British Red Cross Updates

Executive summary Pooled funding mechanisms have been recognised as an important tool to help shift decision-making closer to communities affected by humanitarian crises, and help deliver on the...

This study documents the inspiring organisational transformations of six National Red Cross Red Crescent Societies: Afghanistan, Honduras, Mali, Somalia, Ukraine and Yemen. Located in fragile,...

Executive Summary Background and Context From January 2021 to March 2024, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), with technical support from the British Red Cross (BRC) and financial support...

In the wake of a devastating six months, the British Red Cross pays respect to all those who have died and recalls the spirit of the Geneva Conventions on their 75th anniversary. 2024 is on track to...

Author: Stone D. and Chowdhury K. Description: This independent evaluation focused on determining and recording changes to peoples’ livelihoods as a result of financial, technical and mentoring...

Executive Summary Historically, Bangladesh has faced various hydro-meteorological threats including cyclones, floods, salinity intrusion, storm surges, erosion, and drought. The changing climatic...

Executive summary Slovakia is hosting over 109,000 people displaced from Ukraine, many of whom are rebuilding their lives and intend to stay for the foreseeable future. Labour market access is a...

Executive Summary The Sahel region – the strip of land extending coast to coast from west to east Africa – has long-established patterns of human mobility, largely characterised by internal movement...

As the true impact of the flooding in Pakistan becomes clear, thousands are left stranded without food and a health crisis looms on the horizon. FAMILIES in Pakistan are being left stranded and...

Statement Mike Adamson, chief executive of the British Red Cross, said: “Right now, 146 million people are struggling without the food they need across Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and beyond...

Commissioning organisation: British Red Cross and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Author: Stone D. and Chowdhury K. Description: The purpose of this independent end of project evaluation was to...

The British Red Cross has launched an appeal to respond to the growing food crisis faced by communities across Africa, including in Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Somalia. With more than 100 million...

The CEOs of 15 international aid organisations, including Islamic Relief, are warning that the conflict in Ukraine is causing "suffering beyond its borders, including through the twin impact of...

The Red Cross is again calling for visa requirements to be temporarily lifted for Ukrainian refugees, removing unnecessary red tape and giving more people the chance to be welcomed in the UK. The...

As the UK co-hosts the UN Pledging Summit on Afghanistan, the Refugee Council and British Red Cross have led a joint letter to the Home Secretary co-signed by a number of other organisations working...

British Red Cross teams are on standby in airports and train stations up and down the UK, ready to welcome arrivals from Ukraine, but the charity is concerned the numbers arriving remain low. Despite...

New research from the British Red Cross has revealed a renewed support for refugees following the conflict in Ukraine. Polling commissioned by the charity shows the UK public are in favour of...

Nearly six months on from the chaotic scenes in Kabul, and with over 15,000 newly arrived Afghans supported in the UK, the British Red Cross has thanked the public for donating almost £7 million to...

Responding to the news that the UK Government’s Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme will open in January, a British Red Cross spokesperson said: “We welcome the news that the UK Government is set to...

The British Red Cross warns that Afghanistan’s people are facing one of the harshest winters in living memory unless aid and money reach the country within weeks. Health clinics run by the charity’s...