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One year on from the escalation of conflict in Ukraine, the devastation continues to affect every aspect of people's lives. This document provides an overview of the global Red Cross Red Crescent Movement response to this crisis, both inside and outside of Ukraine. We continue to support the Ukrainian Red Cross and other National Societies in the region who are standing side-by-side with communities, providing crucial and long-term humanitarian aid to meet a wide range of needs. This document is available in various languages below and in Russian here.
This is the monthly update on the Emergency Social Safety Net Programme for January 2023. During this month, we reached1,635,950 people with cash assistance in Türkiye.
Our Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) is evolving to be an even more agile, fast, transparent, and localized way for National Societies to access reliable international funding for emergency response at the community level and for all kinds of disasters. This 2023 annual plan outlines how the DREF has evolved, our new way of working, and milestones for the fund in 2023.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on individuals and communities worldwide. The IFRC's Everyone Counts Report shares findings and learnings from the collective efforts of at least 180 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies during COVID-19. It highlights the fundamental strengths of the IFRC network, our ability to be innovative and quick to adapt to new operational contexts, while sustaining the trust of communities. And it shows how our focus on building equity and global resilience helped the communities we partnered with face this unprecedented global challenge.
Document approved at the Council of Delegates of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in December 2015.
In engaging in the area of migration, National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have the purpose – individually and together with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)– to address the humanitarian concerns of migrants in need throughout their journey. They strive to provide assistance and protection to them, uphold their rights and dignity, empower them in their search for opportunities and sustainable solutions, as well as promote social inclusion and interaction between migrants and host communities. The approach of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to migration is strictly humanitarian and based on the recognition of each migrant’s individuality and aspirations.It focuses on the needs, vulnerabilities and potentials of migrants, irrespective of their legal status, type, or category. Learn more about our work supporting people on the move.
Our 2016 World Disasters Report was all about resilience: saving lives today and investing for tomorrow. It made the case simply and eloquently for a different approach to humanitarian action, one that strives to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable and at-risk communities. To paraphrase the report: investing in resilience saves lives and money
The purpose of this Guide is to provide practical guidance to National Societies about how to strengthen their auxiliary role through domestic law, policies, plans and agreements. Each of these types of instrument has different characteristics and functions, which are discussed in Chapter Three. This Guide has a strong focus on sectoral laws, policies plans and agreements. It also focuses on legal facilities, meaning special legal rights and exemptions that enable National Societies to conduct their operations more efficiently and effectively. The focus of this Guide is predominantly on how laws, policies, plans and agreements can strengthen the auxiliary role in sectors such as disaster risk management, health, migration and social welfare.
The risk of technological and biological (CBRN) disasters is increasing due to greater population density, urbanization and industrialization, ageing infrastructure, and the wider use of technological and other hazardous materials. This roadmap provides recommendations on how the IFRC network can adapt to growing CBRN risks and fully include CBRN risk management into our multi-hazard approach. It can be read in conjunction with our background information on CBRN preparedness.
This document provides additional background information to complement our Roadmap on Technological and Biological (CBRN) Hazard Preparedness. It provides an overview of multi-hazard risk management, an explanation of CBRN terminology, data and figures, and case studies relevant to the IFRC network.
This study, conducted between July and September 2020, looks at the impacts of COVID-19 on older people, professional caregivers and trained Red Cross volunteers in the context of general care provision in Armenia. It suggests recommendations to Armenian Red Cross Society Volunteers and other stakeholders for improving the COVID-19 response and care for older people and caregivers.
