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Women Empowered Promo Card option 01 (1)

The slum city with no fathers

… where women raise children – and tackle cyclones – in sisterhoods

Story
3 minutes
One of the Women's Squads of Barishal

It starts with her: an update, one year on

A thank you to everyone who donated to the appeal, and an update from Barishal

Article
2 minutes
A Lebanese Red Cross ambulance crew

Beirut explosion: “Trees in my street were ripped from the ground”

One Red Cross delegate on the aftermath of the explosion in Beirut

Story
2 minutes
Beirut: one month on

The blast in Beirut: a month on

The city begins to rebuild, but there is a long road ahead

Story
4 minutes
Mike Adamson, chief executive of the British Red Cross

Why we reject hate, racism, violence and discrimination

During the coronavirus pandemic, more than ever, let's treat each other with kindness

Article
2 minutes
Alexander Matheou

"Global humanity is more important than ever"

Coronavirus: the Red Cross Movement launches its largest ever global humanitarian appeal

Article
3 minutes
A Red Cross volunteer wears a mask and face shield to protect herself and others from coronavirus.

How the Red Cross is helping in the global fight against coronavirus

Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have stepped up their responses to the pandemic

Story
5 minutes
Syria Red Crescent disinfects public buildings

Coronavirus reaches refugee camps: why we must act now

The pandemic could take an even bigger toll on conflict-affected countries

Article
3 minutes
Coronavirus: Six months on

The coronavirus pandemic: our work so far

Our volunteers and staff are supporting the most vulnerable people in the UK and abroad

Story
0 minutes
Volunteers provide support to children at Aleppo University Hospital

"The most vulnerable are facing a different crisis than first feared"

The British Red Cross's head of emergencies on the global coronavirus crisis

Article
3 minutes
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen

What is happening in Yemen?

Amid the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world, the people of Yemen now face the threat of coronavirus

Article
2 minutes
Cox's Bazar

What is happening in Cox's Bazar?

People living in the world's largest refugee settlement face the threat of coronavirus

Article
3 minutes

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