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Red Cross raising funds to help people arriving in Canada from Ukraine

- The Canadian Red Cross has opened the Ukraine Humanitarian Support in Canada Appeal to help people who have been displaced by the conflict in Ukraine when they arrive in Canada.
 

Canadian donations reaching people in Ukraine and surrounding countries

- The Canadian Red Cross continues to provide vital assistance to people in Ukraine and surrounding countries.  Red Cross teams are working in Ukraine and neighbouring countries to provide urgent items in an effort to alleviate human suffering caused by the conflict.

Red Cross aid reaching people in Ukraine and surrounding countries

- The Canadian Red Cross wishes to thank Canadians for their generous financial donations to the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal.  As of March 21st, Canadian donations have reached $119 million.

Red Cross launches Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal

- The Canadian Red Cross has launched the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal to respond to those affected by ongoing conflict in the country. 

Canadian Red Cross sends team to Haiti to provide medical support

- The Canadian Red Cross has sent a team of highly skilled humanitarian experts and equipment to Haiti to help provide essential health care to communities devastated by the recent earthquake.

Canadian Red Cross Sending Health Clinic to Honduras for Hurricane Relief

- The Canadian Red Cross, with support from the Government of Canada, is deploying its emergency health clinic to Honduras to provide urgent health care in communities devastated by Hurricanes Eta and Iota.

Canadian Red Cross sends team to Japan to assist Canadians in hospital with Coronavirus

- The Canadian Red Cross is sending a team of aid workers to Japan to provide crucial assistance to Canadian passengers that have tested positive for coronavirus COVID-19 after travelling aboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner.

Canadian banks accepting donations for Red Cross response to Ebola epidemic in West Africa

- The Canadian Red Cross is pleased to announce that nine banks in Canada are accepting cash donations in support of Red Cross efforts to end the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa.

Three years on: Red Cross calls for end to humanitarian tragedy in Syria

- Today, the Canadian Red Cross joins with Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners around the world in calling for an end to the humanitarian tragedy in Syria.