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📅 Save the date: 6 November 2026!
Join the IFRC-DREF Pledging Conference under the theme “Predictable Financing for an Unpredictable World: Scaling Locally Led and Anticipatory Action.”
Explore how pre-arranged financing, forecasting and innovation can help local responders act earlier and save lives.
🕘 09:00–13:00 CET | 📍 Geneva and online
▶️ Watch the conference livestream. The livestream link will be available on the event page on 6 November.
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Dengue remains a serious public health threat, but prevention starts at the community level.
Through the IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund (@IFRC_DREF) supported dengue response, the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society is working with schools and communities to reduce mosquito breeding sites and promote safer, healthier environments. Volunteers, students and teachers came together for a school clean-up campaign conducted in collaboration with the government.
Everyone took part in inspecting and cleaning the school grounds, while removing potential breeding sites and strengthening awareness of simple actions that can help prevent dengue.
A severe hailstorm struck Masvingo Urban, Zimbabwe, on 5 October, affecting an estimated 67,500 people, damaging homes and disrupting essential services.
The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society’s response will directly support 1,000 households (3,500 people) and indirectly reach 20,000 people through emergency shelter, safe water and sanitation, cash assistance, and protection and inclusion support: prioritising the most affected and vulnerable households.
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Flooding in the Republic of the Congo has affected over 28,000 people, damaging homes and livelihoods and displacing families.
@IFRC_DREF is supporting 2,700 households in Épéna and Impfondo with multipurpose cash assistance, alongside health, water, sanitation and hygiene support to help families meet urgent needs and reduce health risks.
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Supporting families as they recover from the earthquake in Panama.
Through @IFRC_DREF, the Panamanian Red Cross will provide multipurpose cash assistance to 815 affected households, helping families cover their most urgent needs while ensuring their voices guide the response.
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After the earthquake, @CruzRojaPanama volunteers are on the ground leading a local, fast and human response. With support from @usforeignassist, @USEmbPAN and donors to the @ifrc_dref, they keep assisting affected communities, true to their promise: here for people.
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FROM Imminent Flood to Flood Response DREF: NRCS, @IFRC_DREF and stakeholders align plans to protect flood-affected communities through coordinated action.
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Dengue cases are surging across Bangladesh, putting vulnerable communities at growing risk.
Supported by the @IFRC_DREF, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society @BDRCS1 is scaling up prevention, disease surveillance and support to health services, including critical diagnostic and blood bank supplies.
Prevention, early detection and timely care are essential to stopping the spread and saving lives.
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Floodwaters from heavy monsoon rains may have receded but needs remain.
@MyanmarRedCross with @IFRC_DREF support has provided shelter, health, livelihood & WASH assistance & will support recovery in the months ahead.
Read the 6-month operation report: tinyurl.com/2p9znsve
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With support from the @IFRCAfrica , the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has today received the second batch of 18 specialised vehicles to support the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The vehicles will strengthen safe and dignified burial operations and support staff & volunteers on the frontline of the response, helping protect communities and preserve human dignity.
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Acting before floods strike can help families protect their homes and livelihoods.
With support from @IFRC_DREF, the Djibouti Red Crescent Society is taking early action to protect 2,500 people through early warnings, roof repairs, sandbags and hygiene promotion.
👉Read how anticipatory action is supporting communities at risk: bit.ly/4k2THeC
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As El Niño strengthens, Ecuador remains under a nationwide Red Alert, with flooding and landslide impacts expected to escalate from early November 2026.
Around 1.25 million people are exposed to these risks across four provinces. The @IFRC_DREF operation will support ongoing response and early action, helping families protect vulnerable homes and essential belongings through household flood protection measures and timely risk information.
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Following recent floods in Limbe that affected 1,500 households, @CroixRougeCam volunteers are distributing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and dignity kits to 500 of the most affected households.
The assistance is helping restore access to safe water, hygiene, and dignity, with support from @eu_echo through the @IFRC_DREF.
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When water becomes scarce, local volunteers help keep communities going.
Across drought-affected parts of Indonesia, Indonesian Red Cross (@palangmerah) teams are delivering clean water, sharing practical hygiene advice and listening to families’ needs.
With support from the @IFRC_DREF, the response aims to reach up to 200,000 people, powered by volunteers who know their communities and understand their challenges.
Floods and landslides in Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region affected nearly 50,000 people. With @IFRC_DREF support, @MyanmarRedCross will assist 1,500 vulnerable households with food, cash, shelter, clean water and healthcare as flood and landslide risks persist.
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Severe drought has affected over 3.5 million people across Ethiopia’s Oromia, Amhara and Tigray regions, devastating crops, livestock and water sources. With @IFRC_DREF support, the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (
@EthioRedCross) aims to reach 50,000 people facing crisis levels of food insecurity with six months of lifesaving assistance (including cash, health care, safe water and sanitation) while protecting their dignity and strengthening resilience.
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As drought worsens across Indonesia, communities are facing growing shortages of safe water.
Since June, @palangmerah has been delivering emergency water and supporting communities with hygiene, water conservation, and health messages.
Together with partners and with support from IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Funds (@IFRC_DREF), volunteers are helping communities cope and respond.
Read the operation report here: go-api.ifrc.org/api/Download…
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Several months after the 7.8 earthquake struck Sarangani province, Philippines, recovery continues for many families whose homes and livelihoods were disrupted.
With support through the IFRC’s Disaster Response Emergency Fund (@IFRC_DREF), the Philippine Red Cross remains on the ground in Glan, Sarangani, distributing shelter toolkits, tarpaulins, and essential household items to help earthquake-affected families rebuild their homes and move forward with dignity. Recovery takes time, but with sustained support and community resilience, families are taking important steps towards a safer and stronger future.
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#ElNiño: 'The forecast is as good as it gets. The plans are largely written, financing mechanisms exist. Every day of delay is a choice – not a gap in knowledge,' argues @RodeKruis's Sirak Temesgen; @KenyaRedCross '24 file pic, what happened last time - bit.ly/4hv1rmZ
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When floods swept through Assam, northeastern India in July this year, thousands of families saw their homes and belongings damaged by rising waters.
With support from the IFRC's Disaster Response Emergency Fund (@IFRC_DREF), the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) is helping flood-affected households in the districts of Jorhat, Sivasagar and Charaideo rebuild their sense of safety and stability. So far, 9,500 households have received tarpaulins to establish temporary shelter, along with kitchen sets and mosquito nets to protect their health and well-being.
