In Haiti, thousands of people live in anguish, unsure whether their relatives are buried under the rubble or alive and unable to communicate. In the first two weeks following the earthquake, Red Cross tracing teams offered over 2000 phone calls to survivors in the largest camps in Port-au-Prince, so they could get in touch with […]
Haiti: earthquake survivors reconnect / Les survivants reprennent contact Read More »
War and harsh living conditions in Syria have driven thousands of families into Jordan. In the Zaatari camp, which is the largest camp hosting Syrian refugees in Jordan, a large number of Syrians lack the means to stay in touch with their relatives in Syria or abroad. Through its tracing office and with the support
Jordan: Syrians call home Read More »
A simple 60-second video that helps explain how the familylinks.icrc.org website and National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies can help families find a missing relative.
Red Cross and Red Crescent, restoring family links: animated video Read More »
Every year, millions of families become separated by war, disaster or migration. The Family Links website is one of the tools that the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement created in order to reconnect families. Thanks to this site, Zahra found her son after 8 years of separation. Are you looking for a family member?
Afghanistan: Family links website reunites mother and son Read More »
Since 2010, the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department has been supporting a partnership between IFRC, CaLP and British Red Cross. The partnership seeks to use cash where it’s appropriate and to help ensure that the humanitarian community has the skills and knowledge needed for effective programming to deliver aid quickly and at-scale
CaLP – Cash transfer programming Read More »
At the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Nepal presented this video which highlights disaster risk in Nepal and the working ongoing to reduce that risk.
Building Disaster Resilient Nepal Read More »
Nepal is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, ranked 11th most at risk in terms of its vulnerability to earthquakes and 30th in terms of flood risks. In particular, the highly populated Kathmandu Valley faces significant risk of a catastrophic earthquake. Out of 21 cities around the world lying in similar seismic
Earthquake preparedness in Nepal Read More »
The eruption of Mount Sinabung on 15 September 2013 left 17 dead and more than 30,000 displaced from their homes. This video features recovery efforts via cash voucher distributions for victims of the Sinabung volcanic eruption.
Cash voucher for Victims of Sinabung Volcanic Eruption PMI & Australian Red Cross Read More »
On November 8, 2013 the strongest cyclone to ever hit land devastated the islands of the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Typhoon Yolanda, affected 16 million people, displaced 4.1 million people and took the lives of 6,300. Through the tireless work of the Philippine Red Cross and IFRC efforts (supported by American, British and
Philippines Typhoon Yolanda: Cash in Emergencies Read More »
Dale Kunce, Senior Geospatial Engineer at the American Red Cross, discusses groundtruthing Open Street Map during disaster response.
ICCM 2014: Dale Kunce, Groundtruthing OSM During Disaster Reponse Read More »