Updates

TIMELINE January 2022: Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) conduct an in-depth assessment following the worsening of drought conditions in Somali region and in Borana and Moyale zones of Oromia...

New York / Geneva, 16 May 2022 – President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Francesco Rocca calls on states to step up to their responsibility to save...

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Kenya is now entering the 2022 election campaign period which runs from April to the election on 9th of August and if there is a runoff, it could be...

Budapest/Geneva, 13 May 2022 – Ahead of the International Day of Families on 15 May, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is expanding its family reunification services with a new initiative. The...

Geneva, 12 May 2022- During the second Global COVID-19 Summit co-hosted by the White House, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' (IFRC) Secretary General Jagan...

OPERATION TIMELINE Context 2013-2016: The Italian navy launches Operation Mare Nostrum, which ends in 2014 creating a notable gap in state Search & Rescue (SAR) services. In response the Italian Red...

Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action: This DREF operation timeframe has been extended for two months to complete activities that have been delayed or suspended due to measures...

Niger is currently being affected by the worst food security crisis of this decade, with 4.4 million people in need of immediate humanitarian assistance. This crisis is in the context of continued...

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster On Thursday 21 April 2022, Liberia Health Ministry declared a measles outbreak affecting 14 of the 15 counties in the country. According to the...

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster The country has faced multiple hazards in sequence in the last two years, due to conflicts, civil unrest, desert locust infestation, floods, and...

Joint statement from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on the Brussels VI Conference on “Supporting...

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster In May 2022, Lebanon will hold its first general elections since 2018. These elections take place against the backdrop of a severe complex...

Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action: Following a request from its Government to continue supporting families which were already affected by the floods because of their...

SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the emergency More than 5.6 million people have fled Ukraine into neighbouring countries since Russian troops entered Ukraine on February 24. Most of those fleeing...

Nairobi/Geneva, 6 May 2022—The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Secretary General Jagan Chapagain ends a three-day visit to Kenya, and he is calling for a massive...

Summary of most relevant adjustments to the Emergency Plan of Action: This Operation Update includes a three-month extension (new end date 31 August 2022) to adjust the plan of action to better...

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster During 22-24 September 2021, heavy rains seriously affected five municipalities in the western part of Georgia, in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara...

A. Situation analysis Description of the Disaster In a statement issued on 23 April 2022, the National Minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention, notified a positive case of Ebola virus...

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Honduras continues to be a country of origin, transit and return for migrants, although rarely a destination country as the continental and...

Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action: This update aims to inform on activities implemented and extend for 2 months the operation due to operational delay linked to multiple...