Reports

As experts from around the world gather in Bonn, Germany to debate priorities in warning vulnerable communities of impending disaster, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is urging that emphasis be placed on developing communities not…

The European Union voiced concern over the living conditions for Burmese refugees in Bangladesh yesterday during a two-day meeting of the EU and Bangladesh joint commission in Dhaka. Delegates of the meeting, held on March 14 and 15, discussed the…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are act ive in over 183c ountries. In brief This Bulletin (no.…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are act ive in over 183 countries. In Brief This Bulletin (no.…

(Dhaka, March 5) Five people were killed and over 100 wounded as a tornado swept through six villages in Bangladesh, media reports said Sunday. The tornado hit the southwestern Bagerhat district Saturday night, reported television channel Ntv. Four people were killed…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 183 countries. In Brief This Information Bulletin…

At least 22 people, including 19 children, have died in Bangladesh following last week's cold snap. Anju Rani Dey, an administrator at Chittagong Medical College hospital in southeast Bangladesh, says 14 children aged between one month and 12 years have…

DHAKA, Jan. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- At least 89 persons, mainly children, were killed in 48 hours by the cold wave sweeping Bangladesh for the last nine days, while thousands more hospitalized with cold related diseases like bronchitis, pneumonia and…

This appeal seeks CHF 4,970,061(1) to fund programmes and activities to be implemented in 2006 and 2007. These programmes are aligned with the International Federation's Global Agenda, which sets out four broad goals to meet the…

A floating hospital to serve communities isolated by annual monsoon flooding of Bangladesh's Brahmaputra River is under construction. The Emirates Airline Foundation signed a contract with Friendship, a registered non-governmental organisation (NGO), for managing the Emirates Friendship Hospital. Due for completion…