News, press releases and speeches

SOS MEDITERRANEE and IFRC alerts the Mediterranean deadly as ever as Pope Francis arrives in Marseille to commemorate lives lost at sea

SOS MEDITERRANEE and IFRC alerts the Mediterranean deadly as ever as Pope Francis arrives in Marseille to commemorate lives lost at sea

| Press release

Saving lives at sea: Ocean Viking ship completes its largest ever rescue in the Central Mediterranean

Saving lives at sea: Ocean Viking ship completes its largest ever rescue in the Central Mediterranean

| Article

#PowerToBe campaign launches to help shift perceptions of refugees

#PowerToBe campaign launches to help shift perceptions of refugees

| Press release

COVID-19: Scaling up testing and strengthening national health systems with EU support

COVID-19: Scaling up testing and strengthening national health systems with EU support

| Article

COVID-19: IFRC calls for urgent action to tackle vaccine hesitancy in Europe amid increase in violent incidents

COVID-19: IFRC calls for urgent action to tackle vaccine hesitancy in Europe amid increase in violent incidents

| Press release

Young volunteers step up in Europe

Young volunteers step up in Europe

| Article

Hundreds of Red Cross Red Crescent volunteers responding to wildfires across Europe

Hundreds of Red Cross Red Crescent volunteers responding to wildfires across Europe

| Press release

Red Cross Red Crescent warns of the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and young people in Europe

Red Cross Red Crescent warns of the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and young people in Europe

| Press release

COVID-19: IFRC warns Europe’s poorest countries are being left behind, as deaths hit grim milestone

COVID-19: IFRC warns Europe’s poorest countries are being left behind, as deaths hit grim milestone

| Press release

Red Cross expands COVID-19 testing in seven countries with €35.5 million EU support

Red Cross expands COVID-19 testing in seven countries with €35.5 million EU support

| Press release

COVID-19: Red Cross Red Crescent steps up European response, urges Governments to strengthen testing, tracing and isolation measures

COVID-19: Red Cross Red Crescent steps up European response, urges Governments to strengthen testing, tracing and isolation measures

| Press release

Red Cross raises the alarm across Europe: “Your best defence against this virus is you”

Red Cross raises the alarm across Europe: “Your best defence against this virus is you”

| Press release