British Red Cross Updates

Executive Summary Background Since the February 2022 escalation of the international armed conflict in Ukraine, Romania has hosted nearly 191,000 Ukrainians under a Temporary Protection regime. A...

Alexander Pendry, Global Response Manager, British Red Cross Hurricane Melissa, one of the largest storms to ever hit the Atlantic, is a stark but timely reminder to world leaders gathering for...

ABOUT THIS SITUATION OVERVIEW: Most Ukrainian refugees in Poland are women. Many of them navigate overlapping challenges, facing overlapping challenges - as refugees, as women, often caregivers,...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This position paper by the Inter-Agency Procurement Group (IAPG) emphasizes some of the inefficiencies caused by the lack of alignment in procurement requirements among...

Executive Summary A change in leadership at the Mongolia Red Cross Society (MRCS) led to substantive investment in strengthening its auxiliary role. In 2013, in response to the National Society’s...

Executive summary Responding to the needs of those affected by the 2008 war between Georgia and Russia was a turning point for the Georgia Red Cross Society (GRCS). While the conflict brought many...

Documento de síntesis Un cambio de liderazgo marcó el origen de las inversiones en la consolidación de la función auxiliar de la Sociedad de la Cruz Roja Argentina (en adelante, la CRA, por sus...

Executive Summary A change in leadership was the catalyst for strengthening the auxiliary role of the Argentine Red Cross Society (ARCS). Informed by the results of an assessment of its...

Strengthening local action has always been a central focus for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. To further that goal, the British Red Cross (BRC), the IFRC and International...

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...

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...