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Ebola outbreak in Uganda: Red Cross providing lifesaving support to communities as response continues

Ebola outbreak in Uganda: Red Cross providing lifesaving support to communities as response continues

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World Water Day 2025: Angola Red Cross and IFRC bring safe, treated water and hygiene messages to communities hard hit by cholera

World Water Day 2025: Angola Red Cross and IFRC bring safe, treated water and hygiene messages to communities hard hit by cholera

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Cholera: Early detection by Cameroon Red Cross volunteer helps limit epidemic

Cholera: Early detection by Cameroon Red Cross volunteer helps limit epidemic

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Burundi Red Cross respond to thousands fleeing conflict in the DRC

Burundi Red Cross respond to thousands fleeing conflict in the DRC

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International Women’s Day: In Cameroon’s Far North region, mothers’ clubs provide a model for building a healthier, more prosperous future

International Women’s Day: In Cameroon’s Far North region, mothers’ clubs provide a model for building a healthier, more prosperous future

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‘I know what it takes to experience that level of vulnerability’ – IFRC’s new regional director for Africa talks about the challenges ahead 

People in the Red Vest:
Season 4,
Episode 3

‘I know what it takes to experience that level of vulnerability’ – IFRC’s new regional director for Africa talks about the challenges ahead 

People in the Red Vest:
Season 4,
Episode 3
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International Women's Day: Patricia’s path from exclusion to ‘a profound sense of belonging’

International Women's Day: Patricia’s path from exclusion to ‘a profound sense of belonging’

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Red Cross calls for urgent funding to meet growing humanitarian needs in DRC

Red Cross calls for urgent funding to meet growing humanitarian needs in DRC

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Red Cross launches an appeal to respond to Uganda’s Eighth Ebola outbreak  

Red Cross launches an appeal to respond to Uganda’s Eighth Ebola outbreak  

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: One too many humanitarian crises in North and South Kivu

Democratic Republic of the Congo: One too many humanitarian crises in North and South Kivu

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Statement: IFRC mourns the killing of Sudanese Red Crescent volunteer

Statement: IFRC mourns the killing of Sudanese Red Crescent volunteer

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Migration: A father pens a poem of pain and loss after rescue turns to tragedy

Migration: A father pens a poem of pain and loss after rescue turns to tragedy

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