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There are few humanitarian organisations that respond as quickly to disasters as the Red Cross. We are usually the first organisation at the scene.

The British Red Cross launched an appeal on 11 December to help thousands of people affected by cholera and food shortages in Zimbabwe and the surrounding region

The British Red Cross has launched an appeal for the food crisis in Ethiopia.

The British Red Cross has launched an appeal for the victims of hurricanes in the Caribbean, including Hurricane Gustav, Hurricane Hanna and Hurricane Ike.

The British Red Cross has been working in Darfur since 2004 providing food, water and healthcare to the most vulnerable.

Information about the British Red Cross appeal to help people affected by the Myanmar (Burma) cyclone.

The British Red Cross has launched an urgent appeal to raise money for those affected by the recent China earthquake.

The British Red Cross launched an appeal in November 2007 after Cyclone Sidr killed thousands and destroyed villages and livelihoods.

The Red Cross has supported more than a million people since the Pakistan earthquake devastated millions of lives in October 2005.

The British Red Cross has helped thousands of Boxing Day tsunami survivors across Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

The British Red Cross has been supporting thousands of people affected by internal conflict in northern Uganda for many years.

As a leading emergency response organisation, we have responded to many natural disasters and manmade emergencies in recent years across the world.

The Red Cross helps vulnerable people prepare for disasters because we know being prepared saves lives, protects economic assets, and safeguards livelihoods.

A new Red Cross/Red Crescent project seeks to empower women in Bangladesh by preparing them for disasters before they happen.

We made disaster risk reduction a priority in our work to help people in Indonesia recover from the devastating effects of the 2004 tsunami.

The Red Cross is uniquely placed to tackle some of the health and social care problems affecting the poorer nations. Through our volunteers and staff in 181 countries, we addresses everyday needs in the communities we work in.

Over 33 million people are living with HIV worldwide, making it one of the world's most serious humanitarian crises. We have launched a campaign to raise HIV awareness among young people.

The British Red Cross carries out a range of water and sanitation programmes throughout Africa and Asia.

When a conflict strikes we provide support to those affected. Once the crisis is over, we continue to help.

Even in times of war, there are rules. Find out about the rules designed to protect people during armed conflict.

Civilians and Conflict Month is a media campaign highlighting the ways we help people affected by conflict, in the UK and overseas.

For more than 100 years, the Red Cross has worked to help people locate those they have lost because of conflict or disaster. Read their stories.

The Red Cross is able to access South Ossetia and other regions of Georgia. Please contact us if you are not able to contact family members there.

When conflict or disaster strikes, communications often break down and families become separated. As a result, people do not know where to turn to find a missing relative or how to get a message to them.

حين يندلع نزاع ما أو تحل كارثة ما فغالباً ما تنقطع وسائل الاتصال فتتشتت العوائل. وبالتالي لا يعي الناس الى اين يتوجهون غرض البحث عمن فقدوهم أو لايصال رسالة لهم. في حالات كهذه تعمل جمعية الصليب الاحمر البريطاني

The British Red Cross has eight Overseas Branches: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos, Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands.

Asia

British Red Cross activities in the region focus on social care of the excluded and vulnerable. HIV programmes and disaster response are also high priorities.

How the British Red Cross responds to crisis around the world.

As fighting in Gaza intensifies, casualties continue to arrive in hospitals and the Red Cross/Red Crescent is providing desperately needed medical supplies and treatment.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is extremely concerned by the mounting number of casualties inside the Gaza Strip, following a series of air strikes by the Israel Defense Forces.

Red Cross delegates have arrived in Zimbabwe as part of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies� response to the country�s humanitarian crisis.

The British Red Cross launched an appeal on 11 December to help thousands of people affected by cholera and food shortages in Zimbabwe and the surrounding region.

News stories from around the world in November 2008

As climate change means a dramatic rise in the numbers of people being affected by natural disasters, the Red Cross gets serious about responding.

Overseas news stories for the Red Cross in October 2008.

The British Red Cross news stories from around the world in September 2008.

The British Red Cross news stories from around the world in August 2008.

The British Red Cross' overseas news stories from May 2008.

News stories from April 2008

News stories from March 2008

News stories from February 2008

News stories from January 2008

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