Red Cross Stories
At the heart of the project is a high-capacity borehole that yields up to 33,000 litres of water per hour, supplying two separate water points—one for...
According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the first quarter of 2025 has seen a sharp increase in the number of weapon-related...
After two years of fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, some people are returning to Khartoum after they were...
Based on past experience, he said the organisation had decided to recruit volunteers at the sub-county level to ensure efficiency and quick interventi...
The beneficiaries were drawn from various sectors including boda boda riders, traders, humanitarian workers and community youth leaders among others.
Venant Ndighila, the head of disaster management operations at the Kenya Red Cross, said efforts to locate the missing persons are ongoing.
Attempts by a multi-agency response team and the community to establish firebreaks and contain the fire have been unsuccessful
Since October, unusually heavy rains have triggered widespread flooding and landslides in some areas of Uganda.
According to the Kenya Red Cross, at least 16 people were treated with minor injuries as efforts to find missing persons continued into the night.
The residents helped to control the fire whose cause remains unknown.
Kenya Red Cross said the platforms offer immediate assistance and resources via AI technology, while the framework integrates comprehensive mental hea...
Some were helping parents fetch water, others playing, and some pensively sitting with their family members inside makeshift shelters at the overcrowd...
The chairman of the Mombasa branch, Mahmoud Noor, noted that the event was part of philanthropy exercises started by the late Khairoonisa.
Established in 2022, the team will now be referred to as the National Steering Committee on Disaster Response and will handle all natural disasters, n...
The BPPL 2024 aims to guide the development of essential new treatments to combat AMR, stressing the importance of international cooperation and innov...
Earlier, area residents said the demolition of the building was halted when its structure weakened, leading to its collapse.
The Red Cross said the area had been cordoned off and declared a danger zone.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) refers to the ability of microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, to evolve and become resistan...
The incident happened after the two toured Kisumu, one of the worst affected counties alongside Nairobi, Tana River and Garissa to assess the flood si...
The Chief Officer of Disaster Management reiterated the government's commitment to minimising disruptions for Nairobians during this challenging perio...
County Coordinator Daud Ahmed noted that with the River Tana flooding, more water could flow to parts of Garissa and Tana River counties.
Gitonga's house is almost entirely submerged in water, forcing him to move his family to a tent as he contemplates where next to move.
More however remain trapped in the Sintaan area in Marigat where efforts to rescue over 230 households are ongoing.
Amoth highlighted key services such as water chlorination, waste disposal, and immunisation via the dispatch of teams to villages.
Over 153 households were displaced, with more than 120 toilets destroyed, raising concerns of potential waterborne diseases.
Floodwaters from River Tana which burst its banks have also affected Galbet and Iftin wards, where institutions housing internally displaced persons h...
The water company apologised to customers for any inconvenience caused by the disruption.
