Red Cross emergency teams are assisting hundreds of people who disembarked this morning from the Aquarius and two accompanying vessels at the Spanish port of Valencia.
IFRC in Europe and Central Asia
The IFRC’s European Regional Office works in support of 53 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Through its Country Cluster Support Teams and Country Offices, it provides coordination, financial and technical support for disaster operations and longer term development programmes throughout the region.
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Who said this? "I tend to see the similarities in people and not the differences". RT if you didn't know. #WorldRefugeeDay pic.twitter.com/ka8KndlC3h
— IFRC (@Federation) June 20, 2018
Red Cross volunteers like Alpha Sesay played a key role in preventing #Ebola from spreading further during the outbreak in West Africa. Hear his story. pic.twitter.com/x1MFeKT9r8
— IFRC (@Federation) June 16, 2018
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World Disasters Report 2016
This World Disasters Report makes the case simply and eloquently for a different approach to humanitarian action, one that strives to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable and at-risk communities. To paraphrase the report: investing in resilience saves lives and money.
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On the Red Cross and Red Crescent network
The IFRC in numbers
190
National Societies
165,822
Local branches
473,513
Staff
11.6 million
Volunteers
Our reach
106.5 million
people reached with long-term services and development programmes
49.5 million
people reached with disaster response and early recovery programmes
43.2 million
people reached by disaster risk reduction programmes
188 million
people reached with health support