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Nearly CHF 110 million pledged to @IFRC_DREF. This support powers rapid, local response by Red Cross and Red Crescent teams worldwide. Thank you to all our partners.
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Acting before floods strike can help families protect their homes and livelihoods.
With support from @IFRC_DREF, the Djibouti Red Crescent Society is taking early action to protect 2,500 people through early warnings, roof repairs, sandbags and hygiene promotion.
👉Read how anticipatory action is supporting communities at risk: bit.ly/4k2THeC
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As El Niño strengthens, Ecuador remains under a nationwide Red Alert, with flooding and landslide impacts expected to escalate from early November 2026.
Around 1.25 million people are exposed to these risks across four provinces. The @IFRC_DREF operation will support ongoing response and early action, helping families protect vulnerable homes and essential belongings through household flood protection measures and timely risk information.
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Following recent floods in Limbe that affected 1,500 households, @CroixRougeCam volunteers are distributing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and dignity kits to 500 of the most affected households.
The assistance is helping restore access to safe water, hygiene, and dignity, with support from @eu_echo through the @IFRC_DREF.
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When water becomes scarce, local volunteers help keep communities going.
Across drought-affected parts of Indonesia, Indonesian Red Cross (@palangmerah) teams are delivering clean water, sharing practical hygiene advice and listening to families’ needs.
With support from the @IFRC_DREF, the response aims to reach up to 200,000 people, powered by volunteers who know their communities and understand their challenges.
Floods and landslides in Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region affected nearly 50,000 people. With @IFRC_DREF support, @MyanmarRedCross will assist 1,500 vulnerable households with food, cash, shelter, clean water and healthcare as flood and landslide risks persist.
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Severe drought has affected over 3.5 million people across Ethiopia’s Oromia, Amhara and Tigray regions, devastating crops, livestock and water sources. With @IFRC_DREF support, the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (
@EthioRedCross) aims to reach 50,000 people facing crisis levels of food insecurity with six months of lifesaving assistance (including cash, health care, safe water and sanitation) while protecting their dignity and strengthening resilience.
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As drought worsens across Indonesia, communities are facing growing shortages of safe water.
Since June, @palangmerah has been delivering emergency water and supporting communities with hygiene, water conservation, and health messages.
Together with partners and with support from IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Funds (@IFRC_DREF), volunteers are helping communities cope and respond.
Read the operation report here: go-api.ifrc.org/api/Download…
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Several months after the 7.8 earthquake struck Sarangani province, Philippines, recovery continues for many families whose homes and livelihoods were disrupted.
With support through the IFRC’s Disaster Response Emergency Fund (@IFRC_DREF), the Philippine Red Cross remains on the ground in Glan, Sarangani, distributing shelter toolkits, tarpaulins, and essential household items to help earthquake-affected families rebuild their homes and move forward with dignity. Recovery takes time, but with sustained support and community resilience, families are taking important steps towards a safer and stronger future.
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#ElNiño: 'The forecast is as good as it gets. The plans are largely written, financing mechanisms exist. Every day of delay is a choice – not a gap in knowledge,' argues @RodeKruis's Sirak Temesgen; @KenyaRedCross '24 file pic, what happened last time - bit.ly/4hv1rmZ
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When floods swept through Assam, northeastern India in July this year, thousands of families saw their homes and belongings damaged by rising waters.
With support from the IFRC's Disaster Response Emergency Fund (@IFRC_DREF), the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) is helping flood-affected households in the districts of Jorhat, Sivasagar and Charaideo rebuild their sense of safety and stability. So far, 9,500 households have received tarpaulins to establish temporary shelter, along with kitchen sets and mosquito nets to protect their health and well-being.
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When floods swept through Assam, India, thousands of families saw their homes and belongings damaged by rising waters.
With support from the @IFRC_DREF, the Indian Red Cross Society is helping families restore a sense of safety and stability. So far, 9,500 households across Jorhat, Sivasagar and Charaideo have received tarpaulins for temporary shelter, kitchen sets and mosquito nets.
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Since late June 2026, developments in Taiz and parts of Yemen’s western
coastal regions have led to increased population movement and heightened
humanitarian needs, putting additional strain on affected communities and
essential health services.
The @YEMRedCrescent continues to provide frontline humanitarian support, including emergency medical assistance, ambulance services, medical referrals, and rapid assessments, while closely monitoring the evolving situation.
Movement partners, including the @IFRC, @ICRC and Participating National Societies, are supporting YRCS through coordinated health, relief, shelter, logistics and operational assistance to complement the National Society's response efforts.
Through a CHF 1 million allocation from the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (@IFRC_DREF), the IFRC has contributed to addressing emerging needs of displaced persons and other affected populations”.
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منذ أواخر يونيو/حزيران 2026، أدت التطورات في تعز وأجزاء من المناطق الساحلية الغربية في اليمن إلى زيادة حركة السكان، وتفاقم الاحتياجات الإنسانية، ما يفرض ضغوطاً إضافية على المجتمعات المتضررة والخدمات الصحية الأساسية.
وتواصل جمعية الهلال الأحمر اليمني @YEMRedCrescent تقديم الدعم الإنساني في الخطوط الأمامية، بما في ذلك المساعدة الطبية الطارئة، وخدمات الإسعاف، والإحالات الطبية، وإجراء التقييمات السريعة، إلى جانب المتابعة المستمرة لتطورات الوضع.
وتدعم مكونات الحركة، بما فيها الاتحاد الدولي لجمعيات الصليب الأحمر والهلال الأحمر @ifrc، واللجنة الدولية للصليب الأحمر @ICRC، والجمعيات الوطنية المشاركة، جمعية الهلال الأحمر اليمني من خلال دعم منسق في مجالات الصحة والإغاثة والمأوى والخدمات اللوجستية والدعم التشغيلي، بما يكمّل جهود الجمعية الوطنية في الاستجابة.
ومن خلال تخصيص مبلغ قدره مليون فرنك سويسري من صندوق الطوارئ للاستجابة للكوارث (@IFRC_DREF)، ساهم الاتحاد الدولي في الاستجابة للاحتياجات الناشئة للنازحين وغيرهم من السكان المتضررين
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Following renewed escalation, tens of thousands of people have been displaced across Yemen since the beginning of September, with thousands more crossing to Djibouti.
The @IFRC has launched an Emergency Appeal aiming to support 500,000 people affected by the crisis over the next year, including through food, shelter and emergency healthcare. This builds on an initial CHF 1 million @IFRC_DREF grant provided to support the immediate response. ifrc.org/emergency/yemen-pop…
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When floodwaters triggered by Tropical Cyclone Maila swept away her home in Papua New Guinea, Jocelyn Papat and her family had no choice but to swim to safety.
With support from the @IFRC_DREF, the Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society @PNGRedCross helped families rebuild with emergency relief items and something equally important: the knowledge and skills to better prepare for future disasters.
Read Jocelyn's story 👉ifrc.org/article/swimming-sa…
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Following renewed escalation, tens of thousands of people have been displaced across Yemen since the beginning of September, with thousands more crossing to Djibouti.
Yemen Red Crescent (@YEMRedCrescent) staff and volunteers continue their frontline response, providing emergency medical support, ambulance services, evacuations, and rapid assessments of growing humanitarian needs, while delivering immediate life-saving assistance and essential relief to displaced and conflict-affected people across Yemen.
The @ifrc has launched an Emergency Appeal aiming to support 500,000 people affected by the crisis over the next year, including through food, shelter and emergency healthcare. This builds on an initial CHF 1 million @IFRC_DREF grant provided to support the immediate response.
IFRC Appeal:
ifrc.org/emergency/yemen-pop…
Indonesia is facing a prolonged drought after months of below-average rainfall, affecting access to water across large parts of the country, including Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi.
Through an @IFRC_DREF operation, the Indonesian Red Cross @palangmerah aims to support 200,000 people over six months by helping communities maintain access to safe water, reducing water-, heat- and haze-related health risks, and strengthening local response capacities across 20 drought-affected provinces, with targeted health support in Papua.
As more people flee the worsening humanitarian situation in Yemen, the Djibouti Red Crescent is scaling up support in Obock and Markazi Refugee Camp.
With support from @IFRC_DREF, the Djibouti Red Crescent aims to assist at least 6,370 people with shelter, healthcare, cash, water, sanitation and protection services, ensuring safe and dignified reception for those seeking safety.
A drought is forecast in Eswatini. The Baphalali Eswatini Red Cross Society is acting before its worst impacts are felt.
With support from @IFRC_DREF, local teams are preparing cash assistance, livelihood and livestock support, and clean water for households in the Lubombo and Shiselweni regions. This is anticipatory action in practice: using forecasts to help communities prepare while there is still time.
👉Read more: bit.ly/4jiE3eL
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