The Latest Breaking News from Red Cross

Canberra Red Cross running out of blood, up to 100 donations needed to save one life

"If you don't know your blood type, you wouldn't know that we needed your help right now."

The Canberra Times · Apr 16, 2022

Lanarkshire software firm donates thousands of pounds to Ukraine aid appeal

Ideagen Plc, which has a base in East Kilbride, has raised more than £4000 for victims of the Ukrainian war

Daily Record · Apr 13, 2022

Irish Red Cross to contact families who promised to help house Ukrainian refugees next week

It comes as over 23,000 accommodation pledges have been made since the outbreak of the war

Dublin Live · Apr 12, 2022

Refugees stuck in hotel rooms as Perth's rental crisis continues

Support workers say some families have spent more than six weeks in hotel rooms as they struggle to get a foothold in the city's rental market.

ABC News · Apr 6, 2022

Russia-Ukraine live news: UN suspends Russia from rights council

Ukraine news from April 7: UN members vote 93-24 in favour of a resolution suspending Russia from UN human rights body.

Al Jazeera · Apr 6, 2022

Red Cross volunteer horrified after seeing corpses inside burnt cars in Ukraine

Valentina Cherkai has spoken to the Daily Mirror through heavy layers of fatigue, audibly eroded by what she has witnessed and the relentless days of caregiving and risk

Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2022

Sou-per Dalbeattie day raises more than £1,000 for Ukraine

The soup and sweet saw nearly £1,200 banked for the Red Cross DEC Ukraine fund

Daily Record · Apr 5, 2022

Strangers saved me from choking to death – twice. Everyone should learn first aid

Imagine how many lives would be saved if more people (including me) knew how to deal with an emergency, says Guardian features writer Simon Hattenstone

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022

Russian, Ukrainian ballet stars to dance together in Naples

A Ukrainian ballerina who fled the war in her homeland and a Russian ballerina who quit the Bolshoi Ballet over the Russian invasion rehearsed on a stage in Naples for a sold-out benefit performance Monday night to raise funds for the Red Cross

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022

Red Cross says cannot reach Mariupol due to security conditions

A team of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not been able to reach the besieged city of Mariupol on Monday to evacuate civilians, a spokesperson said, citing security conditions.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2022