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Magdalena is a paramedic volunteering at the health station at the Przemysl train station. Here she has just received notice that another train from Ukraine has arrived to the station. She will distribute toys to the children who arrive.

“We try to give people hope”: Red Cross volunteers supporting people fleeing Ukraine

Stories of kindness in a crisis, from a Red Cross centre in Ukraine to a train station in Poland

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Children stand in flood water in Pakistan after devastating floods

Why waterborne diseases are a threat after the Pakistan floods

After the devastating floods in Pakistan, health officials are reporting a rise in waterborne diseases. British Red Cross health adviser Greg Rose explains why waterborne diseases could rapidly become a health emergency in Pakistan.

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A volunteer from British Red Cross partners the Syrian Arab Red Crescent helps an older woman through a street full of rubble.

The crisis in Syria: the latest news

As temperatures drop, and 90% of Syria’s population face poverty, many people living without proper shelter are incredibly vulnerable

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Staff and volunteers from ICRC and Ukraine Red Cross Society deliver vital supplies to people in Ukraine.

The principles guiding the Red Cross in Ukraine and Russia

There has been misinformation and some false claims circulating about the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and its work in Ukraine during the conflict.

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Dil's family photos

The widows who’ve formed a sisterhood in a refugee camp

Grief, childcare, sexual violence – they’re facing it all together

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Agnes holding her baby Jacob

The mothers of Kenya thriving in the face of Covid-19 and climate change

Covid-19 cost people their livelihoods. Our new appeal will help people like Agnes and Jemimah on their path to recovery

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Two British Red Cross volunteers help a woman whose home has been flooded. She is wrapped in a blanket as they wade through flood water together.

Together, we are the world's emergency responders

With millions of volunteers across 192 countries, the Red Cross can reach people with the help they need in a crisis

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A member of the Turkish Red Crescent consoles a woman and her child following the February 2023 earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria

The Turkiye and Syria earthquake: one year on

Over 55,000 people were killed after powerful earthquakes hit southern Turkey and northern Syria in 2023. Find out how we've been supporting people. 

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A mother and son pose for the camera in the park with their arm around each other. The son is wearing a yellow t-shirt, while his mother is wearing a floral top.

"Every day when I see joy in my son's eyes, it lifts me up"

Olena and her son fled Ukraine in March. Here, she tells the their story in her own words and photographs

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A woman wearing Red Cross clothing looks at the camera as she helps to distribute aid in a subway station in Kyiv, Ukraine

Ukraine one year on: the Red Cross Red Crescent's response

Since the escalation of conflict in Ukraine, we have reached more than 14.5 million people with vital support

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Ukrainian Red Cross staff and volunteers are providing food and other basic necessities to about about 8,000 people who are sheltering in a subway station in Kyiv

Latest news on the Ukraine crisis and the Red Cross response

How the Red Cross is helping people affected by the conflict in Ukraine

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Olha and and her four children sit on a sofa smiling at the camera. One of the children is sitting on a big teddy bear

“When I was still on the maternity ward, a rocket landed nearby"

Inside the Unbroken Mothers centre for mothers and children in Ukraine

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