A Red Cross worker in red jacket and helmet hugs a person wearing a winter coat and hat, with rubble from a destroyed building in the background.

In an emergency, every second counts

People need us right now and we need you. With your support we can provide vital help when disaster strikes.

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Palestine Red Crescent Society teams carry stretcher through rubble to provide medical aid in Gaza.

Gaza in crisis

In Gaza, the situation is catastrophic. Humanitarian needs are growing by the day.

Two British Red Cross volunteers help a shivering woman after a storm and flood.

Here for humanity

In the UK and 190 other countries, we get life-changing help to people who need it. 

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Your monthly gift could save lives. Whatever you can give will help us be here for humanity.

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What we do

See how we support and provide health and social care services in the UK. 

See how we help people who are facing hunger, conflict or have to flee their home.