International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC

Everyone, everywhere deserves the right to good health. Today and every day, let's continue to work together for a fairer, healthier world for everyone. #HealthForAll #WorldHealthDay

Trained Red Crescent volunteers from Talas in Kyrgyzstan can now detect and report signs of the widely spread diseases in the area. Coming from the local community, they are motivated to make the life safer for its members. Here is how they do it supported by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC and the European Union. https://bit.ly/4lckx2a

Today is #WorldHealthDay. As the world is grappling with multiple crises, achieving #HealthForAll is more vital than ever. Our International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC teams reach millions of people every year with a wide range of health and care services, improving health and well-being for all.

Which was most horrific? The agonising week-long wait – silence after our colleagues went missing, as we suspected the worst but hoped for something different? Or the confirmation, seven days later, that bodies had been found? Or, since, the ghastly details of how they were found, and killed? Their ambulances were crushed and partly buried. Nearby were their bodies – also buried, en masse, in the sand. Our dead colleagues were still wearing their Red Crescent vests. In life, those uniforms signalled their status as humanitarian workers; they should have protected them. Instead, in death, those red vests became their shrouds. IFRC Secretary General Jagan Chapagain's opinion piece in The Guardian: https://bit.ly/3YiQZpA

"Right now, we are staying strong and doing whatever we can to help." Nilar Sein, a Myanmar Red Cross volunteer in Sagaing Township, is working tirelessly to provide assistance to affected people arriving at Sagaing General Hospital. Her family is safe but her house was also destroyed during the earthquake.

Our aid workers were killed and thrown into a mass grave in Gaza. Our dead colleagues were still wearing their Red Crescent vests. In life, those uniforms signalled their status as humanitarian workers; they should have protected them. Instead, in death, those red vests became their shrouds. Those deaths in Gaza – while especially awful – were part of a growing trend. More and more humanitarian aid workers are being killed around the world. The trend must be reversed. I am outraged. But I’m also tired of being outraged. Humanitarian aid workers must be protected. For the sake, quite simply, of humanity. My opinion piece in the Guardian: https://bit.ly/3YiQZpA

Imagine being born into war instead of safety. Fleeing torture instead of chasing dreams. Risking everything across dangerous seas. Where you're born is pure chance — but the right to safety shouldn't be. 🌊 Onboard the #OceanViking, we rescue people who are simply seeking what we all deserve: a life free from fear. 🤝 Croce Rossa Italiana SOS MEDITERRANEE France

“We observed a moment of silence—but we will not be silent.” Following the loss of eight Palestine Red Crescent colleagues in Gaza, IFRC President Kate Forbes reflects on this tragedy, calling for accountability, protection of humanitarian workers, and respect for international humanitarian law. Kate Forbes's full statement: https://bit.ly/41XDvlz

One week after the catastrophic earthquake that struck Myanmar, humanitarian needs in the country remain critical. In response, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC immediately released two million CHF from its Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) to support its lifesaving activities and launched an Emergency Appeal for a further 100 million CHF, calling on donors and partners to meet the huge scale of the disaster. With IFRC network support, the Myanmar Red Cross Society is there in the zone of impact, operating mobile health clinics, water purification units, ambulances, and providing emergency relief items, shelter and hygiene kits in Mandalay and Sagaing. Our press release: https://bit.ly/4cmkRY8

The monsoon poses a serious threat to earthquake survivors who are already grappling with loss, injury, and displacement. Many lack adequate shelter, clean water, sanitation, and health care. We fear a domino effect. — Tommaso Della Longa, IFRC Spokesperson via Anadolu Ajansı The IFRC immediately released two million CHF from its Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Myanmar Red Cross's lifesaving activities and launched an Emergency Appeal for a further 100 million CHF, calling on donors and partners to meet the huge scale of the disaster. https://lnkd.in/eEYuqkke