Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) Monthly Report: August 2020
On 31 August 327,422,960 TRY was transferred to 1,770,580 individuals (311,430 households) living under temporary and international protection in Türkiye. The transfer amount included the quarterly top-up of 107,804,600 TRY, which is transferred every three months to eligible households, aiming to bring equity between small and large eligible households.
The previous top-up took place in May and was followed by two instalments of the economic top-up in June and July to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, bringing the total number of consecutive top-ups to four. This aimed to bring some financial relief to households receiving support through the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) during these challenging times.
Least Protected, Most Affected: Migrants and refugees facing extraordinary risks during the COVID-19 pandemic
From the outset of COVID-19, and on a global basis, since January 2020, National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have been working to prevent, address and respond to the pandemic and to reduce the economic, social and psychological impacts of the virus, with support from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
This report analyses the disproportionate impacts the pandemic has on migrants and refugees—from border closures to increased barriers to basic services.
Find out more about our worksupporting people on the moveandresponding to COVID-19.
Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) Monthly Report: June 2020
In June 2020, the EU-funded Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) programme reallocated its resources to provide additional cash assistance to 1.7 million vulnerable refugees in Türkiye in order to address the COVID socio-economic impacts. IFRC and Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) teams began joint visits to the offices of local authorities, Halkbank branches and (I)NGOs to gather information on the impact of COVID-19 on the implementation of the ESSN as well as on the lives of the affected populations. IFRC and TRC also started conducting a first-ever remote focus group discussion format to adapt to the COVID-19 context.
Protection, gender and inclusion in the response to COVID-19 - technical guidance note
This technical guidance note outlines issues that may threaten people’s dignity, access, participation and safety in the response to COVID-19 and suggests actions to address these threats.
Basic guidance on key messages and key groups at risk of exclusion is also available here.
Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance
Floods affect more people globally than any other type of natural hazard. In the last ten years alone, floods have affected over 734 million people. Moreover, as a result of climate change, both the number of floods and their impact on affected communities are expected to increase dramatically. In 2018, IFRC, Zurich Insurance and a combination of non-governmental and research organizations formed a fiver year partnership called the Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance. Its long-term vision is that floods will have no negative impact on the ability of people and businesses to thrive.
Perspectives and priorities from guest and host communities in Cox's Bazar, 2019
Between August 2017 and August 2019, more than 700,000 people were forced to cross the border from Rakhine State, Myanmar to Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh to seek safe shelter and flee violence.
In August 2019, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society conducted a large-scale community engagement study to get a better understanding of the perceptions of guest and host communities. Survey topics included key concerns and demands, the security and protection situation, perspectives for the future, and the perception of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society.
This report offers an overview of the study and its findings, as well as recommendations for humanitarian actors operating in Cox's Bazar.
Internal Audit Report: Africa West Coast Country Cluster, 2018
Internal Audit Report: Andean Country Cluster, 2017
Bishkek Declaration
The Red Cross and Red Crescent European Youth Network (EYN) gathered in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan in 2018 to discuss its priorities and find new ways of strengthening regional collaboration. This declaration outlines the commitments made during the meeting.
The Bishkek declaration is available in English, French and Spanish below as well as in Russian here.
Seven Moves: Protection, gender and inclusion in emergencies training - Facilitator manual
This Facilitator Manual presents the information needed to run the 2.5 day Seven Moves: Protection, Gender and Inclusion in Emergencies training course.
This manual contains the background to the training, sample agenda, detailed session outlines, tools and external resources and suggested variations that facilitators can use to contextualise or adapt the training based on the participants.
The participant manual for the course can be found here.
Click here to learn more about the IFRC's work in protection, gender and inclusion.
Annual Report 2017
The Annual Report provides details of IFRC’s support to our 190 member National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in 2017, alongside consolidated financial statements for the year. It tells the story of the Red Cross and Red Crescent response to major disasters such as the worst floods in 100 years in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the hurricanes in the Americas, and to health crises such as plague in Madagascar and yellow fever in Brazil.
Disasters and displacement in a changing climate: Asia Pacific
This report analyses trends, dynamics and humanitarian needs of people on the move in the Asia Pacific region in the context of disasters and climate change.
It offers guidance to Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the Asia Pacific region on how to improve their humanitarian action in the context of disasters, displacement and climate change. This includes case studies of good work already being undertaken by National Societies in this area.
Additional information:
You can view additional case studies from the Asia Pacific region on the IFRC Resilience Library for Southeast Asia website.
Read our guide for Asia Pacific National Societies on planned relocation in the context of disasters and climate change, also on the IFRC Resilience Library for Southeast Asia website.
Find out more about our worksupporting people on the moveand responding to the climate crisis.
A Guide for Parliamentarians to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
This guide aims to familiarise parliamentarians with the Movement, particularly the role of the 190 Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies throughout the world. A strong and active National Society can do much to assist public authorities at all levels of government in the humanitarian field.
Fraud and corruption prevention and control policy
This Fraud and Corruption Prevention and Control Policy outlines the IFRC's approach to the prevention and control of fraud and corruption, including the investigation procedures that will be followed if there are suspicions of fraudulent or corrupt practices. If fraud or corruption is proven, appropriate disciplinary measures and legal action will be taken.
IATI Feasibility Study: Full report
TheInternational Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)is a global initiative to improve the transparency of development and humanitarian resources and their results to address poverty and crises.
As part of the World Humanitarian Summit Grand Bargain, the IFRC joined the ICRC in committing “to invest in examining the feasibility of using the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) to publish timely, transparent, harmonized and open high-quality data” .
This paper provides the first stage of that examination: exploring the feasibility of the IFRC to publish IATI data covering our programmes and appeals. It finds that publication to a level comparable to other agencies is feasible, particularly for emergency appeals, for which substantial information is already in the public domain. It sets out a number of options for the IFRC, along with implications for data representation, data collection systems and processes and quality control of published data. It proposes a phased approach, that, in a second phase, would support publication of development programmes and more detailed humanitarian-related data for appeals.
An executive summary and appendices to the full report are also available below.