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Africa hunger crisis: 100 million people are now struggling to eat

Soaring food prices, conflict and climate change, are plunging parts of Africa into a severe and enduring food crisis. The British Red Cross has launched an appeal to help avert catastrophe.

Africa food crisis
The Romanian Red Cross has deployed volunteers from all branches along its border to distribute food, water, basic aid items and hygiene products to people in need.

Ukraine crisis: the Red Cross response across Europe

By British Red Cross

How the Red Cross is helping people affected by the conflict in Ukraine, both inside the country and in bordering nations.

Ukraine three months on
Children in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, wait for an Afghan Red Crescent food distribution.

We are still reaching people in crisis all around the world

By British Red Cross

From Afghanistan to Yemen, the Red Cross has teams on the ground, reaching people when they need it most. 

Read the story
A small, sad looking boy sits on aid supplies in an arid landscape.

Afghanistan in crisis: how you can help

By British Red Cross

After experiencing a winter in 2021 where 8 million people faced famine, in June 2022 Afghanistan was struck by a devastating earthquake. 1,000 people are known to have been killed and thousands have been injured and left homeless. Find out how you can donate and support those affected by the disaster.

Afghanistan appeal

Every refugee matters

Children enjoying a lesson

Every refugee matters: how to teach young people about migration

Teaching young people to empathise with refugees can build a better world. Here’s how to start

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2 minutes
 Jana and Anna who have both received cash cards from the Red Cross.

“Some people have an income, but many do not. We are supporting some of the most vulnerable.”

How the Polish Red Cross is supporting Ukrainian people like Olena, Jana and Anna with cash assistance

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3 minutes
An illustration of a man standing in an airport arrivals lounge, holding a sign that says "When I finally had them in my arms, I said thank you, thank you, thank you"

“Nothing is as painful as being separated from your family”

How one father of three was reunited with his family after three long years apart

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3 minutes

Feeling anxious or lonely? Read on... 

Dr Radha's stress and anxiety tips

Dr Radha Modgil’s 5 top tips for easing stress and anxiety

Some simple, practical steps to take

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3 minutes
lonely young person

Let's talk about loneliness: part one

Loren, our young volunteer, answers other young people's questions about loneliness.

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5 minutes
lonely young person

Let's talk about loneliness: part two

Part two of Loren's answers to young people's questions around loneliness.

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3 minutes

The impact of climate change

Lucky, left, and Beauty, right, are seen stood in front of a banana tree, one of the many plants grown in the Chibuwe Health Clinic garden

“I know my family will always have a home-grown, nutritious meal”

In a region hit by climate crisis, the Red Cross is supporting mothers and mothers-to-be to grow nutritious food in sustainable gardens

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2 minutes
Women including a Red Cross volunteer pass sandbags to each other, surrounded by floodwater

"Climate change is not a future problem - it's here and now"

The IPCC states that climate change is already contributing to humanitarian crises

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2 minutes
Red Cross volunteer Musa Sibanda with expectant mothers under the tree in the Red Cross nutrition garden

“It empowers people in the long-term”

Red Cross volunteer Musa on leading a team that teaches farmers how to grow food in a region where rain is scarce

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2 minutes

British Red Cross CEO, Mike Adamson

Mike Adamson awarded CBE 

By British Red Cross

British Red Cross chief executive Mike Adams awarded CBE in Queen's Birthday Honours, with two others awarded BEMS.

Find out more

Refugee voices

An immigration stamp on the page of a passport

Six myth-busting facts about refugees

How good is your knowledge of the reality for asylum seekers?

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2 minutes
An illustration of a woman wearing a headscarf, looking into the distance in front of a building

The women-led programme supporting trafficked women and girls on their road to recovery

A safe house in Eastern Sudan is helping women process their trauma and move forward with their lives. This is Edana's story

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3 minutes
Refugee Week: Combating loneliness online

Isolated but not alone: how technology is helping young refugees combat loneliness

Our refugee support programmes moved online to help keep young women connected

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3 minutes

A sign in a window in support of the NHS

Coronavirus: everything we're doing to support our NHS

By British Red Cross

We have been supporting NHS healthcare workers wherever possible, while adapting many of our services. We're helping people in over 100 hospitals be discharged safely, and over 70,000 people have shared their kindness to become community reserve volunteers

How we're helping the NHS

Your kindness is powerful

Even if you can't be there right now, you have the power to help someone in need.

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