Help für refugees

More than 120 million people worldwide are displaced – due to crises, conflicts, and disasters, exacerbated by climate change. The German Red Cross is providing humanitarian emergency relief to refugees in many crisis regions around the world.

Within the international Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the GRC works closely with its affiliates and partners in the affected countries. The goal is to provide needs-based humanitarian assistance and protection to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees. This includes basic supplies of water, food, shelter, and medicine, as well as activities to secure livelihoods and disaster preparedness.

Medical staff examining woman — In the Colombian border region people receive medical assistance by mobile health teams.

Girl washing her hands — In Uganda, refugees from Sudan need humanitarian aid.

Food distribution for internally displaced people in Syria.

People washing hands — Hygiene training in emergency shelters is an important aid measure.

Woman receiving blanket — Distribution of relief supplies in Ethiopia

The GRC is committed to identifying and assessing rapidly emerging humanitarian needs at an early stage in order to support the respective national Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies more quickly and effectively. These societies provide vital and ongoing assistance on the ground, making an important social contribution—particularly by improving the living conditions of vulnerable families and individuals.

Nevertheless, many people are still forced to undertake long and dangerous journeys in search of safety. The German Red Cross therefore supports numerous national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in providing aid along migration routes, including across borders, to ensure continuous and dignified assistance for people on the move.

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Livelihoods

The central objective of the German Red Cross is to comprehensively secure the livelihoods of vulnerable people and communities through adequate access to income and resources.

Three boys at a water dispenser in Africa

Water, sanitation and hygiene

Clean water and hygiene are essential for our health. With dozens of projects in various countries the German Red Cross is committed to improve water supplies, sanitation and hygiene, thereby reducing the outbreak of diseases.

Healthcare

In cooperation with the national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on the ground, the German Red Cross is committed to humanitarian healthcare and the prevention of health crises.