As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the New Zealand Red Cross stand in solidarity with the humanitarian efforts of our Movement colleagues at the ICRC, the IFRC, Magen David Adom in Israel, and Palestine Red Crescent Society as they respond to the escalation of violence and displacement in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. 

March 21 is the International Committee of the Red Cross annual Day of Remembrance. It’s when we honour and pay tribute to our colleagues who have lost their lives or who have been seriously injured while performing their humanitarian duties.

There are more than 13,000 nuclear weapons in the world, many on ‘hair trigger’ alert status, ready to be launched at a few minutes notice, writes Dr Rebecca Dudley.

In this blog, New Zealand Red Cross delegate Jessica Timings talks about her time in Armenia, helping the response to the needs of people fleeing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Red Cross nurse Felicity Gapes has been awarded the highest international nursing distinction, the Florence Nightingale Medal, for her work in regions of conflict and political instability.