The Turkish Red Crescent carries out blood services and is present in the field in case of natural or human-related disasters. In addition, within the scope of preventive efforts against the devastating impacts of disasters, TRC supports the protection of people and nature, the fight against poverty, direct in-kind and in-cash aid to families and…
Volunteering has been a significant factor in the development of social relations between people, the formation of standards of judgment, the increase of social awareness and entrepreneurship, and the resolution of problems. The concept of volunteering has managed to exist and develop within cultures throughout history. It interacts with many disciplines, such as civil society,…
We worked hard to alleviate human suffering by providing essential humanitarian aid such as food, shelter, health, and nutrition in 2022. We moved forward according to the fundamentals of humanitarian action, not only in Türkiye but also across the world. We operated in volunteering, donations, and communication within the framework of community relations by following…
As a result of the increase in economic, sociological, environmental, and physical vulnerabilities in today’s world, disasters have started to occur more frequently, especially in developing countries. Due to many various types of disasters, it can be seen that both the death toll and the number of people affected are high in Türkiye. Given the…
According to the United Nations Global Humanitarian Overview, while the number of people who need humanitarian aid and protection was 235 million in 2021, this number will reach 274 million by the end of 2022. According to the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report by the United Nations, 690 million people…
Many disciplines work together in natural disasters occurring in the world. While some activities and duties are interrupted during and after the disaster, all structures related to human health continue to work without a break. The COVID-19 crisis has made the health sector the center of all the other industries. In this context, the Turkish…
As the education, research, and publication department of the Turkish Red Crescent (TRC), TRC Academy operates in disaster, migration, social service, volunteering, international aid, humanitarian law, public health, and so on. Turkish Red Crescent Academy favors the unity of theory and practice in “humanitarian action,” which it sees as a framework concept that “covers all…
It would not be wrong to say that humanity entered the new century quite uneasy after witnessing tragic wars in the twentieth century. At the beginning of the millennium, many concepts such as global governance, the ideal of international society, and global sustainable development were put forward with great hopes for the sake of solving…
Since 2014, Türkiye has hosted the largest population of persons under temporary and international protection in the world. In 2021, the number of Syrians under temporary protection passed 3.7 million, while Türkiye also hosts approximately 320,000 international protection applicants and status holders from other countries, principally Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran. The Regional Refugee and Resilience…
Oppression, conflicts, violence, human rights violations and disorderly conducts for nine consecutive years have led to an increase in the number of forcibly displaced persons. According to the UNHCR’s Mid-Year Trends Report1 published in November, while a great number of people fled their homes due to violence, insecure situations and the effects of climate change,…
