When a person is recognised as a refugee in the UK, they have just 28 days to avoid homelessness and destitution. For many, 28 days is not long enough. In December 2018, we published a report showing ...

Online volunteering with the British Red Cross. Explore remote volunteer opportunities you can do from home in the UK.

Discover free CPD courses for teachers and educators of young people, offering training, teaching resources and expert support on humanitarian and life topics. Our programme of humanitarian education ...

Update: Following the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on 10 October 2025, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has confirmed that they have facilitated the return of 20 ...

A toolkit to teach 10-16-year-olds about preparing for and coping with extreme weather events, including climate change teaching resources and weather learning activities on flood risk, heatwaves, and ...

You’ve probably heard about Magen David Adom and the Palestine Red Crescent in the news. If you’ve wondered how they relate to the Red Cross, here’s an explainer. Since the devastating armed conflict ...

Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm of 2025 so far, made landfall in Jamaica late on Tuesday 28 October. With estimated wind speeds of up to 185 miles per hour, Hurricane Melissa has had a ...

Get advice for emergencies like flooding, storms and fires. Learn what to do before, during and after an emergency. While we can't control when emergencies happen, we can prepare for them and seek ...

Explore our free teaching and learning resources to help enrich national curriculum subjects, like PSHE and citizenship, and connect human crisis with human kindness.

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 ...

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 ...