The frequency and intensity of severe weather events in the UK are increasing. Our new report, Water's Edge, shows that the ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from flooding is not ...
What is Walk for Humanity? Walk for Humanity is a series of sponsored walks held in September and October. Join us for a fun, family-friendly 10k walk to support people affected by disasters and ...
The British Red Cross is here for humanity in the hardest moments. Whether people’s lives have been turned upside down by conflict, destroyed by earthquakes or disrupted by flooding, we're here to ...
On 6 February 2023, a series of earthquakes killed over 55,000 people in Türkiye (Turkey) and Syria, in the worst earthquakes the region has seen in 20 years. Emotional scars run deep – many people ...
On 28 March 2025, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar at approximately 1:10pm local time, its epicentre located 17 kilometres southeast of Mandalay. The Sagaing and Mandalay regions were ...
6.8 magnitude earthquake struck on 8 September 2023 In total, 2,946 people were killed and 600,000 people were affected 380,000 people were left permanently or temporarily without shelter On 8 ...
More than 50,000 refugees could be made homeless by the end of the year if the Government doesn’t take urgent steps to support them as it clears the asylum backlog, the British Red Cross warns. The ...
Several parts of Europe including Greece, Italy, the Canary Islands, Spain, Turkey and Cyprus are dealing with unusually hot weather and heatwaves with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees. Level 3 heat ...
Thousands of Ukrainian families across the country are facing homelessness this year, new research for the British Red Cross reveals. Three years on from the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, the ...
The Red Cross is appealing for support to meet people’s urgent needs. One week on since Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica, causing widespread destruction to the island and across the Caribbean, the ...
The British Red Cross has today announced the appointment of Béatrice Butsana-Sita as its new CEO. Béatrice will join the organisation in November and brings a wealth of experience and commercial ...
Home workers are no more likely to experience loneliness than those working onsite, according to a new report by the British Red Cross and Campaign to End Loneliness. New research commissioned by the ...