The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our Sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.
CHINA: Millions of farmers in China are concerned about the impact of what state media says is 
the worst drought in at least six decades. The Red Cross Red Crescent is warning that food security needs to be based on the awareness that China’s weather can easily also become a problem for the Middle Easter or Africa.
CAMBODIA/THAILAND: Recent hostilities in the border region between Cambodia and Thailand resulted in the internal evacuation of thousands of people from their homes, raising an urgent need for food, shelter and other forms of assistance. The National Red Cross Societies in both countries have played a leading role in providing humanitarian assistance to these families.
ITALY: Italian Red Cross is responding to the influx of migrants from Tunisia who continue to arrive by boat on the Italian island of Lampedusa. Some 5,000 undocumented migrants have been intercepted by Italian coastguards and brought to the tiny island where the Italian Red Cross is providing healthcare and basic necessities such as clothing, food and first aid kits.
GLOSSARY:
ICRC = International Committee of the Red Cross
IFRC = International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies