Super-cyclone Winston kills at least 42 in Fiji
The death toll from super-cyclone Winston jumped to 42 Wednesday as concerns grew for remote Fijian villages still waiting for help after the most powerful storm in the Pacific nation's history.
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Malawi Red Cross bails out starving households
As hunger bites harder across the country, about 2,000 hungry households that were severely affected by last year’s floods now have a reason to smile after Malawi Red Cross started supporting them with money for food.
Philippines, a new ambulance for the Red Cross in Mandaluyong
Philippine Red Cross receives new ambulance from DB Schenker Germany.
Philippines: 725.000 people fled their home after Typhoon Melor
MANILA, Philippines. About 725,000 people fled their homes and communities braced for coastal floods of up to 13 feet as Typhoon Melor slammed into the eastern Philippines on Monday, officials said. The government's weather bureau said the…
Niger start the dialog on Islamic law and humanitarianism: "Make people aware of international…
Niamey (ICRC) – A seminar on Islam, humanitarian action and protecting victims of armed conflict is bringing together 30 intellectuals and academics from Islamic and Arabic-speaking universities from across Africa.
Earthquake injures over 2000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan: ICRC launch the online tracing site
Islamabad/Kabul/Geneva (ICRC-IFRC) – Afghan and Pakistan Red Crescent Societies are helping people affected by Monday's M7.5 earthquake whose epicentre was in Jerm district in the Afghan province of Badakhshan close to the border with…
The World Disaster Report 2015 - local actors are the key for effective strategies
Viet Nam Red Cross Society celebrates International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and launches the World Disasters Report 2015
By Ly Nguyen, IFRC
It was a Tuesday morning. Normally Truong Thanh Truat, from the Hoang Tin commune in Hoang…
Red Cross wants donations for wildfire victims after destructive wildfire burning in Wyoming
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The latest on a destructive wildfire burning in Wyoming (all times local): 8:40 a.m. The Red Cross is asking people to donate yard tools to help victims of the wildfire near Evansville, Wyoming.
Sugar, honey and water for treating war wounded patients in Congo. An innovative war surgery…
The International Committee of Red Cross and Red Crescent publish an interesting video that explain how war wounded patients are treated in Congo, with a new generation of war surgery treatments. In a short video interview Doctors Alain…
Philippines: Doctors trained in treatment of weapon-wounded patients
Manila (ICRC) – Over 30 surgeons, anaesthesiologists and physicians from private and government hospitals are participating in a three-day training course to enhance their capacity to treat patients wounded by weapons or explosives.
The…