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Key hazard-specific messages for individuals and communities on how to prepare for, and stay safe during, floods.
Kinshasa/Nairobi/Geneva,04June2026-The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)has deliveredon 3 Junea critical shipmentofSafe and Dignified Burial (SDB) kits and body bagstoBunia, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the ongoing Ebola outbreak continues to claim lives and strain already fragile health systems.Thisshipmentwas airlifted from Dubai to Entebbe (Uganda) andthendepartedfor Bunia by road on 29 May 2026. Itcontained13 SDB kits, supportingapproximately 300 safe and dignified burials. The land route from Entebbe to Bunia takes approximately seven days, underscoring the logistical complexity of reaching affected populations in this remote part of the country.A second shipment, pre-positioned in Kinshasa, is scheduled to arrive in Bunia by air within the week. With the airport now reopened, operational goods can be delivered more quickly. The cargo includes 10 SDB kits and 300 body bags.Theseshipments, part of a broader CHF 2.2 million procurement effort, willprovideoperational equipmentneeded by Red Cross teams tocontinue performingsafe and dignified burials,one of the most vital tools incontainingthe spread of Ebola.“EverySafe and Dignified Burialkit that arrives, and every burial conducted safely and respectfully, helps break a potential chain of transmission. Our volunteers are working in extraordinarily difficult conditions, and they need all the support we can provide, including these supplies, now,” said Bruno Michon, IFRC Ebola response Operations Manager in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Safe and dignified burials are not just a logistical task — they are a frontline public health intervention and an act of respect for families in their most painful moments. Getting these supplies to our teams in eastern DRC is a race against the virus.The IFRC calls onthe international community,donorsand partners to support the regional emergency appeal to ensure that communities in DRC and across the region receive the full scope of life-savingassistancethey urgently need.Link to photos: https://shared.ifrc.org/collections/~2e8af4bc27For more information or to set up an interview contact:[email protected] Kinshasa: Catherine Kamatu, +254 728 815 266In Nairobi: Susan Mbalu, +254 733 827 654 In Geneva: Tommaso Della Longa +41 79 708 4367 | Paolo Cravero +41 79 894 8396
Key hazard-specific messages for individuals and communities on how to prepare for, and stay safe during, wildfires.
Key hazard-specific messages for individuals and communities on how to prepare for, and stay safe during, cyclones.
Key hazard-specific messages for individuals and communities on how to prepare for, and stay safe during, landslides.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is rapidly escalating, with cases and deaths continuing to rise as the virus spreads across multiple provinces and into neighboring Uganda. Families and communities urgently need access to reliable health information, early detection, safe burials, and lifesaving public health support to prevent further transmission and protect overwhelmed health systems. Donate today to help the DRC and Uganda Red Cross Societies to provide life-saving assistance.Read more: IFRC delivers critical supplies to eastern DRC amid ongoing Ebola outbreak
Beirut/Tehran/Geneva,26May2026 —Three months since the escalation of hostilities in Lebanon and Iran, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is warning that multiple silent humanitarian crises are deepening across the region — with long-term consequences for health systems, food security, displacement, and community resilience.While international attention has shifted elsewhere, millions of people continue to face displacement, damaged healthcare systems, disrupted livelihoods, andgrowingchallengesto accessing essential services.Ongoing geopolitical tensions and restrictions affecting regional transportation routes, including through the Strait of Hormuz, continue to hinder humanitarian supply chains and increase the cost of delivering aid. “Behind the headlines, multiple silent crises are deepening with consequences that will last for years,”saidCristhian Cardoza, Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). “Families are being pushed beyond breaking point — struggling to afford food, medicine, fuel and shelter, while damaged health systems, displacement, and economic pressure continue to drive humanitarian needs higher every day.”Health systems under severe strain in Iran In Iran, the humanitarian consequences of the escalation continue long after the ceasefire. The conflict has seriously disrupted healthcare delivery nationwide, including 56 Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS)centresnationwide. For patients living with chronic illnesses, disruptions to healthcare and medical supply chains are becoming life-threatening.Restrictions affecting transport routescontinue to complicate access to critical medicines and equipment.Despite the pressures, IRCS teams have continued large-scale humanitarian operations across the country, including search and rescue, emergency medical care, and psychosocial support services.Food insecurity deepens across LebanonAnother alarming trend is rapidly emerging:nearly onein four people in Lebanon — around 1.24 million people — are now expected to face acute food insecurity between April and August 2026, according toanalysis from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). The deterioration is being driven by continued hostilities,prolongeddisplacement, economic collapse, and soaring fuel prices. Fuel prices in Lebanon have risen sharply since the escalation, withdiesel increasing by more than65 per cent, according tothe World FoodProgramme.At the same time,the Minister of Agriculture has warnedthatapproximately 22 per cent ofagricultural land in affected areas has been damaged, further undermining food production and livelihoods. Over1 million peoplein thecountryare currently displaced, with manypeople,especiallyfromthesouth,unable to return home due to ongoing hostilities and destroyedinfrastructure,nowliving in tents following the intense recent hostilities. Protectionconcerns and funding gapthreaten humanitarian responseThe IFRC also reiterated urgent concerns over attacks affecting healthcare workers, ambulances, and humanitarian responders.In Iran and Lebanon combined,sixRed Cross and Red Crescent volunteers have been killed while carrying out humanitarian worksince the recent escalation. “Our teams on the ground are clear - what they need above all else is protection,”saidMrCardoza.“These brave staff and volunteers should not have tofear for their lives when they get an emergency call and travel in theirambulances.“Hospitals, ambulances, medical personnel and humanitarian workers mustbe respected and protected.”The IFRC warned that severe funding shortfalls are threatening the continuity of humanitarian operations across the region.“Behind these numbers are real consequences,”continuedMrCardoza.“Operations may need to be scaled back, supplies delayed or cut, and there will be people we cannot reach.”The IFRC’s Emergency Appeal for Iran is currently only four per cent funded, while the Lebanon appealremainsunder 14 per cent funded.The IFRC called on donors and the international community to provide sustained and flexible funding to support emergency operations, recovery efforts, and longer-term humanitarian needs across the region.Spokespeople are available in Beirut,Tehranand Geneva.For more information or to set up an interview contact: [email protected] Geneva:Tommaso DellaLonga,+41 79 708 4367Matthew Carter, +44 7557 802463In Beirut:Mey El Sayegh, +961 03 229 352
Key hazard-specific messages for individuals and communities on how to prepare for, and stay safe during, technological hazards.
Key hazard-specific messages for individuals and communities on how to prepare for, and stay safe during, pandemics and epidemics.
Key hazard-specific messages for individuals and communities on how to prepare for, and stay safe during, earthquakes.
