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Red Cross Marks Record Numbers Of Humanitarians Killed In 2024

Dozens of Red Cross staff and volunteers gathered Wednesday for a candlelight vigil for more than 30 of their colleagues killed in 2024, during the deadliest year on record for humanitarians.

International Business Times

Red Cross launches international emergency appeal urging donors to provide resources for Lebanon

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has launched an international emergency appeal asking donors to provide resources for Lebanon during the Israel-Hezbollah war

The Independent UK

UNICEF says six million children in Southeast Asia affected by Typhoon Yagi

UN’s children’s agency says there’s an urgent need for access to clean water, sanitation as Red Cross mobilises relief.

Al Jazeera

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Heavy snows and drought of deadly 'dzud' kill more than 7 million head of livestock in Mongolia

An extreme weather phenomenon known as the dzud has killed more than 7.1 million animals in Mongolia, endangering herders' livelihoods and way of life

The Independent UK

IFRC Urges Respect For Neutrality Amid Humanitarian Crisis

IFRC calls for respect of neutrality in conflict zones after aid worker deaths in Gaza, urging immediate humanitarian aid delivery.

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Red Cross decides against suspending Russian branch despite links to Kremlin war machine

RRC appears to defy neutrality principle, as Ukrainian officials criticise ‘weak response’ and accuse Red Cross of being advocate for Russian aggression

The Guardian - UK

Extreme heat summit to urge leaders to act on threat from rising temperatures

IFRC and USAid staging conference to draw attention to risks and share best practice in disaster alerts and response

The Guardian - UK

Red Cross urged to act over Russian branch’s links to Kremlin war machine

International organisation under growing pressure as Russian group’s activities appear to defy neutrality principle

The Guardian - UK

Red Cross Warns Of 'Immense Crisis' In DR Congo

The Red Cross on Friday said clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo had triggered an "immense" crisis that risked going unnoticed and appealing for nearly $60 million to provide desperately-needed aid.

International Business Times

Global Red Cross suspends Belarus chapter after its chief boasted of bringing in Ukrainian children

The International Red Cross has suspended the Belarusian chapter after its chief stirred international outrage for boasting that it was actively ferrying Ukrainian children from Russian-controlled areas to Belarus

The Independent UK

Humanitarian aid workers falsely accused of taking sides in Israel-Hamas conflict

Humanitarian aid workers from Doctors Without Borders, the Red Cross and the IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) are the latest victims of the Israel-Hamas disinformation war; their organisations have been accused of supporting either Hamas or Israel in viral videos shared online. We tell you…

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The Guardian - UK

Herat hospital at breaking point as earthquake victims keep coming

Casualties from levelled villages in Afghanistan’s quake-stricken province look for help from a health system already stretched too thin

The Independent UK

Global Red Cross urges ouster of Belarus chapter chief over the deportation of Ukrainian children

The international Red Cross is calling for the ouster of the head of the Belarus Red Cross, who stirred international outrage for boasting that it was actively ferrying Ukrainian children from Russian-controlled areas to Belarus

France 24

In pictures: Quarter of coastal Libyan city wiped out in deadly flooding

Catastrophic storm floods have killed at least 2,300 people in the coastal city of Derna, Libyan emergency services said Tuesday, as local officials said around a quarter of the eastern city was wiped away when a dam burst.

The Independent UK

How to help those affected by the Morocco earthquake

International aid groups have mobilized in Morocco where a 6.8 magnitude earthquake Friday night has killed 2,681 and injured more than 2,500

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Khartoum under siege as fighting spreads across Sudan

Battles have been raging in Sudan's war-torn capital of Khartoum since last Tuesday with no sign of the violence abating. Other regions are also experiencing prolonged battles, especially Darfur.

Reuters

'Almost impossible' to provide aid in Sudanese capital, IFRC says

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Tuesday it was nearly impossible to provide humanitarian services around the Sudanese capital Khartoum and warned that the country's health system was at risk of collapse.

AFP

UN's global disaster alert systems goal faces uphill climb

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - How can anyone seek shelter from a natural disaster they don't even know is coming?Last year the United Nations called for every person on the planet to be covered by early warning systems by 2027 -- but months into the effort it is becoming…

The Independent UK

Fundraisers for Syria, Turkey earthquake try to deliver aid

Humanitarian groups working in southern Turkey and northern Syria warn that Monday’s earthquake will have a “long tail.”

Zenger

Here’s How To Help Following The Turkey, Syria Earthquake

More than 11,000 individuals died, and hundreds of thousands were left homeless as a result of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake

Reuters

All countries 'dangerously unprepared' for future pandemics, says IFRC

The world is "dangerously unprepared" for future pandemics, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) say in a report published on Monday, calling on countries to update their preparedness plans by year-end.

Asharq Al-Awsat

All Countries ‘Dangerously Unprepared’ for Future Pandemics, Says IFRC

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