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Volunteers wrap up for freezing mission of mercy

08 Feb 2012

Volunteers are braving sub-zero temperatures to visit the most vulnerable – who are often cold and distressed – and make sure they are safe and well.

Cars in a snow storm

Red Cross responds to severe weather disruption

06 Feb 2012

Emergency teams are responding throughout the UK as severe weather conditions affect many parts of the country.

Emergency response volunteer helps elderly evacuees

Volunteers provide help after firearms incident

01 Feb 2012

Volunteers set up a rest centre yesterday after residents in a Lincolnshire village were caught up in a firearms incident.

Volunteer and client share a joke

Vulnerable older residents get ‘hug in a box’

31 Jan 2012

No matter how freezing it gets this week, older residents in Bolton will still be snug after our volunteers deliver winter packs to their homes.

Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer speaks to women

Winter brings fresh hardship for people in Syria

25 Jan 2012

With the situation deteriorating, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement continues to help people in the country.

First aid training for homeless people

19 Jan 2012

Life can be dangerous on the streets – and that’s why the Red Cross is running courses specially designed to help this vulnerable group.

First aid dynamos who are always ready to respond

12 Jan 2012

A team of Red Cross ‘first responders’ – who help the emergency services react to medical emergencies – have just celebrated their 3,000th call-out.

Aden with fruit, Kenya

East Africa six months on: how we are helping

12 Jan 2012

Six months on from the launch of our East Africa Food Crisis Appeal, the generosity of our donors has helped the Red Cross provide relief to hundreds of thousands of malnourished people.

A transitional shelter in the Delmas 19 neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince

Haiti - shelter provision must speed up

10 Jan 2012

With many thousands of Haitians still living in camps two years after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, support must focus on housing and repairs, says the Red Cross.

Early hours help with the ‘booze bus’

09 Jan 2012

With all that booze and squabbling, a night on the town can be pretty hazardous – but some revellers can now count on the Red Cross for support.

Red Cross worker holds a Haitian child

Two years on, the Red Cross is helping to empower Haitians

09 Jan 2012

Two years after Haiti’s worst earthquake in two centuries devastated the country, the Red Cross is still helping Haitians recover.

Resourceful volunteers react to wind chaos

05 Jan 2012

As high winds ravaged Scotland and caused widespread damage, volunteers happened across two serious incidents in the space of a few minutes.

Mary Robinson MBE

MBEs for three Red Cross volunteers

03 Jan 2012

The Queen has awarded MBEs to three British Red Cross volunteers with a combined total of 146 years' service.

Woman selling goods in her grocery shop

More resilient communities after Cyclone Aila

23 Dec 2011

Thanks to a Bangladesh Red Crescent programme, more than 1,000 families have recovered from the devastating Cyclone Aila in 2009.

A Red Cross vehicle in the Philippines floods

British Red Cross sends funds to the Philippines

22 Dec 2011

The British Red Cross has released £140,000 from its Disaster Fund following typhoon Washi.

Volunteers Rina and Samia treat a patient in an Syrian Arab Red Crescent ambulance on the way to hospital.

Red Cross volunteers in Syria uniquely positioned to help, but it’s dangerous work

28 Nov 2011

As unrest in Syria continues, the Red Cross’ neutrality enables it to continue helping people affected by the violence, despite difficult and dangerous conditions.

Animals drink in Kenya

Rains bring hope in east Africa, but Red Cross support remains vital

22 Nov 2011

Efforts to improve access to food and reduce deaths in the Horn of Africa are beginning to pay off, but around 250,000 people continue to face imminent starvation.

Man and woman being served at Red Cross vintage shop

Help Red Cross shops raise £4 million by Christmas

07 Nov 2011

The seven week countdown to Christmas has begun and Red Cross shops are poised for the challenge of raising £4 million before the big day.

Volunteers comfort a family inside their home after a fire

Volunteers help family after serious house fire

04 Nov 2011

Volunteers responded in the early hours of 4 November to support a traumatised family of seven after a house fire.

A woman holds a little boy in front of earthquake rubble

Turkey quake survivors face freezing nights

27 Oct 2011

The Turkish Red Crescent is working round the clock to help tens of thousands of people left homeless by Sunday’s earthquake.

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