Silent Disasters

Nine out of ten disasters never reach international headlines. Every day, the Red Cross and Red Crescent responds to all disasters—big or small—and also works alongside people to help them prepare for a future where disasters are likely to be more frequent.

Over the next month we'll show you how the IFRC, our Red Cross partners in Europe and the European Commission's Humanitarian Assistance and Civil Protection (ECHO) joined together to respond to recent silent disasters and how we are preparing people not only for the headline-grabbing disasters, but also the more frequent silent disasters.

These disasters are anything but silent to those who must live with their effects.

To learn more, please visit: http://www.ifrc.org/silentdisasters
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