Worldwide disaster response round-up
A brief round-up of how the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is helping people to deal with disasters around the world. The post Worldwide disaster response round-up appeared first on...
View ArticleThe many shapes of disaster aid
Throughout this year, the TV news has been filled with images of aid boxes arriving in countries that have suffered a major disaster. But disaster relief doesn’t just come in the form of non-perishable...
View ArticleWorldwide disaster response round-up
Worldwide disaster response round-up We recently launched our Pakistan Floods Appeal. Here’s a brief round-up of some of the ways the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is helping people...
View ArticleWhy people in Pakistan need help to cope with the floods
Charlie Ashley, British Red Cross representative in Pakistan, reports back on the current floods situation: 1. How bad is the current flooding in Pakistan? The United Nations rated last year’s floods...
View ArticleRed Cross Week: fundraising saves lives
This week, people up and down the country are dedicating their time and energy to raising money for the British Red Cross. These dedicated fundraisers never stop dreaming up imaginative ways to bring...
View ArticleCuba interview: being prepared for Hurricane Sandy helped us reduce losses
Cuba was one of the places worst affected by Hurricane Sandy. Dr. Luis Foyo Ceballos, the director general of the Cuban Red Cross, talks about how they are responding to the disaster. What has been the...
View ArticleHow I became an international aid worker: Ben Webster
Ben Webster explains how he got his role as disaster response programme manager at the British Red Cross: 1. What does your job involve? I work in the disaster response team and we are responsible for...
View ArticleOur principles: universality
Welcome to the seventh in our series of blogs looking at the Red Cross’ guiding principles. Today, we look at universality. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, in which all Societies...
View ArticleTyphoon Haiyan – devastation and fear in the Philippines
“People are scared. They’re worried about the lack of food and water, they’ve got absolutely nothing.” British Red Cross delegate Nichola Jones paints a desperate picture of the aftermath of Typhoon...
View ArticleRed Cross aid distributed in the Philippines
Red Cross relief aid is being distributed to people left stricken by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The first British Red Cross plane touched down this morning (Wednesday) in Cebu City at 2.30am...
View ArticleIn Mongolia, beware of the dzud
No, that’s not a typo. It’s a rather dramatic weather event. People in Mongolia are used to harsh winters. But this year the winter is even worse than usual: the country is in the grip of a ‘dzud’...
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