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'We did not know how to respond to something like this': What the Lebanese Red Cross learned from the 2020 Beirut explosion

'We did not know how to respond to something like this': What the Lebanese Red Cross learned from the 2020 Beirut explosion

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Statement: IFRC appalled by the killing of one Iranian Red Crescent colleague

Statement: IFRC appalled by the killing of one Iranian Red Crescent colleague

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IFRC condemns the killing of a Lebanese Red Cross paramedic in Lebanon

IFRC condemns the killing of a Lebanese Red Cross paramedic in Lebanon

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IFRC launches CHF 40 million Emergency Appeal to support Iranian Red Crescent response

IFRC launches CHF 40 million Emergency Appeal to support Iranian Red Crescent response

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IFRC is working with local teams affected by the recent escalation of hostilities in Middle East

IFRC is working with local teams affected by the recent escalation of hostilities in Middle East

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Statement: The IFRC expresses its deep sorrow and sadness at the death of volunteer Samiha Rakhamiya of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent

Statement: The IFRC expresses its deep sorrow and sadness at the death of volunteer Samiha Rakhamiya of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent

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Statement: IFRC outraged by the killing of a Palestine Red Crescent colleague in Gaza

Statement: IFRC outraged by the killing of a Palestine Red Crescent colleague in Gaza

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The volunteer heart: Why are so many so driven to help others? Part 1 in a special 'Year of the Volunteer' series.

People in the Red Vest:
Season 5,
Episode 4

The volunteer heart: Why are so many so driven to help others? Part 1 in a special 'Year of the Volunteer' series.

People in the Red Vest:
Season 5,
Episode 4
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New Red Vest podcast episode: The volunteer heart — Why are so many people driven to help others in need?

New Red Vest podcast episode: The volunteer heart — Why are so many people driven to help others in need?

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IFRC mourns the killing of one Iranian Red Crescent colleague

IFRC mourns the killing of one Iranian Red Crescent colleague

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Early action in Yemen: How Red Crescent volunteers protected families from the floods

Early action in Yemen: How Red Crescent volunteers protected families from the floods

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Local, everywhere: Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers keep humanity strong

Local, everywhere: Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers keep humanity strong

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