British Red Cross

Since the battle for Mosul began, our colleagues in Iraq have provided medicines and medical supplies that have helped treat 350,000 people. Overall, 10 million people now need support including food, clean water, healthcare and shelter. Photo: Ibrahim Sherkhan / ICRC http://ift.tt/2mtd9Vj

Great to have so many people visit us @thebabyshow this weekend to join in our #firstaid academy! Thanks to everyone who attended. #firstaid #baby #child #firstaidtraining #babyshow #excel #london #learnandshare #learning http://ift.tt/2muWp0k

This week, we wrapped up a tasty project in Northern Ireland called Belfeast, which brought people together over the issue of food poverty during the month of February. Local residents and foodbank volunteers were joined by refugees and asylum seekers, to devise an international menu for 100 people, on a budget and with minimum food wastage. Great work by our team in Belfast! http://ift.tt/2lHCTcr

We’re at @TheBabyShow this weekend!Pop by and sign up for a free first aid session in our academy, where we'll be helping parents and parents-to-be learn simple skills to help them feel confident that they could deal with an emergency. #learnandshare #firstaid #baby #babyshow #firstaidtraining #london http://ift.tt/2lBtQtE

No power, no benches and few books — welcome to school in Yemen. These children are taught in the dark and in a stairwell for safety. Photo: Akram Al-Rasni /ICRC #RedCross #Yemen #School #WorldBookDay http://ift.tt/2miDWUr

Our shops are ready for #WorldBookDay! We love this window display at our Old Swan shop in Liverpool. Pop into your local Red Cross shop for last minute costume ideas. http://ift.tt/2lgpexs

Today's the start of Women's History Month. Did you know we had 90,000 volunteers during WW1 – the majority of them women?⠀ ⠀ Author Agatha Christie volunteered for us before publishing her first novel in 1920. She spent 3,400 hours volunteering during the war.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #RedCross #womenshistorymonth #agathachristie #vad #volunteer #ww1 http://ift.tt/2mEEfGx

Anya, @mother_of_daughters and @father_of_daughters have been busy flipping #pancakes tonight wearing our #firstaid for burns aprons! #pancakeday #learnandshare #firstaid #pancakes http://ift.tt/2lm2lUu

According to the UN, 20 million people are facing deadly hunger in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen. This crisis needs the world’s focus. Our colleagues are working with communities in these four countries to distribute vital aid. Photo: Alyona Synenko / ICRC http://ift.tt/2mpGSPz

Our colleagues in Syria held an awareness campaign for 4,000 children. The campaign consisted of fun games and motivating discussions to help the children return to school. Photo: @sarc_aleppo http://ift.tt/2lOqQvL

Great to see @charlotteslivelykitchen and her boys whipping up some #pancakes in their #firstaid for #burns aprons! Remember to refresh your memory of what to do in a burns situation if you're planning on making some #pancakes tomorrow! #pancakeday #learnandshare #firstaid http://ift.tt/2mvdJiP

A Nigerian woman who has been forced to flee her home. Many women in Maiduguri have either lost their husbands and/relatives. The Nigerian Red Cross Society is providing psychosocial support to women whose husbands have been killed during recent violence in this north-east part of the country ⠀ ⠀ Photo: IFRC / Euloge Ishimwe http://ift.tt/2lZlsIr

Earlier this week, Libyan Red Crescent volunteers were called helped recover the bodies of migrants who had died in the attempt to cross the Mediterranean. ⠀ ⠀ On the first day, the bodies of 74 people were recovered. The remains of other deceased people were still floating in the water and could not be reached. ⠀ ⠀ Libyan Red Crescent provide vital assistance to vulnerable people throughout the country, including migrants, and along with this assistance to the living, also ensure dignity for those who die in the attempt to reach Europe. ⠀ ⠀ Photo: Amin Elamr / Libyan Red Crescent http://ift.tt/2mwUJ2y

Earlier this month @sarc_aleppo held a 'Day of Joy' for 120 children who were forced to flee their homes in Syria. ⠀ ⠀ Photo: Syrian Arab Red Crescent | Ahmad Mardini⠀ ⠀ #FridayFeeling #Syria http://ift.tt/2lS8Vq5

In Jonglei state, South Sudan, a nurse provides medical treatment to a mother and her child at a healthcare clinic supported by the ICRC. In South Sudan, our colleagues are seeing people in urgent need of food, water, shelter and medical treatment. Women and children are suffering the most. Photo: Alyona Synenko / ICRC http://ift.tt/2mc90Wc

In 2016, the ICRC vaccinated or treated about 1.1 million heads of livestock to help communities in South Sudan rebuild their livelihoods. About 3.4 million people have been forced from their homes since fighting began in December 2013. Families are barely surviving without food, shelter or clean water. Photo: Etienne Gaboreau/ICRC #RedCross #ICRC #SouthSudan http://ift.tt/2mjicUR

Widespread fighting, food insecurity, displacement, and disease outbreaks are contributing to a worsening humanitarian crisis in South Sudan. Our teams in South Sudan are supporting people in urgent need of food, water and shelter, but it remains a challenge to reach everyone. Photo: Alyona Synenko / ICRC http://ift.tt/2leUQSB