News, press releases and speeches

"Never before has the need for a localized approach to crises been so evident"

"Never before has the need for a localized approach to crises been so evident"

| Press release

€325 million boost to EU’s largest ever humanitarian programme, reaching 1.5 million vulnerable refugees in Turkey

€325 million boost to EU’s largest ever humanitarian programme, reaching 1.5 million vulnerable refugees in Turkey

| Press release

“Impulsive reactions are an affront to the global solidarity we need to successfully respond to a crisis of this scale.”

“Impulsive reactions are an affront to the global solidarity we need to successfully respond to a crisis of this scale.”

| Press release

"The pandemic has both thrived on inequities and exacerbated them"

"The pandemic has both thrived on inequities and exacerbated them"

| Press release

Statement by the IFRC Secretary General at the Resumed High Level Segment of COP26

Statement by the IFRC Secretary General at the Resumed High Level Segment of COP26

| Speech

“COP26 has not gone far enough" says IFRC Secretary General

“COP26 has not gone far enough" says IFRC Secretary General

| Press release

In the race against the pandemic, the poorest, most vulnerable, and marginalized are being left far behind

In the race against the pandemic, the poorest, most vulnerable, and marginalized are being left far behind

| Press release

Joint statement on enhanced local action to achieve ambitions in addressing climate change

Joint statement on enhanced local action to achieve ambitions in addressing climate change

| Article

Red Cross Red Crescent report reveals extent of the impact on people forced to flee their homes by floods, fires and drought around the world

Red Cross Red Crescent report reveals extent of the impact on people forced to flee their homes by floods, fires and drought around the world

| Press release

Mental Health Matters: Progress report on mental health and psychosocial support

Mental Health Matters: Progress report on mental health and psychosocial support

| Article

Donors pledge increased support to the IFRC’s Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF)

Donors pledge increased support to the IFRC’s Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF)

| Article

Red Cross set to launch a Humanitarian Logistics Hub in the Southern Cone of the Americas

Red Cross set to launch a Humanitarian Logistics Hub in the Southern Cone of the Americas

| Press release