IFRC-DREF

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. #PledgeForDREF

Across Benin, families forced to flee violence are finding safety through the solidarity of host communities and the support of Benin Red Cross volunteers. In Segbana and Malanville, people who arrived with almost nothing are being welcomed into homes, while volunteers share vital health and hygiene messages and work to meet growing needs. 👉Read the full story to see how communities are standing together in the face of displacement: bit.ly/4dbjmy9

Amid escalating hostilities across Iran, Iranian Red Crescent (@Iranian_RCS) teams are continuing to save lives in the most difficult conditions. With 529 branches activated and around 100,000 responders working across 197 cities, teams are providing search and rescue, emergency medical care, psychosocial support and relief assistance to people affected by violence, displacement and damaged essential services. Despite grave risks to their own safety, Red Crescent staff and volunteers remain on the ground, standing with communities when they need it most. Supported by an initial CHF 1.5 million @IFRC_DREF allocation, this response is helping deliver medical supplies and protective equipment where they are urgently needed. 👉Read the full story to learn more about their life-saving work: bit.ly/4um0VN2

Heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding across the Dominican Republic, leaving families displaced, communities isolated and essential services disrupted. With support from the @IFRC_DREF, the Dominican Red Cross (@crdominicana) aims to assist 10,000 people across seven provinces with urgent support in shelter, WASH, health and livelihoods, while helping communities recover with dignity and safety. @IFRC_es #DREFinAction

Trained @FijiRedCross Emergency Response volunteers from Kadavu Island are on the ground in their own communities, carrying out initial damage assessments in villages affected by Tropical Cyclone Vaianu. After heavy rain, strong winds and flooding in April, thousands of people have been displaced across #Fiji. With support from @IFRC_DREF, @FijiRedCross is supporting communities across affected divisions and selected outer islands. @IFRCAsiaPacific #DREFinAction

After years of progress towards measles elimination, #Bangladesh is now facing a serious resurgence of measles, putting young children especially at risk. From the early stages of the response, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (@BDRCS1) volunteers and health workers have been supporting vaccination activities, community engagement and surveillance, while coordinating closely with national authorities and partners. The @IFRC_DREF support will help scale up urgent action to protect communities and prevent further spread. @IFRCAsiaPacific #DREFinAction

Tropical Cyclone Maila has left thousands of people across the Solomon Islands facing damaged homes, flooding, disrupted communications and limited access to essential services. With support from @IFRC_DREF, the Solomon Islands Red Cross Society is launching a six-month response to assist around 7,480 people in the hardest-hit Western and Choiseul Provinces. The operation will provide emergency shelter and household items, hygiene and dignity kits, health promotion, psychosocial support and safer construction guidance: helping communities meet urgent needs, reduce health risks and begin early recovery. @IFRCAsiaPacific #DREFinAction

Since March, relentless rainfall and the overflowing of the Congo River have caused severe flooding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with Maniema Province among the hardest hit. In Kindu City and the communes of Alunguli, Kasuku and Mikelenge, families have seen homes, infrastructure and livelihoods damaged, while floodwaters remain dangerously high. With @IFRC_DREF support, the Red Cross is working to assist 8,400 people affected by the floods, helping communities meet urgent needs in health, water and sanitation, shelter, cash assistance, protection and community engagement. @IFRCAfrica #DREFinAction

Tropical Cyclone Maila left a trail of destruction across Papua New Guinea, with Bougainville and Milne Bay among the hardest-hit areas. Homes, food gardens, roads and bridges have been damaged or destroyed, while remote islands and atolls remain difficult to reach. With @IFRC_DREF support, the Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society aims to assist 5,000 people across Bougainville, Milne Bay and East New Britain with safe water storage, hygiene kits, psychosocial support, shelter materials, tarpaulins and kitchen sets. @IFRCAsiaPacific #DREFinAction

Con apoyo del @IFRC_DREF, la Cruz Roja Ecuatoriana asistirá a 16,600 personas afectadas por las inundaciones provocadas por la temporada invernal en las provincias de El Oro, Esmeraldas, Guayas, Loja, Los Ríos y Manabí. Más detalles acá👇

United In Humanity. No matter where. No matter when. On today's World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, on behalf of the @IFRC, I would like to honour the millions of volunteers and staff who show up every day for people in crisis, standing on the frontlines of emergencies that affect them too. In an increasingly complex and polarized world, in a world marked by division and dehumanization, humanity is our common ground. It is what turns compassion into action. Today, we also remember and pay tribute to those who have lost their lives in service of others. For more than 160 years, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has stood alongside communities before, during and after crises, locally and globally. Let us all remain #UnitedInHumanity.

Today, we celebrate the power of being United in Humanity. Happy World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. #8May

Today is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. Across the world, volunteers and staff from the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement show up every day for people in crisis, responding in their own communities, helping neighbours, supporting families, and standing on the frontlines of emergencies that affect them too. Because beyond every emergency, every response, and every emblem, there is one truth: we are United in Humanity. #UnitedInHumanity

Tropical Cyclone Vaianu has left thousands of people displaced across #Fiji, after bringing heavy rain, strong winds and flooding from 7–8 April. Through @IFRC_DREF support, @FijiRedCross Society aims to assist 10,000 people across the Western, Central/Eastern Divisions and selected outer islands with emergency relief, shelter support, hygiene and health messaging, volunteer mobilisation, and evacuation support where needed. @IFRCAsiaPacific #DREFinAction

Since January 2026, #Bangladesh has faced a major resurgence of measles, with cases spreading across all eight divisions and young children among the most affected. As the Government rolls out an emergency measles-rubella vaccination campaign, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (@BDRCS1), with support requested from @IFRC_DREF, is helping reach vulnerable communities through vaccination support, surveillance, community engagement, psychosocial support and referrals. The operation aims to reduce new infections, support an overwhelmed health system and protect 600,000 people most at risk across the country, particularly in Dhaka, Chattogram and Rajshahi. @IFRCAsiaPacific #DREFinAction

Very good first meeting with H.E. Mr. Mirosław Broiło @PLMissionGeneva. We discussed pressing global humanitarian priorities, including the Middle East crisis, Sudan, and Sahel, as well as migration challenges and the importance of coordinated international responses. We also had a constructive exchange on the forthcoming Ukraine Recovery Conference, underscoring the importance of aligning humanitarian and recovery efforts to support impacted communities, including through innovative financing approaches. Thank you to Poland for its support for our @IFRC_DREF and to our key emergency appeals, including Lebanon. I look forward to strengthening our partnership and advancing our shared humanitarian action.

Cholera cases continue to rise in the Republic of the Congo, with the outbreak still active across several affected areas. Through an @IFRC_DREF allocation, the Red Cross will support at least 15,000 people in the most affected areas, including Brazzaville and Congo-Oubangui. The response will focus on early detection and referrals, community-based surveillance, water, sanitation and hygiene support, and risk communication to help prevent further spread and ensure people seek care early. @CroixB95966 @IFRCAfrica #DREFinAction

Heavy rains and flooding have affected more than 83,000 people across #Yemen since late March, damaging homes, shelters, infrastructure, crops and livestock, and increasing health and safety risks for already vulnerable communities. With support from @IFRC_DREF, the Yemen Red Crescent Society (@YEMRedCrescent) will assist 3,500 households with urgent shelter support, essential household items, and water, sanitation and hygiene services to help families cope with the impact of the floods.

Behind every act of solidarity, there is a life breathing again. Every contribution to @IFRC_DREF is more than aid, it turns hardship into new beginnings. To our #IFRC-DREF donors & @CroixRougeCam volunteers: thank you for making this possible for families in Kolofata, like Malam’s, who were affected by #fires.

Severe flash floods have affected communities across 22 provinces in #Afghanistan, following heavy rainfall from 26 March 2026, worsened by spring snowmelt and forecasts of continued rain. Through an @IFRC_DREF allocation, the Afghan Red Crescent Society (@ARCSAfghanistan) will support 12,000 flood-affected people across 8 provinces with cash assistance, essential household items, WASH services, mobile health care, and first aid training for volunteers. @IFRC_MENA #DREFinAction

Heavy rains and strong winds triggered severe flooding and landslides in #Tanzania’s Mbeya region, affecting communities in Rungwe and Kyela districts at the start of the 2026 Masika season. With support from the @IFRC_DREF, the Tanzania Red Cross Society (@trcs1962) will assist 523 households (2,615 people) with urgent support in health, WASH, shelter, protection, gender and inclusion, and community engagement. As climate-related risks continue to affect communities across East Africa, early and flexible humanitarian funding remains critical to helping people recover with dignity. @IFRCAfrica #DREFinAction