Disasters and emergencies

101 deaths and 550 confirmed cases in the DR Congo Ebola outbreak. Learn more about the crisis and the Red Cross response.

Get the latest updates on the Gaza humanitarian crisis and learn how the Red Cross and Red Crescent are providing critical aid to people affected.

With an IPC-classified famine declared in parts of Gaza, unimpeded humanitarian aid access is desperately needed. But how will it get delivered?

Read the latest updates on the current situation in Sudan where 25 million people are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance and aid.

Hurricane Melissa: the most powerful storm of 2025

Find out why Nepal is so vulnerable to climate change and how the British Red Cross is supporting communities prepare and respond to its effects

Before Nepal's flash floods made global headlines, communities were living everyday lives. A personal reflection on the people behind the tragedy.

Deadly flash floods have killed over a thousand in Nepal's Rasuwa district near the Nepal-Tibet border. Find out what's happening and how we're helping.

Meet the football-loving children of Gaza who found joy celebrating the FIFA World Cup 2026

This is what the DEC, Disaster Emergency Committee, does, and why we work with them with funding for disaster relief.