Here for humanity
We're here for people in crisis, no matter who or where they are. With your support, we help to restore hope to those who need it most.
Together, we are the world’s emergency responders
The British Red Cross is here for humanity in the hardest moments. Whether people’s lives have been turned upside down by conflict, destroyed by earthquakes or disrupted by flooding, we're here to help them through it. It takes all the strength of our humanitarian movement in the UK and 190 other countries – and we can’t do it without you.
Red Cross in action
- More than 18,000 people affected by the conflict in Sudan were supported in 2025.
- 1.6 million emergency aid items have been distributed and more than 900,000 health services provided in Gaza.
- More than 32,000 people impacted by emergencies in the UK were supported from the beginning of 2024 to the end of 2025.
- 23 million people in Ukraine have received essentials such as blankets, hygiene items, food and water.
Everyone deserves to get the help they need in an emergency
Learn what your support makes possible.
Hurricane Melissa
How the Red Cross is helping in Jamaica after the most powerful storm to hit the country in modern history.
What's happening in Sudan?
Three years after conflict began in Sudan, the humanitarian crisis is worsening. Find out the latest from Sudan and how the Red Cross is supporting people across the region.
Ukraine crisis latest news and Red Cross response: four years on
How the Red Cross has been helping people affected by the crisis in Ukraine, since the start of the conflict in February 2022.
With a monthly donation, you’re not only supporting someone in the immediate aftermath of an emergency but helping them rebuild their life after.
Iryna lost her family home due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. She now lives with her children in a purpose-built settlement created by the Ukrainian Red Cross Society.
There is hope. Thank you for providing housing in which we can now live – although temporary, it’s already home. The children are happy. And when children are happy, parents are happy.
Iryna Modular home, Cherni
Humanity in action
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How we spend your donations
65p in every £1 you donate helps people in crisis.
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