Nature-based solutions
The IFRC is helping communities worldwide take steps to sustainably manage their natural environment to protect themselves from disaster risks. Our aim is for 100 National Societies to be puttingin placenature-based solutions within their communitiesby 2025.
Risk assessment and planning
To help effectively prepare and protect communities from hazards, we work with them to identify, understand and address the risks they face and improve their ability to take action to reduce disaster risk.
Technological and biological hazard preparedness
Technological and biological emergencies, sometimes called 'CBRN' (short for chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear hazards), can have devastating and long lasting impacts on people's lives and livelihoods. The IFRC supports National Societies worldwide to effectively prepare for and respond to technological emergencies using a multi-hazard approach.
Disaster preparedness
Preparing for disasters saves countless lives, speeds up people’s recovery and saves money. The IFRC supports National Societies to continually improve their local preparedness and response capacity—ultimately preventing and reducing the impacts of disasters on communities.
REACH initiative
Our Resilient and Empowered African Community Health (REACH) initiative, in partnership with Africa CDC, aims to improve the health of communities across Africa by scaling upeffective, people-centred and integrated community health workforces and systems.
Global Route-Based Migration Programme
Our Global Route-Based Migration Programme aims to save lives and improve the safety and dignity of migrants, refugees, and other displaced people along dangerous and deadly migratory routes.
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
8 May is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day—a global day to celebrate the uniqueness and unity of our International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
Global Leadership Team
The IFRC's Global Leadership Team is made up of our Secretary General, three Under Secretaries General, five Regional Directors, the Director of the Office of the Secretary General and the Director of the Office of Internal Audit and Investigations. Discover them below.
Contingency planning
Contingency planning means preparing an organization to be ready to respond effectively in the event of an emergency. It is an important part of the IFRC'swork supporting National Society preparedness. Time spent in contingency planning equals time saved when a disaster strikes.
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Do good
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is deeply committed to creating a safe, respectful and dignified environment for the communities we serve and for all our volunteers and staff.
Policies and key commitments
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is bound by many global policies adopted at our biennial General Assembly. Discover them below, along with other key commitments that apply to our network.
Localization
Local humanitarian actors are the first to respond when disasters strikeand often have access to areas that international actors do not. Their presence within communities before, during, and after crises means they are generally best placedto linkimmediate response efforts to longer term resilience-building, preparedness and recovery.
IFRC Governance
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a global membership organization made up of 191 member National Societies. Our governance reflects this global network to ensure our strategic direction is set by our members, for our members.
Emblems and logo
Learn about the different logos and emblems used by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement around the world.