This isn’t goodbye, it’s a “see you later.” We have successfully concluded the RC Net 2025 Meeting, and presented souvenirs to our delegates a gesture led by Counsel Alex Luganda, National Society Legal Advisor, who also stood in for our Chairman of the Board / President during

This week, I visited #Beletweyne to meet the #ICRC and #SRCS (#BishaCas) colleagues and exchange with authorities on the difficult humanitarian situation in #Hiraan, and ICRC/SRCS neutral, independent and impartial humanitarian action along and across frontlines.

Proud to join 15 African National Societies at #RCNet2025 General Assembly with Uganda Red Cross Society. VP Ahmed Jama of Somali Red Crescent highlighted the urgent need to work more closely to bridge funding gaps as humanitarian needs grow. Thank you IFRC Africa and #ICRC for the

Volunteers at the Somali Red Crescent (#SRCS) Branch in Marka are now fully equipped to utilize the organization's new Volunteer and Member Management System (#VMMS) following intensive training sessions conducted this week. Under the expert facilitation of Ahmed Abdi Hassan,

In Beletwein town, a moment of pure joy recently illuminated the vital importance of accessible healthcare services. At the Bundaweyn clinic, medical staff celebrated the successful delivery of healthy twins, with both the mother and her newborns reported to be in excellent

The first Africa Regional Resource Mobilisation #Skillshare Workshop opens today in Addis Ababa bringing together representatives from 45 African National Societies, including the Somali Red Crescent Society (#SRCS), to address the critical challenge of sustainable funding in an

Somalia is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis, leaving millions in urgent need of food, water & health services. @IFRC has launched a CHF 25 million appeal to scale up life-saving support. Read more & support: bit.ly/46Wezw9 #Somalia #Drought

The SRCS team, currently participating in the Skillshare Meeting in Addis Ababa, engaged in a productive discussion with Ahmed Yimam, Deputy Secretary General of the Ethiopian Red Cross, and Mohamed Dada, a Volunteers Member specializing in Branch Affairs, to explore

In a humanitarian initiative addressing the urgent needs of vulnerable children, the Somali Red Crescent Society (#SRCS) Branch in #Garowe successfully provided critical support to 55 street children on 9 October 2025. This targeted intervention demonstrates the SRCS's

The EU is providing €250,000 in humanitarian aid to support the Somalia Red Crescent Society’s emergency response to ongoing crises driven by prolonged drought, climate shocks, environmental degradation and the collapse of essential services. Abdulkadir “Afi”

The drastic reduction of humanitarian funding is having a brutal impact on basic services provided to people affected by conflict and climate shocks in #Somalia. It also highlights the need to break the vicious circle of aid dependency and ensure sustainable humanitarian action.

“Volunteers wearing their vests and having their الهلال الاحمر السوداني identification documents being killed is awful and unbearable for us.” Pierre Kremer, our deputy regional director via FRANCE 24 English We strongly reiterate our call for unwavering respect for the Red Cross and Red Crescent

In 1859, amid the chaos of a battlefield, one man saw what others overlooked: humanity. Henry Dunant believed that even in the darkest moments of war, compassion could endure. In 1910, he passed away, yet we remember him as the man who turned empathy into a global action.

A team of Somali Red Crescent Society Officers is currently on a two-week exposure visit to Nairobi, Kenya as part of the organization’s digital transformation efforts. This follows the successful implementation of a new corporate email system. The visit aims to strengthen

In times of humanitarian crisis and shocks, it is the local communities which are the first and primary responders, not international organisations. Thus the need to support local actors and organisations, such as the #SRCS (#BishaCas).

Kenya Red Cross Secretary General, Dr. Ahmed Idris, joined the Parliamentary Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, alongside Members of National Assembly KE and leaders from the Automobile Association of Kenya, for the National Policy Dialogue on Road Safety held at the

Distribution of 1'500 goats to conflict-affected families in rural Kalabayr & Waaciye, Al-Miskat hills, Bari region of #Puntland #Somalia. In-kind support to sustain pastoralist livelihoods. 300 families, 5 goats each, with vets on site to vaccinate, deworm & tag. ICRC Africa