Red Cross, EU launch ‘Silent Disasters’ campaign

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has launched a campaign to draw more attention to what it calls ‘Silent Disasters’.

The organisation will broadcast a short film in 11 EU countries to highlight under-reported humanitarian crises.

It is backed by the EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid Kristalina Georgieva.

“Why it is important for these Silent Disasters to speak up because more people in more areas are affected by them and this stabilises local communities,” Georgieva said.

“For solidarity to work for all, we have to make the voices of people who are now in Silent Disasters heard.”

The campaign follows a series of Red Cross-backed documentaries by euronews journalist Chris Cummins, which covered Haiti’s post-quake recovery and the plight of Aborigines in Australia.

Red Cross research has found that 91 percent of the disasters they respond to often go unnoticed and can fail to attract the essential funds needed.

Watch the video below to learn more about the campaign and visit the IFRC's Silent Disasters page for more information. You can also watch euronews’ previous editions of Silent Disasters, produced in partnership with the IFRC, below the video player.

Here is the link to the launch of the Silent Disasters campaign.

Watch euronews' Silent Disasters series

Australia- Dream Time in Down Town
Sri Lanka- A9 to reconciliation
Liberia- Crossing the Cavalla
Ulaanbaatar- Mongolia’s capital under pressure
Haiti- Coping with catastrophe