The Red Cross is providing aid in Nepal
The Red Cross is providing aid in Nepal
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One million euros from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland for the Red Cross aid operation in Nepal
(4.9.2026)
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland has decided to support the aid work of the Red Cross in Nepal with one million euros.
The funds will be channelled to the aid operation by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and used to support the work of the Nepal Red Cross in helping people affected by the devastating flash floods.
‘Disastrous floods in Nepal have devastated entire villages. Families are trying to cope amidst great loss, and the need for humanitarian aid is constantly increasing,’ says Marko Korhonen, Head of International Emergency Operations Unit at the Finnish Red Cross.
The Red Cross provides humanitarian aid to those affected by major disasters, including emergency accommodation, healthcare services, household supplies and cash aid. Family members who have been separated are helped to reunite, and people traumatised by the crisis are provided with psychosocial support.
The Red Cross also works to improve access to clean water and sanitation in disaster-stricken areas.
‘The risk of the spread of infectious diseases, such as cholera, has increased. Floodwaters have contaminated water supplies, and some of the water and sanitation infrastructure has been completely destroyed,’ Korhonen says.
Fleur Verwer, an aid worker participating in the IFRC aid operation in Nepal, describes the situation in the disaster-stricken area one week after the flash floods. Watch the video.
The Finnish Red Cross donates half a million euros to help people affected by the floods in Nepal
(28 August 2026)
The Finnish Red Cross is using funds from its disaster relief fund to support the International Red Cross aid operation in Nepal where flash floods have caused widespread destruction.
Floods in northern Nepal have swept away homes, power stations and numerous bridges and roads.
‘Entire villages have been destroyed, and the need for aid will continue to grow in the coming hours and days. Restoring connections to villages that have been cut off is vital to ensure that aid reaches them and that people can find out how their loved ones are doing,’ says Marko Korhonen, Head of International Emergency Operations at the Finnish Red Cross.
Teams from the Nepal Red Cross have been working since the very outset of the disaster. The teams have been distributing food and water and delivering emergency aid supplies, such as accommodation supplies, first aid kits, stretchers and hygiene kits.
The Finnish Red Cross is contributing half a million euros from its Disaster Relief Fund to an aid operation by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support aid work by the Nepal Red Cross at the scene.
The Red Cross aid operation will provide essential household items, emergency accommodation, healthcare services and cash aid, among other things, to those who have lost their homes. In addition, access to clean water and sanitation will be improved. The operation will also provide psychosocial support to those traumatised by the crisis and help to reunite family members who have been separated from one another.
The Red Cross is providing aid in Nepal
(27 August 2026)
Emergency funding is being provided from the International Red Cross Fund to support the Nepal Red Cross Society’s aid work, which is helping people affected by severe flash floods in northern Nepal.
The Disaster Relief Fund (DREF) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is providing nearly one million Swiss francs (approximately 1.06 million euros) of emergency funding to support the Nepal Red Cross Society in responding to the most urgent needs, while field teams assess the extent of the damage.
Since 2022, the Finnish Red Cross has supported aid work with a total of 3.5 million euros through DREF. In 2025, the Finnish Red Cross contributed one million euros to the fund from its own Disaster Relief Fund. This year, it has contributed 750,000 euros so far.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland has allocated three million euros in humanitarian funding to the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. With the help of the money already collected in the fund, the efforts of local aid workers can be supported quickly when funds are needed to organise emergency aid on short notice.
In collaboration with the International Red Cross, the Finnish Red Cross is also developing proactive measures and supporting National Societies in preparing for increasing and extreme weather events.
The Finnish Red Cross is monitoring the situation closely and stands ready to send further aid.
Floods have caused widespread destruction in northern Nepal
(27 August 2026)
Devastating floods struck northern Nepal on 26 August.
“As well as homes and power stations, the floods have destroyed numerous bridges and roads, making it difficult to reach the communities worst affected and to assess the extent of the damage. The most important thing at this initial stage is to continue search and rescue operations, provide first aid quickly to the injured, offer emergency accommodation to those who have lost their homes, ensure access to safe drinking water and other essential basic supplies and re-establish contact with communities that have been cut off,” says Head of International Emergency Operations Unit Marko Korhonen from the Finnish Red Cross.
