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When a major emergency occurs overseas, the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) brings together 15 UK charities – the British Red Cross included – to raise funds for an effective, coordinated response ...
Two years since fighting began in Sudan, the country faces one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Half of the country doesn’t have enough food, and millions of people don’t have the basics to ...
For months, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has grown more desperate by the day. Since 2023, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has distributed more than 1.6 million emergency relief items ...
On 28 March 2025, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar at approximately 1:10pm local time, its epicentre located 17 kilometres southeast of Mandalay. The Sagaing and Mandalay regions have ...
Since the escalation of the Ukraine crisis in 2022, millions of civilians have been affected, with over 10.6 million people displaced. Around 6 million refugees have sought safety in Europe, with ...
Get help from the British Red Cross. We’re here to provide practical, local and emotional support – whoever and wherever you are. Our humanitarian movement helps people most in need in the UK and 190 ...
The British Red Cross helps millions of people in the UK and 190 countries around the world get the support they need when disaster strikes. Together, we are the world's emergency responders.
We offer courses for people at work, parents and anyone who wants to learn the simple skills needed to help in a first aid emergency. If you're not sure where to start, call 0344 871 8000 to talk to ...