The Use of Social Media During Natural Disasters and Emergencies

Over the last ten years natural disasters have affected more than 2.4 billion people — the equivalent of one-third of the earth`s population — and they have cost over USD 910 billion in damages. Legislation is an important tool to addres...

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. 

Example of a Pillowcase Project presentation in Peru. (In Spanish) The American Red Cross and the GDPC, with sponsorship from Disney, are working to prepare school-age children at home and abroad for the next disaster through “The Pillowcase Projec...