Written by: Jenelle Eli / American Red Cross When Cyclone Amphan—the strongest storm yet recorded in the Bay of Bengal—came barreling towards South Asia, communities went on high alert. Individuals,...
On Christmas Eve, 2019, Typhoon Phanfone made landfall in the Philippines, bringing heavy rain and winds across the Visayas Region as it passed over the area. Known locally as Typhoon Ursula, the...
As the saying goes, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” That is exactly what American Red Cross teams around the world are doing. Our staff and volunteers’ commitment to helping others...
Declaración de la Iniciativa contra el Sarampión y la Rubéola, que incluye a la Cruz Roja Americana, los Centros de Control y Prevención de Enfermedades de los Estados Unidos, UNICEF, la Fundación de...
Statement by the Measles & Rubella Initiative: American Red Cross, U.S. CDC, UNICEF, UN Foundation and WHO ATLANTA/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 14 April 2020: “As COVID-19 continues to spread globally, over 117...
Very early in the morning of November 26, 2019, a devastating earthquake of 6.4 magnitude shook Albania near the capital city of Tirana. Just a few hours later, a second earthquake of 5.4 magnitude...
Fighting the coronavirus requires people to socially distance themselves, but it also calls on community members to help one another—and that’s exactly what’s taking place all around the globe. To...
Geniece Bastain “I couldn’t be more grateful; I didn’t know where the next dime was coming from.” Geniece was overwhelmed and shocked as she held her financial assistance card in her hands six months...
Just six months ago, the most destructive storm in the history of the Bahamas tore through the islands and cut deep into the lives of the people living there. Hurricane Dorian stole more than...
Yet another earthquake hit Puerto Rico over the weekend, following a series of quakes and aftershocks that have rocked the island since late December. People in Puerto Rico are still traumatized by...