1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites
In focus
ChristmasSyriaGerman election 2025
Latest audioLatest videos
Live TV
An 11-year-old Albanian boy is accompanied to Damascus airport by Red Cross and Red Crescent officials
Image: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent/AP/picture allianceImage: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent/AP/picture alliance

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is an international humanitarian movement founded to protect human life and health, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering.

Skip next section All Content on this topic

All Content on this topic

Peter Maurer

ICRC's role in the Chibok schoolgirls' release

ICRC's President Peter Maurer speaks to DW on neutrality and the release of 21 of the kidnapped schoolgirls from Chibok.
SocietyOctober 21, 201602:31 min
Symbol-Icon als Anklick-Button für die AfricaLink Webseite

AfricaLink on Air - 21 October 2016 - 0705 UTC

Books burnt in South Africa student protests +++ Exclusive: ICRC President Peter Maurer speaks on rescue of Chibok girls
PoliticsOctober 21, 201624:59 min
Symbol-Icon als Anklick-Button für die AfricaLink Webseite

AfricaLink on Air – 21 October 2016: 0405 UTC

Books burnt in South Africa student protests +++ ICRC President Peter Maurer speaks to DW about rescue of Chibok girls
PoliticsOctober 21, 201624:59 min
Griechenland Flüchtlinge in Idomeni

Migrant mental health concerns bubble under

It will be the big issue at next year's World Health Summit but, this year, only the daring will mention mental health.
HealthOctober 10, 2016
Syria aid convoy

US blames Russia for aid convoy attack

Washington says it holds Russia responsible for the destruction of 18 trucks of a 31-vehicle aid convoy.
September 21, 2016
Syrien Angriff auf Hilfskonvoi

Humanitarian bodies suspend Syria aid relief

Aid suspensions are a 'security measure,' the UN and Red Cross have said, after an aid convoy was hit by airstrikes.
September 20, 2016
North Korean laborers use shovels to build levees along a river bank.

Devastating floods pound North Korea

Heavy rains unleashed devastating floods, killing at least 133 people, and forcing more than 100,000 to flee their homes
September 12, 2016
Spanien Malaga Ankunft Flüchtlinge

Many refugees lose sight of family

The German Red Cross has reported a record number of search requests for missing relatives in 2016 so far.
August 26, 2016
Irak Angriffsvorbereitungen auf Mossul

The next disaster

Liberating Mosul will cause a humanitarian crisis - and hundreds of thousands of refugees.
August 19, 2016
Checkpoint, Hebron

Shootings in West Bank refugee camp raid

Some of the wounded were hit by live ammunition and others by rubber bullets fired by Israel's military.
August 16, 2016
Fingerprint

Chinese tourist mistaken for a refugee in Germany

A Chinese tourist in Germany stayed in a refugee home for nearly two weeks after signing an asylum application in error.
August 8, 2016
Nordirak Kinder Flüchtlinge Flüchtlingslager

Combat could displace 1 million more in Iraq

Government forces have intensified efforts to retake the city of Mosul from the "Islamic State."
July 29, 2016
Syrien Angriffe Aleppo

Airstrikes hit four hospitals in Syria's Aleppo

Syrian government forces have bombed several hospitals in the rebel-held parts of Aleppo, activists say.
July 24, 2016
People of Gaza welcome delegation that will distribute humanitarian aid.

Aid deliveries from Turkey begin arriving in Gaza

The aid delivery began in 2010 but was blocked by Israel in what turned into a deadly interception at sea.
July 4, 2016
Syrian ICRC convoy in Daraya

France, UK call for Syria air aid deliveries

The first medical supplies have reached a beseiged Damascus suburb since 2012 but food has not yet been delivered.
June 2, 2016
Österreich Altenfelden Linz Flüchtlingsheim Brandstiftung

Fire destroys home for asylum seekers in Austria

A home for asylum seekers in Austria has been destroyed in a fire that police have said was likely arson.
June 1, 2016
An old man makes his way through floodwaters in Kelaniya District, Sri Lanka

Death toll in Sri Lankan floods, mudslides rises

Fresh landslides in Sri Lanka have been reported as rescue workers continue to try freeing residents stranded by floods.
May 21, 2016
Gelbfieber Virus

WHO: Angola's outbreak 'serious'

WHO says Angola's yellow fever outbreak is "serious," while experts call for greater efforts at vaccination.
May 19, 2016
Sri Lanka

Hopes diminish for Sri Lanka survivors

At least 17 people are known to have been killed, and hundreds have been reported missing.
May 19, 2016
Elhadj As Sy, wearing a Red Cross red waistcoat, talks to one of the villagers affected by Drought in Mudzi

Red Cross Secretary General visits hunger-stricken Zimbabwe

Around 28 million people across southern Africa are in need of food aid, as Elhadj As Sy has been finding out.
May 17, 2016

AfricaLink on Air - 17 May 2016: 0705 UTC

IFRC to help drought-stricken southern African +++ Gabon, E. Guinea expel foreigners +++ Ghana's rural doctors
May 17, 201624:58 min
Medical staff in Kenya treat a baby girl who was rescued from a collapsed building in Nairobi

Baby rescued 80 hours after building collapse

A six-month-old baby has been pulled from the rubble of a six-story building that collapsed 80 hours before.
May 3, 2016
Syrien Lage in Aleppo nach den Luftangriffen

More civilians flee Aleppo

Airstrikes on rebel-held areas of Aleppo have killed more civilians, lifting the nine-day death toll to nearly 250.
May 1, 2016
Damaged buildings after Aleppo airstrikes

Aleppo hit by more deadly airstrikes

A ninth day of aerial bombardments has left several more people dead, amid urgent calls for an end to the violence.
April 30, 2016
Ansar Dine in Mali

Militants free aid workers in Mali

Three employees of the Red Cross have been freed after being kidnapped over the weekend.
April 22, 2016
Survivors walk on a mountain of rubble and debris that was once a hotel in Portoviejo.

Death toll surpasses 400 in Ecuador quake

Rescue workers and bereaved family members are continuing the frantic search for survivors.
April 18, 2016
Jemen Zerstörung nach Luftschlag in Sanaa

ICRC delivers humanitarian aid to embattled Yemen city

As the civil war in Yemen grinds on, the humanitarian crisis there is rapidly deteriorating.
February 13, 2016
Austria border

Austria streamlines Slovenia border

The country's new border management system carefully screens passports and rejects some refugees on the spot.
January 22, 2016
external

Of exploding needs and abilities to respond

A humanitarian impact bond by the Red Cross will help bring back disabled people into the work place.
January 20, 201603:15 min
Second aid convoy reaches Madaya

Second aid convoy reaches Madaya

A second convoy of aid for the stricken town of Madaya has arrived as calls increase for the lifting of sieges in Syria
January 14, 2016
Migrants arrive at a temporary camp after German officials sent them back to Austria in Schärding

Germany rejects refugees

Confusion reigns on Austria's border as migrants seeking refuge in other countries are rejected by Germany.
January 14, 2016
Syrien Hilfskonvoi für Madaja

More aid for Madaya

More aid trucks are on their way to the besieged town of Madaya as well as the villages of Foua and Kfarya.
January 14, 2016
Map of Syria

Evacuation of three Syrian towns begins under rare deal

The evacuation of more than 450 fighters and civilians from three Syrian towns has started as part of a rare truce deal.
December 28, 2015
Spanien Enklave Ceuta Flüchtlinge

Migrants reach Ceuta, defy fence

A dawn rush by 300 migrants on Spain's African enclave of Ceuta ended with two people drowned and others badly injured.
December 25, 2015
Red Cross in Syria

Red Cross says trying to work with 'IS'

The Red Cross has said it is trying to work with 'Islamic State' in order to provide aid to people in its territory.
December 6, 2015
Mali Algerien Flüchtlinge

Migrants die in fire at Algerian camp

A deadly blaze broke out when a heater exploded in Ouargla refugee camp in southeastern Algeria.
November 24, 2015
Refugees in Greece

Exodus from Syria creates stateless children

At least 70,000 stateless children are born each year according to the UN, as families are separated by migration.
November 3, 2015
Nordkorea Treffen mit Familienmitgliedern aus Südkorea 22.02.2014

Korean families to reunite after decades of separation

In a rare event, a group of Koreans will this week reunite with relatives they haven't seen in decades.
October 19, 2015
external

@dwnews - How refugees are using social media to find each other

October 7, 201503:48 min
Israeli soldiers

Palestinians, Israeli police clash in West Bank

There have been clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian protesters during a raid in the West Bank.
October 3, 2015
Apple Logo New York

Apple enters refugee crisis with donations

Tech giant Apple has urged its customers to make a "financial donation" to aid refugees in Europe and the Mediterranean.
September 18, 2015
Flüchtlige nach ihrer Ankunft in Österreich

Refugees allowed into Austria

Hundreds of refugees have accepted Hungary's offer to take a bus ride out of Budapest to the Austrian border.
September 5, 2015
Hospital care for wounded after mosque bombings

Bomb blast at shared Yemeni mosque

A mosque used by both Sunni and Shiite Muslims in Sanaa has been targeted in a suicide bomb attack.
September 2, 2015
Rotes Kreuz im Jemen

ICRC workers killed in Yemen

A gunman kills two Red Cross workers in Yemen, prompting the body to suspend its staff's travel in the war-torn country.
September 2, 2015
Symbolbild Rotes Kreuz in Aden, Jemen

Red Cross evacuates staff from Aden

Red Cross had been one of the few agencies in Aden providing medical supplies. Decision follows targeted robbery on HQ.
August 25, 2015
Deutschland Erstaufnahmestelle Ermekeilkaserne

German volunteers help refugees

In Germany, there are almost too many volunteers wanting to help refugees.
August 21, 2015
Red Cross workers in Yemen

Humanitarian aid shortfall

As humanitarian crises worsen, the Red Cross is trying to boost funds so it can keep up with demand.
August 19, 2015
Libanon Syrer im Flüchtlingslager

Humanitarian crisis in Lebanon and Syria

The humanitarian disaster in Lebanon has reached new heights as international aid dries up.
August 13, 2015
Jemen Saudi-Arabien kündigt Feuerpause an

Saudis declare a humanitarian truce in Yemen

The Saudi-led coalition has announced an upcoming ceasefire in fight against the Houthi rebels.
July 25, 2015
Police intervening in the demonstration.Foto: dpa +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Violent anti-refugee protest in Dresden

A right-wing demonstration against a tent camp for refugees in Dresden turned violent, with several people injured.
July 25, 2015