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.
At the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), we believe that diversity is a fact, inclusion is an act. Through all of our work, we aim to protect and promote a positive change for humanity, based on our humanitarian values and Fundamental Principles.
Education is a fundamental human right and an essential public service. The IFRC and our National Societies worldwide work to ensure that all people have safe and equitable access to quality, inclusive education.
Discover our helpful tools and resources about epidemic and pandemic preparedness—on topics ranging from disease control to community engagement and accountability.
Climate and environmental crises threaten the survival of humanity now and in the future. We must do our part to ensure that our humanitarian response and recovery operations do not cause harm to local environments, and to minimize the contribution we make to further climate change.
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.
The General Assembly is the highest decision-making body of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). It takes place every two years and sets the overall policy and vision for ournetwork.
The IFRC is made up of 191 Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, often referred to as National Societies,present in nearly every country of the world. Their roles differ country by country, but they are all united by our Fundamental Principlesand all strive for the good of humanity.
The IFRC has a long history of supporting communities to recover from crises. We ensure that our humanitarian assistance helps communities ‘build back better’ and become more resilient to future shocks.
Disasters and crises can take a devastating toll on people’s food security and livelihoods. They can increase people’s socio-economic vulnerability and seriously impact their ability to recover, which in turn affects their ability to cope with future shocks and stresses.
The IFRC supports our 191 Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to deliver and promote safe and sustainable blood programmes around the world. Together, we supported more than 22 million people to donate bloodin 2022.
Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) projects aim to increase the access of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to early weather warnings and risk information to save lives and livelihoods. This guidanceprovides advice and recommendations for how Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the IFRC can get involved in CREWS projects.
This case study shows how community trust enabled early detection of, and response to, a dengue case by Red Cross volunteers in Indonesia. The volunteers were trainedin community-based surveillance (CBS) through the IFRC's Community Epidemic & Pandemic Preparedness Programme (CP3). You can read an interactive version of this Case Study on the Prevent Epidemics website, produced by the Resolve to Save Lives Initiative,here.
The Movement Coordination for Collective Impact Agreement (Seville Agreement 2.0) was adopted at the 2022 Council of Delegates and sets out the coordination responsibilities for the components of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It replaces the original Seville “Agreement on the Organization of the International Activities of the Components of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement” (Seville Agreement) of 1997 and the “Supplementary Measures to Enhance the Implementation of the Seville Agreement” (Supplementary Measures) of 2005.
The Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) programme isshifting its focus to increasing refugees’ employability with the goal of boosting their self-reliance and facilitating their integration into the labour market.
