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25.03.20

Emergency Appeal: Covid-19. Misinformation kills. Training helps save lives.

Knowledge and skills are vital. In these challenging times, we need your support more than ever to prepare communities and protect lives. Each day counts. Together we can save lives.

20.03.20

Our response to COVID-19 - Update 23 March 2020

At RedR UK, we take the threat of COVID-19 very seriously and have immediately put measures in place to protect the health and safety of our staff and people in the communities that we serve around the world. 

24.02.20

Richard Dietrich is RedR UK’s Programmes Transition Director

Richard Dietrich has recently been appointed as RedR UK’s Programmes Transition Director. Richard is a senior manager with over 20 years’ experience in civil engineering, humanitarian work and international development. During his career he has managed operations for NGOs, the UNHCR and consultancy companies across Asia, Europe, Latin America and Africa.

21.02.20

World Urban Forum 2020, what's new?

The World Urban Forum ran from 8th to 13th February 2020 in Abu Dhabi, with over 13,000 people attending the international gathering on urban issues. RedR UK has been playing a crucial role in urban humanitarian response with the private and humanitarian sectors over the last 40 years.

12.02.20

My coaching experience with a Climate Change trainee in the Philippines

Mercy Cepe is the Executive Director for CONCERN Inc, an emergency relief organisation based in San Fernando just north of Manila, Philippines. In September 2019, Mercy recently attended RedR UK’s Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction (CCADRR) training course in Manila.  Since then I have had the privilege of coaching her as she seeks to introduce CCADRR strategies into her workplace and advocate for CCA to be included in her municipality’s DRR programmes.