Africa: World Mental Health Day - a Day With Serious Meaning for Humanitarian Workers

The theme of World Mental Health Day 2024 is "Mental Health at Work." We asked colleagues from around the world to share their thoughts on this theme in a context where crises and… Read more »

Central Africa: Devastating Floods Displace Huge Swathes of the Population Across West and Central Africa

Heavy rains over the last few weeks have triggered massive flooding and devastation in West and Central Africa, with hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their destroyed… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Water Project Offers a Garden of Hope in Drought-Stricken Region

In the heart of Zimbabwe's arid Mwenezi district, where the land has been scorched by the relentless grip of El Niño, the story of Patience Makuya stands as a testament to… Read more »

Africa: IFRC Scale Up Mpox Response in Africa As Global Health Emergency Declared

The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is ramping up response efforts over the surge of mpox cases across Africa. It has triggered WHO and… Read more »

Nigeria: In Part of Nigeria Hard Hit By Drought and Heatwaves, Red Cross Volunteers Are Helping Farmers Find Natural Solutions

From first-aider to farmer, Saratu Aboki works with food producers to find a healthier, cheaper way of making fertilizer. 'It keeps me going because I know it's protecting our… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Tree-Planting Champions of Sierra Leone - Leading the Fight Against Climate Change, One Seedling At a Time

With her watering can in hand, Mariam Albert carefully sprinkles each of the many tree seedlings that cover the ground around her. Read more »

Africa: Deadly Heatwave in the Sahel and West Africa Would Have Been Impossible Without Human-Caused Climate Change

This press release was originally published by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group. An expert from the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre contributed to the study and is… Read more »