World disasters and emergencies

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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Humanitarian relief in Tonga after the 2022 tsunami.

Tonga: 'One of the worst Pacific volcano eruptions in years'

The Red Cross has been responding to the recent volcanic explosion, which has badly affected the Pacific islands of Tonga.

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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 man wearing a Red Cross vest walks across dry, cracked ground in Africa.

The global impact of the Ukraine crisis: 500 days on

Five hundred days on from the escalation of violence, the conflict's ripple effect reaches across the globe

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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

Ukraine crisis: the Red Cross response across Europe

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

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A woman and child look at the camera standing next to the hygiene kit they have just received. Two volunteers wearing Red Cross uniforms are seen in the background

Ukraine crisis: three months on

This is how your donations have helped the Red Cross reach nearly 2 million people so far

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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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Children in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, wait for an Afghan Red Crescent food distribution.

We are still reaching people in crisis all around the world

From Afghanistan to Yemen, we have teams on the ground reaching people when they need it most

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Some of the teddies that staff and volunteers have been handing out to children upon their arrival in the UK

“We want to give them the best welcome possible”

Hear from the staff and volunteers who have been at airports around the country, welcoming Afghan families to the UK

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Bangladesh Red Crescent worker Amina takes ride on a boat to distribute food to flood-affected people in Compnyganj, Bangladesh

What is COP?

We share our ambitions for COP and how we can make a difference in combatting the climate crisis.

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