Senegal: West Africa: a further £120,000 to help people facing food crisis
Source: British Red CrossCountry: Burkina Faso, SenegalThe British Red Cross is sending a further £120,000 from its Disaster Fund to support the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement’s work...
View ArticleSenegal: West Africa interview: it’s vital we plant now
Source: British Red CrossCountry: Burkina Faso, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Mauritania, Niger (the), SenegalIn Senegal two weeks ago, I spoke to Momodou Lamin Fye, the International Federation of Red...
View ArticleBurkina Faso: Helping protect vulnerable children in West Africa
Source: British Red CrossCountry: Burkina Faso, MaliBy Henry Makiwa, June 20, 2012According to the UN, at least 1 million children are at risk of the most severe form of malnutrition across the Sahel....
View ArticleBurkina Faso: West Africa: refugee influx increases pressure on scarce resources
Source: British Red CrossCountry: Burkina Faso, MaliBy Henry MakiwaThis is a guest post by Henry Makiwa, British Red Cross senior media relations officer, who recently went to Burkina Faso. There, he...
View ArticleBurkina Faso: West Africa: stemming off hunger with a timely gardening project
Source: British Red CrossCountry: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger (the)By Henry MakiwaThis is a guest post by Henry Makiwa, British Red Cross senior media relations officer, who recently went to...
View ArticleKenya: East Africa: malnutrition rates in Dadaab plummet as Red Cross steps in
Source: British Red CrossCountry: Ethiopia, Kenya, SomaliaThe Kenya Red Cross has helped cut the number of people suffering from severe malnutrition in part of the world’s largest refugee camp by 75...
View ArticleKenya: In figures: Red Cross response to east Africa food crisis
Source: British Red CrossCountry: Ethiopia, Kenya, SomaliaBy Ellie MatthewsOne year on, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has supported millions of people across the horn of...
View ArticleSomalia: East Africa interview: ‘the Red Cross has made a huge difference’
Source: British Red CrossCountry: Kenya, SomaliaOur east Africa representative, Karen Peachey, has been working in the region – or supporting work there – for over 20 years. She answers some questions...
View ArticleMali: Conflict, displacement and hunger escalate
Source: British Red CrossCountry: MaliBack in April, we wrote about the impact that conflict and displactment could have on food security in Mali.As our food security advisor Mary Atkinson explained:...
View ArticleSenegal: West Africa video: high hopes for a good harvest
Source: British Red CrossCountry: SenegalLast year’s rainy season in Nioro, Senegal, was bad, and Mandao had to sell his farming tools. The Red Cross has given him tools, seeds and fertilizer to help...
View ArticleSenegal: West Africa video: enough food for me and my grandchild
Source: British Red CrossCountry: SenegalBy Ellie Matthews September 19, 2012 at 11:43 amThe last harvest in Tambacounda, Senegal, was so bad that Aissatou couldn’t store anything. She and her...
View ArticleNepal: Relief to resilience: ready to weather the storm
Source: British Red CrossCountry: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, NepalWith the global population exceeding 7 billion, the earth’s resources are under increasing strain, resulting in more crises and people...
View ArticleKenya: Video: the difference Red Cross support to east Africa has made
Source: British Red CrossCountry: KenyaThanks to the generosity of donors, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has been able to help millions of people affected by the 2011 food...
View ArticleWorld: The burden of climate change on poor countries
Source: British Red CrossCountry: Kenya, Uganda, WorldAcross the planet, in every society, from the personal to the political, climate change poses a formidable challenge. It’s about restraint;...
View ArticleMali: Red Cross restores contact between families affected by fighting in Mali
Source: British Red CrossCountry: MaliAs fighting escalates in Mali, the Red Cross is making efforts to restore contact between families that have been displaced by the conflict.In the UK, the British...
View ArticleMali: West Africa update: Supporting people affected by Mali conflict
Source: British Red CrossCountry: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, SenegalThis week sees the closure of our West Africa Food Crisis Appeal. However, with access to food remaining difficult – and conflict in...
View ArticleMali: More than four million people in Mali need help
Source: British Red CrossCountry: MaliAs the humanitarian situation in Mali reaches crisis point, the British Red Cross has given £200,000 from its Disaster Fund to help provide vital aid. The money...
View ArticleKenya: Dadaab refugee camp: Waiting to go home
Source: British Red CrossCountry: Kenya, SomaliaThis is a guest blog by Sir Nicholas Young, chief executive of the British Red Cross, who recently visited the Red Cross programme at Dadaab refugee camp...
View ArticleLesotho: Helping hungry families in Lesotho
Source: British Red CrossCountry: LesothoThe British Red Cross provided help to an emergency appeal in Lesotho, where nearly three quarters of a million people were in desperate need of food.Faced with...
View ArticleNiger: Acute food shortages hit countries in Africa’s Sahel region
Source: British Red CrossCountry: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, NigeriaThe British Red Cross has pledged more than half a million pounds to help...
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