For Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, each year brings new challenges. 2014 saw the Philippines recovering from the most powerful storm to ever make landfall, in Syria, Central African Republic and South Sudan, violence continued and new sources of conflicts appeared around the world.
In 2015, over one million people made difficult and dangerous journeys fleeing violence or persecution at home and seeking a better life in Europe. For many, their first encounter on European soil is with volunteers or staff from the Red Cross.
