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Better shelter for Sri Lanka’s displaced

Better shelter for Sri Lanka’s displaced Following the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka in 2010, the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society began a housing and livelihoods project in the northern part of the country to support the most vulnerable of the displaced people, who can now finally return to their homelands. The [...]

‘You are safe’

For migrants lost in the middle of the sea, after fleeing persecution and war, these three words mean all the world.

Season of rain, season of tragedy

From Ebola to disasters, the Ugandan Red Cross is used to responding to a wide range of crises. In western Uganda, for example, the Red Cross has been helping a growing number of people displaced by catastrophic yearly mudslides and floods.