The Latest Breaking News from Red Cross

Six months after Maui wildfire, 5,000 survivors still stranded: ‘We’re tired of broken promises’

Red Cross says only a third of households who sought emergency shelter have moved into homes, as governor’s pledge rings hollow

The Guardian - US · Feb 8, 2024

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 · Jan 18, 2024

Red Cross declares an emergency blood shortage, as number of donors hits 20-year low

The number of people donating blood has dropped 40% over the last two decades, according to the Red Cross. Severe winter weather and illnesses could make an already bad situation even worse, it says.

WEKU · Jan 9, 2024

The Maui wildfire exacerbated a housing crisis. Can tiny homes and ADUs offer a solution?

After the fire destroyed homes Lahaina couldn’t afford to lose, non-profits and the government are getting creative.

The Guardian - US · Dec 20, 2023

Attack on Red Cross convoy in Sudan kills at least two, injures seven

The ICRC says it is shocked and appalled by the attack, which it described as deliberate.

Al Jazeera · Dec 10, 2023

The fire that still burns: the mental health crisis unfolding among Maui’s children

Nearly four months after the deadly wildfires, Lahaina’s youngest residents still face displacement, housing insecurity and lingering trauma

The Guardian - US · Dec 3, 2023

How a Palestinian teen’s release exposed Israeli mistreatment of prisoners

Israel claimed 18-year-old Mohammed Nazal was healthy when leaving prison, but the evidence suggests otherwise.

Al Jazeera · Dec 3, 2023

Red Cross says dead babies found in abandoned Gaza hospital is 'unspeakable tragedy'

Warning: This article contains some graphic details

Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2023

A new study says about half of Nicaragua's population wants to emigrate

A new study says that about half of Nicaragua's population of 6.2 million want to leave their homeland because of a mix of economic decline and repression from President Daniel Ortega's government

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

Hamas releases another 12 hostages - France warship receives Gaza wounded

Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters handed over another 12 hostages Tuesday to the Red Cross in Gaza, part of an exchange under the terms of an extended truce in the Israel-Hamas war. Meanwhile, a French warship sent to Egypt to treat wounded from the Gaza Strip has received its first…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 28, 2023