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IFRC Global Migration and Displacement Newsletter 
MARCH 2022


Dear colleagues,  

Welcome to the March issue of the IFRC Global Migration and Displacement Newsletter! This issue highlights Red Cross and Red Crescent migration and displacement activities in all five regions.

We hope you find the information useful, and as always, please feel free to be in touch with any migration and displacement related queries or comments about the Newsletter. Please also feel free to share this Newsletter with your colleagues, who can subscribe here. 

Ezekiel Simperingham, IFRC Migration and Displacement Global Lead
ezekiel.simperingham@ifrc.org
GLOBAL
The IFRC launches an Emergency Appeal to support Ukraine and impacted countries
Read the Operational Strategy and the first Operation update
The IPCC says, with high confidence: “Climate and weather extremes are increasingly driving displacement in all regions”
“Act now to save lives and prevent migrants from going missing” - IFRC, ICRC, UN Migration Network and International Commission on Missing Persons joint statement
118 IFRC DREF allocations (CHF 30,674,172) to support National Societies in responding to population movement emergencies since 2009
Dignifying, Diverse and Desired: Cash and Vouchers as Humanitarian Assistance for Migrants
EUROPE

The IFRC and SOS Mediterranée teams rescued 158 people in two days in international waters of Libya 

In one month, IFRC and Red Cross Red Crescent teams have mobilised with speed and at scale across 8 countries to assist people within Ukraine and neighbouring countries

British Red Cross new report “Together at last – Supporting refugee families who reunite in the UK”
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

"They flee their homes seeking safety. They risk their lives for a better future. Saving their lives, protecting their dignity, ensuring their safety is everyone’s duty"
Composition by Naseer Shammal, IFRC Goodwill Ambassador

Kuwaiti Red Crescent and Egyptian Red Crescent support people fleeing Ukraine
‘I can put myself in their shoes’ - Walid, forced to flee home because of conflict is now working with Yemen Red Crescent supporting IDPs
AFRICA

Displaced families assisted by Malian Red Cross with shelter kits and essential household items in Tumbuktu region
Ten Sahel Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reunited in Dakar for an IFRC Migration workshop
THE AMERICAS

COVID-19 in the Americas: Listening to the most vulnerable 
Community perceptions from migrants, refugees, host communities and indigenous populations 
ASIA PACIFIC

Myanmar Red Cross mobile medical teams provided medical care to 4,400 people in March in the internal displacement camps 
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