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The old and the (Re)new

The old and the (Re)new

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Six months after Hurricane Melissa, locally led recovery will determine how communities withstand future shocks

Six months after Hurricane Melissa, locally led recovery will determine how communities withstand future shocks

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IFRC unveils 2026 Global Plan to address rising humanitarian needs with stronger locally led action

IFRC unveils 2026 Global Plan to address rising humanitarian needs with stronger locally led action

| Press release

IFRC plans to double size of Disaster Response Emergency Fund by 2030

IFRC plans to double size of Disaster Response Emergency Fund by 2030

| Press release

Our Renewal matters: for so many, the IFRC network is all that’s left

Our Renewal matters: for so many, the IFRC network is all that’s left

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'The deaths must stop': IFRC Secretary General speech for World Humanitarian Day 2025

'The deaths must stop': IFRC Secretary General speech for World Humanitarian Day 2025

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IFRC Secretary General at United Nations: Humanitarian ‘reset’ requires the sector to be ‘as local as possible, as international as necessary’

IFRC Secretary General at United Nations: Humanitarian ‘reset’ requires the sector to be ‘as local as possible, as international as necessary’

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A tale of two emotions: In Myanmar, visiting people whose lives were upended by the March 28 earthquake, I am torn between hope and fear

A tale of two emotions: In Myanmar, visiting people whose lives were upended by the March 28 earthquake, I am torn between hope and fear

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IFRC Secretary General in new op-ed: ‘Our aid workers were brutally killed and thrown into a mass grave. This must never happen again’

IFRC Secretary General in new op-ed: ‘Our aid workers were brutally killed and thrown into a mass grave. This must never happen again’

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‘The worst year for humanitarians’: IFRC Secretary General at UN General Assembly presses for urgent action to protect humanitarian workers

People in the Red Vest:
Season 3,
Episode 3

‘The worst year for humanitarians’: IFRC Secretary General at UN General Assembly presses for urgent action to protect humanitarian workers

People in the Red Vest:
Season 3,
Episode 3
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IFRC Secretary General keynote address at IFRC's 2023 Asia Pacific Regional Conference

IFRC Secretary General keynote address at IFRC's 2023 Asia Pacific Regional Conference

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COP28: Urgency, action and funds are missing

COP28: Urgency, action and funds are missing

| Press release