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COP26: More than vague promises are needed to save millions of lives

COP26: More than vague promises are needed to save millions of lives

| 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

IFRC President, Francesco Rocca at COP26: "We don’t have any more time to waste”

IFRC President, Francesco Rocca at COP26: "We don’t have any more time to waste”

| Speech

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

Statement on behalf of the 160 signatories to the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations to the 26th UNFCCC COP

Statement on behalf of the 160 signatories to the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations to the 26th UNFCCC COP

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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)

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Ahead of COP26, Red Cross Red Crescent Movement’s five asks to world leaders: “It is not too late to act: the survival of humanity depends on the actions we take today”

Ahead of COP26, Red Cross Red Crescent Movement’s five asks to world leaders: “It is not too late to act: the survival of humanity depends on the actions we take today”

| Press release

Gardens of health: Preparing nutritious meals for new and expectant mothers in Zimbabwe

Gardens of health: Preparing nutritious meals for new and expectant mothers in Zimbabwe

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New #ClimateChangedMe campaign sounds a global alarm: “The climate crisis is here, and we need to act now.”

New #ClimateChangedMe campaign sounds a global alarm: “The climate crisis is here, and we need to act now.”

| Press release

More than 139 million people hit by climate crisis and COVID-19, new IFRC analysis reveals

More than 139 million people hit by climate crisis and COVID-19, new IFRC analysis reveals

| Press release