The Addis Ababa Branch Office of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), in collaboration with the Society’s Humanitarian Diplomacy and Communication Service, conducted a one-day Red Cross Training for Security Forces on May 28, 2026. The training brought together police officers from the Addis Ababa Police Commission and the city’s eleven sub-cities, along with branch […]
The United Kingdom, through the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), has donated 28 trucks and humanitarian equipment worth £5.4 million to the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) to strengthen its emergency response and humanitarian operations across Ethiopia. Speaking at the handover ceremony, ERCS Secretary General Ato Abera Lulessa stated that the event represented more […]
Addis Ababa, 28 May 2026 – The United Kingdom is providing additional support to the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) through transferring a total of 22 trucks, a drilling rig and crane, 3 water trucks, and 1 desludging truck. This has been financed through Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) funding of a total £5.4 […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) Amhara Regional Branch has provided critical humanitarian assistance to conflict-affected and displaced communities in the Chagni and Ayehu Gagusa woredas of the Awi National Zone. The intervention was carried out to address the urgent needs of families who were forced to flee their homes due to conflict, helping them […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) Somali Regional Branch has officially launched the Harshin Town Borehole Solarization Project through a formal site handover ceremony held in Harshin Woreda. The project, funded by the Netherlands Red Cross through MOFA, was launched in the presence of representatives from the Somali Regional Water Bureau, ERCS Somali Regional Branch, […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) Sidama Regional Branch Office provided emergency humanitarian assistance from 22–24 May 2026 to communities affected by the recent conflict involving Chire, Aroresa, and Hokko woredas of the Sidama Region and Haranfama Woreda of West Guji Zone. The humanitarian response aimed to support displaced and vulnerable families who were severely […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), in collaboration with the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission (EDRMC), conducted a Training of Trainers (ToT) on the country’s Disaster Risk Management (DRM) policy, legal framework, and humanitarian assistance self-reliance initiative in Addis Ababa from April 20–21, 2026. According to information shared during the forum, the training aimed to […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society, in partnership with the Austrian Red Cross and with funding support from the Austrian Development Agency, has launched the Transforming Emergency and Recovery Support for Future Advancement (TESFA) project on May 14, 2026, in Dessie town. The two-year humanitarian and recovery project will be implemented in Borena and Mekdela districts […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) held a productive discussion today with representatives of UN OCHA at the ERCS National Office, focusing on strengthening partnerships, enhancing humanitarian response efforts in Gambella Region, and ERCS’s participation in the Ethiopian Humanitarian Country Team. The meeting addressed key humanitarian challenges, including budget constraints, access limitations, and fuel shortages, […]
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society, in collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and sister National Societies, is conducting the first-ever training in Africa focused on the effective operation of Emergency Operations Centers (EOC), in Addis Ababa. The four-day training has brought together EOC coordinators, information management specialists, and […]