Australia: Unity in action
Australian Red Cross delegate Dr Debra Blackmore recently returned home to Australia after 14 months working as deputy health coordinator with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in …
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South Sudan's 'Facebook' for missing people
This page regroups ICRC and BBC coverage of our new 'snapshot' initiative to reunite families caught up in the violence in South Sudan. Watch BBC video coverage and read web story on our work to …
Exhibition in Lebanon: The voices behind the pictures
In April 2015, the ICRC and the Lebanese Red Cross organized a special photo exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of the start of the civil war in Lebanon. The exhibition featured photographs from …
“Our Principles in Action” – 8 May World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
The World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is held annually on 8 May. This year, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement launches a global conversation celebrating the 50th Anniversary of …
“Our Principles in Action” – 8 May World Red Cross Red Crescent Day
The 8 May is the World Red Cross Red Crescent Day. On this occasion, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement launches a global conversation celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the …
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day: Call for respect of the Fundamental Principles
By Tadateru Konoé, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Neutral and impartial …
Red Cross Red Crescent Movement: Partners in humanity
The Movement is an incredible force, especially when delivering aid to the most vulnerable people trapped in war. Increasingly, the ICRC and National Societies pool their resources to meet the …
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day: Our principles in action
On World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, we launch a global conversation celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's adoption of the Fundamental …
Liberia: Taking care of Ebola orphans
Jenneh and some of her 25 children. Jenneh Kaizolu (39) is an Ebola survivor from Paynesville, Monrovia. She lost her mother, brother and two sisters to Ebola. She is now taking care of 25 children: …
Nepal earthquake: People’s first need is to know fate of loved ones
As the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement strives to reach remote areas that had been cut off by the devastating earthquake, the ICRC is concentrating on helping people discover the fate of their …
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