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‘The world’s simply not noticing’: 2024 likely to be deadliest year for aid workers

Nearly 200 humanitarians have been killed so far this year, the majority local hires, as growing disregard for international law ramps up the risks to those in conflict hotspots

The Guardian - UK

Kenya and Tanzania face 'humanitarian crisis' amid disastrous floods

The death toll from weeks of devastating rains and floods had risen to 228 in Kenya, as authorities in the country and in neighbouring Tanzania warned that there was no sign of a let-up in the crisis.

Radio France Internationale

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

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The Red Cross is already green

Letter: Nowadays most of the emergencies that volunteers respond are climate-change related, writes Jagan Chapagain of the Red Cross

The Guardian - UK

Global aid official appeals for funds to help Sudanese trapped in war between generals

A global aid official is urging the international community to provide more funds to help Sudanese people trapped in a monthslong fighting between rival generals in the African nation

The Independent UK

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…

AFP

Red Cross chief warns of health crisis in quake-hit Syria

The Red Cross' global chief says Syria could face dangerous outbreaks of disease in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake if hundreds of thousands of displaced people do not get permanent housing soon

The Independent UK

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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.

Reuters

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

Climate emergency a ‘national security’ concern, says Red Cross

On eve of alarming IPCC report, organisation warns governments to treat crisis on a par with war and peace

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