The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.
NIGERIA: Following the 2012 floods response, which was carried out with the support of the IFRC, the National Society is now
better prepared to respond to the flooding that hits the country at this time of year, every year. The Nigerian Red Cross Society is preparing by positioning emergency relief items – such as blankets, buckets, jerry cans, kitchen sets, mosquito nets, shelter materials, sleeping mats, soap and tarpaulins – in strategic locations. A water and sanitation kit, which can provide safe drinking water for 5,000 people, is also on standby, should it be required.
PHILIPPINES: Following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Central Visayas, Philippine Red Cross volunteers and staff have been mobilized to assess the damage and respond to immediate needs. Immediately after the quake struck, Red Cross chapters in Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental and Siquijor provinces, mobilized their action teams to undertake a quick survey of damage. Additional Red Cross teams from the national headquarters are being readied for deployment. Meanwhile, Philippine Red Cross is actively sending out updates and issuing safety reminders using social media services, including Twitter. As rescue and assessment operations progress and the scale of devastation becomes clearer, Philippine Red Cross will roll out a comprehensive relief operation.
NIGER: Armed violence in north-eastern Nigeria is still causing displacement towards Niger, Cameroon and Chad. The ICRC and the Red Cross Society of Niger are providing emergency aid for thousands of people in the Diffa area.
GLOSSARY:
IFRC = International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
ICRC = International Committee of the Red Cross