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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is an international humanitarian movement founded to protect human life and health, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering.

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A blue-and-white sign for the UNRWA headquarters, riddled with bullet holes

EU to release funds for Palestinian aid organization UNRWA

EU to release funds for Palestinian aid organization UNRWA

Many donors have suspended funding to the Palestinian relief agency UNRWA. The EU has said it will now resume funding.
PoliticsMarch 2, 2024
Larnaca, a view of the industrial harbor facility and ships on a hot summer day

Cyprus may become international aid hub for Gaza

Cyprus may become international aid hub for Gaza

Cypriot officials have said efforts for a maritime aid corridor from the port of Larnaca to Gaza are advancing.
ConflictsNovember 19, 202301:58 min
Palestinians sit on carpets next to an ambulance with a collapsed roof and half the windshield broken

Red Cross: Gaza hospital situation 'extremely heartbreaking'

Red Cross: Gaza hospital situation 'extremely heartbreaking'

Gaza clinics are running out of anesthetics and blood supplies, as more people injured by Israeli airstrikes need help.
ConflictsNovember 12, 202304:40 min
Aid supplies for Gaza are loaded onto an airplane.

EU increases emergency aid to Gaza

EU increases emergency aid to Gaza

DW visited a Belgian airport and met aid workers preparing to send supplies to Gaza via Egypt.
ConflictsNovember 7, 202302:05 min
Konflikt in Berg-Karabach

Red Cross aid reaches Nagorno-Karabakh

Red Cross aid reaches Nagorno-Karabakh

Concern is growing over the plight of thousands of Armenian civilians without shelter, trapped in the disputed region.
ConflictsSeptember 23, 202301:58 min
People walk amid debris in Derna, Libya

Red Crescent: More than 11,000 dead in Libya floods

Red Crescent: More than 11,000 dead in Libya floods

As survivors continue to look for the missing, questions are being raised about whether deaths could have been avoided.
CatastropheSeptember 14, 202302:34 min
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A women drinks water at a water distribution point at Muuri camp in Baidoa, Somalia

UN: Millions at risk of starvation in Somalia

If nothing is done within days, people in Somalia will start dying, according to the Red Cross.
Food SecuritySeptember 14, 2022
Red Cross workers helping refugees leave Mariupol, Ukraine

The International Red Cross helps reunite families

Wars and natural disasters tear families apart worldwide. The German Red Cross tries to put them back in touch.
ConflictsMay 8, 2022