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The Fijian Government and the United Nations have jointly launched a US$38.6 million Humanitarian Emergency Appeal for the 350,000 people affected by Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston that is aimed at complementing the relief efforts of the…

Marignane, France, 4 March 2016: Airbus Helicopters Foundation provided support to humanitarian relief efforts following the tropical cyclone Winston that hit the Fiji Islands on 21 February  2016, killing at least 43 people and affecting…

Beijing/Geneva. Today, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched an emergency appeal for 834,000 Swiss Francs (USD 835,000 / 768,000 Euros) to assist 25,500 vulnerable Mongolian herders who are at…

“All of the houses in my village were destroyed in a snap,” says Analita Garcela, the captain of the upland village of Cambucao in Tabon Tabon, Leyte – one of the communities hardest hit by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013

The death toll from super-cyclone Winston jumped to 42 Wednesday as concerns grew for remote Fijian villages still waiting for help after the most powerful storm in the Pacific nation's history.

Two passenger trains have collided in the German state of Bavaria, with police saying at least four people have been killed and scores injured.

Auto Expo 2016, the most important Automotive exhibition for the Indian market, celebrate a formal opening of a new model line: Emergency Vehichles. It will be a revolution in the EMS asiatic standards?

Strategic directions: strengthening national platforms for disaster reduction - with experience in Kyrgyz Republic The strategic directions on strengthening National Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction are intended for use by all…

First aid volunteers are often the difference between life and death in most of the cases. Kay Taylor speaks to a dedicated volunteer who is first on the scene in life-threatening emergencies

As hunger bites harder across the country, about 2,000 hungry households that were severely affected by last year’s floods now have a reason to smile after Malawi Red Cross started supporting them with money for food.