Taiwan Red Cross Updates

The Red Cross is a global humanitarian organization. Our most important role is to protect and assist military personnel and civilians in armed conflicts according to the mandates given by the Geneva...

Until today, 31 March, Taiwan Red Cross (TRC) has been supporting the relevant substantive actions of the Russian Ukrainian humanitarian crisis. The relevant substantive actions include sleeping...

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has brought a horrific scale of death and destruction, resulting in casualties and widespread destruction of civilian objects such as power plants, as well as causing mass...

Determining appropriate strategic responses to cyber threats poses an evolving challenge to all States. As African countries become more digitized, the potential humanitarian impact of cyberattacks...

As soon as the outbreak of COVID-19 occurred, TRC immediately contributed 200,000 RMB for the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) to purchase equipment that helps to control and prevent the spread of...

Nine years have passed since the occurrence of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan. Taiwan Red Cross (TRC) has been continuing the recovery and reconstruction works for the areas heavily-hit by the...

The 10th Anniversary of Typhoon Morakot is almost upon us, marking the 3,600 plus days the Taiwan Red Cross has devoted to helping affected locals recover from the disaster. We have worked together...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Disaster & Emergency Medical Collaboration was signed by the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) and the Taiwan WHA Action Team led by Minister Shih-Chung Chen on...

Eight years have passed since the 311 Eastern Japan Earthquake. The Taiwan Red Cross has already completed its visit of reconstruction projects in Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate, areas hit hardest by...

The students was inspired by Yemen news, and decided to raise funds for Yemen relief. They came up with an idea for hand-Christmas cards and hand-Red envelopes that told the recipient a money had...

Hundreds of guests participated the inauguration ceremony of Hualien's Preparedness Center of Taiwan Red Cross on February 17. Situated in Qiulun 2nd Road, Hualien City, with area of 272.25 square...

On September 28, In Sulawesi Indonesia, there was a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and a tsunami. Casualties are heavy. The Taiwan Red Cross has sent a letter to the Indonesian Red Cross to express...

10th years have passed since the 512 Wenchuan Earthquake in China. Look back to the reconstruction, the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China (Taiwan) has already completed the construction of...

The Red Cross Society of the Republic of China (Taiwan) arrived at Hualien today (May/7/2018) for the third time to help with disaster relief missions, which was caused by the devastating earthquake...

Seven years have passed since the 311 Eastern Japan Earthquake. The Taiwan Red Cross has already completed its visit of reconstruction projects in Fukushima, Miyagi, and Iwate, areas hit hardest by...

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Taiwan at 11:50 pm on 6th February. The strongest tremor, which posted an intensity of 7, was felt in Hualien City. By 8:00 pm on February 7th, four...

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Taiwan at 11:50 pm on 6th February. The strongest tremor, which posted an intensity of 7, was felt in Hualien City. As a result of the collapse of several...

In the mid August, Sierra Leone’s most severe mudslides – triggered by three days of heavy rains – occurred in and around the capital Freetown and the coastal suburb of Racecourse on the city’s...

Severe hunger has become the most severe humanitarian crisis in Africa since 1945. Taiwan Red Cross, in response to the food crisis appeal launched by the International Committee of the Red Cross...

I. Program background On 6 February 2016, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake (later known as the 0206 Tainan Earthquake) shook southern Taiwan at 3:57 AM, with an epicenter located 27.4 km northeast of the...