Updates

New Zealand Red Cross has packed the first relief supplies to be sent to Tonga tomorrow and is gathering four technical experts to support the ongoing response. After a thorough needs assessment,...

The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai underwater volcano near Tonga erupted on 15 January 2022. The Tongan Red Cross has not yet made a formal request to the Red Cross Movement for assistance with the...

It’s the little things that can make a big difference — and if you’re a former refugee arriving in a new home country, that might just be a fresh pair of socks or a warm new hoodie. In the last six...

An outpouring of global support has given lifesaving resources to Indian Red Cross as it continues to work closely with authorities to provide care and relief to the most vulnerable. India is...

The plan to settle 210 people is a promising start and New Zealand Red Cross is hopeful the Government will now prioritise meeting its policy of settling 1,500 people annually. Wellington, New...

Seven New Zealand Red Cross health delegates are in Samoa supporting measles treatment and prevention activities, as the number of people suspected to have contracted this disease in the Pacific...

Heads are huddled closely around a map of the Pacific as a group of skilled Red Cross disaster responders discuss what to do after a fictional earthquake strikes a remote island off the coast of...

New Zealand Red Cross delegate David Pennington and his team played an essential role in helping some of the thousands affected by an earthquake, tsunami and liquefaction on the Indonesian island of...

Twenty-two people from Afghanistan and Eritrea have arrived in Christchurch. They are the first former refugees to settle in the city via the quota since the earthquakes. The families were met at...

Yamabal, Morazán, 11 de diciembre de 2018.-El Vicepresidente de la República y Secretario Técnico y de Planificación, acompañado por la Viceministra de Gobernación y Desarrollo Territorial y...

Bruxelles, le 13 avril 2018 L'Union européenne a coorganisé ce jour, à Genève, la «conférence humanitaire sur la République démocratique du Congo (RDC)». À cette occasion, le commissaire européen...

Red Cross is assisting on the ground in Tonga and Samoa as Tropical Cyclone Gita moves towards Fiji. Red Cross is helping communities prepare for Tropical Cyclone Gita in Fiji as teams in Tonga and...

New Zealand Red Cross aid workers are helping those affected by the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world right now – the influx of people into Bangladesh from neighbouring Myanmar. More than...

New Zealand Red Cross is pleased to hear that the new government’s policy is to double New Zealand’s refugee quota, and the organisation is urging that the change be implemented swiftly. The...

Youngsters at refugee camps in northern Greece have had their first ever dental appointments, thanks to Doctors of the World’s Mobile Dentistry Unit funded by the European Commission. Led by dentist...

New Zealand Red Cross is helping students return to their classrooms in Fiji's Ra province. The classrooms at Vunikavikaloa Arya School are filled with noise – but it’s not excited students causing...

After watching waves wash away her house, Makarita is moving into a stronger, safer home – thanks to Red Cross. From her perch on a pile of bricks, Makarita Racani watches a group of men hammer at...

Cyclone season in the South Pacific has begun. New Zealand Red Cross will be closely monitoring the formation of tropical cyclones and their progression. We're working with communities to build their...

New Zealand Red Cross is today sending $50,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to help provide emergency aid to civilians in Aleppo. Kiwis have dug deep to make a difference...

Red Cross is preparing to welcome Colombian families to Nelson for the first time under the refugee quota. Around 15 Colombians, four families or so, will arrive at the start of December after a six...