Resources

More than 58% of the world’s population currently lives in urban areas and this number is growing. Globally, urban areas have higher water and sanitation coverage […]

This case study examines how the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) responded to a major cholera outbreak that swept across all 10 provinces between February 2023 […]

Between July and October 2024, Nigeria experienced widespread flooding that severely impacted water systems. Stagnant floodwaters contaminated wells, boreholes, rivers, and groundwater with sewage and surface […]

Case study – Afghan Red Crescent and Finnish Red Cross, 2025 The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS), with support from the Finnish Red Cross (FRC), has […]

Frequent flooding in Pakistan severely impacts sanitation infrastructure, causing contamination of water sources and increasing the spread of waterborne diseases. This project combined installation of household-level […]

Developed by the Global WASH Cluster in 2008, the standard HP Box provides essential materials for emergency hygiene campaigns. However, its generic, heavy, and expensive content […]

When severe flooding displaced over 154,608 people across Zambia in February 2023, the Zambia Red Cross Society (ZRCS) demonstrated that meaningful community engagement is achievable even […]

The South Sudan Red Cross designed and implemented an innovation in Kuajok, Gogrial West County, Warrap State, to break the prevailing barriers on Menstrual Hygiene Management […]

This article explores how the Nepal Red Cross and Swiss Red Cross are using the COM-B model to move from assumptions to evidence-based, practical, participatory solutions […]

This presentation outlines two examples of solid waste management programmes from the Philippines and Rwanda, which included circular economy components as well as behaviour change and […]

To eliminate cholera and stop recurring outbreaks, from 2025 to 2030 the IFRC is scaling up efforts in priority countries through a combined strategy of rapid […]

This Strategic Direction sets a clear and actionable path for the IFRC and our Network from 2024 to 2030. This is not a technical document – […]

This report evaluates gender equality within the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) team of the Austrian Red Cross (AutRC). The study was done by graduate students from […]

From June to August 2024, the IFRC conducted a survey on WASH knowledge management (KM) in the IFRC and National Societies and conducted an analysis of […]

The Humanitarian Innovative Finance Hub (HIFHUB) has prepared this briefing paper in response to  the growing body of work and interest among humanitarian actors in using […]

Water at the Heart of Climate Action – Accelerating and scaling up water action to reduce risks and increase climate resilience. Inception Report – 30 August […]

On September 8, 2023, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Morocco, killing 2,946 and injuring 5,674 people, with 59,674 houses damaged or destroyed. The IFRC responded […]

Starting from mid-June 2022, unprecedented monsoon rains triggered one of Pakistan’s worst floods in decades. One-third of Pakistan’s territory and around 33 million people were impacted […]