World disasters and emergencies

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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A person in a Red Cross uniform walks towards a wildfire at night.

"Climate change: these extremes are the new normal, the time to adapt is now"

Richard Blewitt, executive director, British Red Cross sets out some startling figures on climate change, and explains why it’s vital that we raise our global ambition.

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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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A photo of Barishal in Bangladesh, which is badly affected by flooding and monsoons every year. In the photo, homes are seen right on the banks of a river, which often floods

"COP26 must support communities already dealing with climate change"

The British Red Cross's policy and advocacy manager for COP26 looks ahead to this year's conference

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Alexander Matheou

"Global humanity is more important than ever"

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

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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

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A devastated man in India cries as he loses his fiance to the coronavirus

Coronavirus in India: the epicentre of the pandemic

More than 200,000 people have now died from Covid in India and the situation is worsening. Find out what's happening.

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Syria Red Crescent disinfects public buildings

Covid-19 reaches refugee camps: why we must act now

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

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Volunteers at the Hackney resource centre pack food parcels

Human kind: Keeping London connected through the pandemic

Communities have been key in keeping London going through the pandemic.

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Volunteers at a hospital in Aleppo

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

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

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Doctors and medical staff wearing heavy PPE stand together on a hospital ward in India

The new global coronavirus epicentre

South Asia is now at the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is how you can help

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A devastated man in India cries as he loses his fiance to the coronavirus

What is happening in Yemen? 21.6 million Yemenis are in dire need of humanitarian support

Years of conflict, the effects of climate change and a floundering economy mean that Yemen's situation is desperate. It must not be forgotten.

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