Addis Ababa, November 10, 2026 – The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), in collaboration with its Movement partners, has commemorated World Mental Health Day 2026 at its Headquarters under the theme “Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change,” highlighting the importance of listening to people with lived experiences of mental health challenges and strengthening mental […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) has provided Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Item (ESNFI) assistance worth approximately ETB 30 million to 1,000 households displaced by the recent conflict in Moyale Town and surrounding kebeles. According to ERCS emergency response teams, the assistance was dispatched from the Society’s central humanitarian warehouses and transported to the affected […]
The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric, has extended heartfelt condolences to the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) and the family, friends, and colleagues of Mr. Mulugeta Andualem, an ERCS ambulance driver who was killed while carrying out his humanitarian duty on 14 October 2026. In a condolence letter […]
A High-Level Delegation Led by Mr.Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), today visited the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) Headquarters, where he held discussions with the Society’s senior management on its humanitarian operations, institutional development, and partnership priorities. In his welcoming […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) Amhara Regional Branch, in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), conducted a three-day integrated capacity-building training for ambulance drivers and attendants in Bahir Dar from October 27 to 29, 2026. The training brought together 28 ambulance drivers and attendants from five zonal branches: west gojam, […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society, in partnership with the Austrian Red Cross and with funding support from the International Partnership Austria, inaugurated a modern solar power plant in Harbu Town Administration, South Wollo Zone, built at a cost of 13.4 million Birr to serve as an energy source for clean drinking water. The project was […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society, in partnership with the Austrian Red Cross, and with funding from the International Partnerships Austria, held a lessons learned and review workshop in Dessie on October 28, 2026, to evaluate the implementation of the “Multi-Sector Emergency Support for Lifesaving and Leading to Resilience (MESALEL)” project, which has been underway in […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) has provided medicines, food assistance, and financial support valued at more than Birr 68 million to health facilities affected in the Tigray Region. Of this amount, emergency food assistance valued at more than Birr 3.5 million includes 240 quintals of wheat flour, 720 liters of edible oil, and 7 […]
A delegation from the Finnish Red Cross, led by Ms. Tiina Saarikoski, Director of International Development, paid a courtesy visit to the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) Headquarters in Addis Ababa to strengthen the partnership between the two National Societies and explore areas of continued collaboration. Welcoming the delegation, ERCS Secretary General Ato Abera Lulessa […]
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of Ato Mulugeta Andualem, an Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) ambulance driver who was killed during a violent armed attack in the Juraysis Mender area. In a condolence letter dated 21 October 2026, Jagan Chapagain, IFRC […]