number of people living in poverty and extreme poverty, coping with limited access to health services and food, and facing significant difficulties in sustaining livelihoods. Through this Emergency Appeal, the Argentine Red Cross seeks to provide humanitarian assistance, protection and recovery support to families and homeless individuals most affected by the crisis. The operation is designed to benefit 20,000 people over a 12-month period, initially concentrating on integrated assistance and health.

23/09/2024

PDF | Emergency Appeal

Argentina - Economic Crisis (MDRAR022)

23/09/2024 | PDF | Emergency Appeal

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The Myanmar Red Cross has been mobilising volunteers to help communities displaced by severe flooding

Myanmar: Typhoon Yagi

Strong winds and heavy rainfall from Typhoon Yagi triggered severe flooding and landslides across Myanmar, affecting over 60 townships in nine states and regions, with an estimated 631,000 people affected, 320,000 displaced and close to 200 reported fatalities.This Emergency Appeal aims to provide the resources needed so the Myanmar Red Cross Society can provide immediate relief and early recovery assistance to the most severely affected households (35,000 people) in all the nine affected areas.

18/09/2024

PDF | Emergency Appeal

Myanmar - Flood Typhoon Yagi (MDRMM021)

18/09/2024 | PDF | Emergency Appeal

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Nigerian Red Cross volunteers wade through waist-high waters to reach people impacted by flooding.

Nigeria: Floods

Nigeria is currently facing devastating floods that have impacted multiple states. The floods have washed away entire villages and settlements, especially in rural and peri-urban areas where houses were mostly made of mud, bamboo, and other materials unable to withstand the flooding. The scale of the destruction is unprecedented, further exacerbating an already challenging economic situation in the country. Through this emergency appeal, the IFRC and its membership aim to address the urgent needs of 400,000 people through health, shelter, multi-purpose cash interventions, and support with water, sanitation and hygiene.

18/09/2024

PDF | Emergency Appeal

Nigeria - Floods (MDRNG041)

18/09/2024 | PDF | Emergency Appeal

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Vietnam Red Cross Society response teams bring essential relief items to communities affected by Super Typhoon Yagi.

Vietnam: Typhoon Yagi

Typhoon Yagi made landfall in Viet Nam on 7 September, leaving behind severe flooding and landslides, particularly in northern mountainous provinces and urban areas like Hanoi. The Viet Nam Red Cross, supported by the IFRC, aims to reach 130,000 of the people most affected by the typhoon with humanitarian assistance through shelter, food security, livelihood, health and water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in the seven targeted provinces.

18/09/2024

PDF | Emergency Appeal

Viet Nam - Cyclone Typhoon Yagi (MDRVN024)

18/09/2024 | PDF | Emergency Appeal

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4,500,000

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Niger Red Cross assists people impacted by heavy floods.

Niger: Floods

Heavy and persistent rainfall since July have claimed the lives of more than 300 people, destroyed more than 95 thousand homes and wiped out more than thousands of hectares of crops and livestock. The country's precarious socio-economic conditions exacerbate the vulnerability of its population too, particularly those living in refugee camps, peripheral neighbourhoods, flood-prone areas and densely populated urban zones. Through this emergency appeal, the IFRC and its membership aim to address the urgent needs of 250,000 people in five regions through health, water, sanitation, hygiene, shelter and food-security interventions.

19/09/2024

PDF | Emergency Appeal

Niger - Floods (MDRNE030)

19/09/2024 | PDF | Emergency Appeal

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4,000,000

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