ROCHESTER, Minn. - Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica, bringing historic wind gusts to the region. The storm has ...

In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, the Red Cross is working swiftly to deliver life-saving assistance to communities across ...

The 1986 foundational statutes of the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement proclaim that: “International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of ...

In 1863, Swiss businessman Henri Dunant helped found a humanitarian relief organization in Geneva after he saw thousands of wounded soldiers suffering without care during a battle in Solferino (in ...

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest humanitarian network, helping people in around 150 countries. Founded in 1919, the Geneva-based ...

Jamaica was left devastated this week by Melissa, one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the island in its history.

King Charles and Queen Camilla donate to fund helping people hit by Hurricane Melissa - Melissa, one of the strongest ...

On October 8, 1965, taking into account the lessons learned from the first 100 years of the Red Cross and Red Crescent ...

The Canadian Red Cross has launched the Hurricane Melissa Appeal to help those impacted by the hurricane in the Caribbean.

GENEVA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies elected a U.S. candidate on Monday as its new president after an acrimonious meeting that nearly saw the ...

New York (Reuters) - The American Red Cross risks damaging the reputation of the global Red Cross brand because of its refusal to stop accepting donations from tobacco companies, a top official with ...