Red Cross Launches World Disaster Report 2022 in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Strong local providers are a must for efficient humanitarian response; Red Cross disaster report finds. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies...
Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) is the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka's National Society. Its legal status is derived from a Royal Charter issued in 1951. (Original at the UK Privy Council office). The Geneva Convention of August 12, 1949, and UN Resolution 55 (1) recognise the Red Cross National Society as an auxiliary to the government in its humanitarian activities, as well as its right to act on its fundamental principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntarism, unity, and universality.
Strong local providers are a must for efficient humanitarian response; Red Cross disaster report finds. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies...
The economic downturn in Sri Lanka in 2022 caused unrest among the country’s civilians, causing chaos on the island and thrusting the country’s name into the global spotlight. During these...
May 8 marks the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize COLOMBO, May 8, 2023: Sri Lanka...
By Meleeza Rathnayake (Assistant Manager, Reporting & Communications of SLRCS) Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) has always been at the forefront of assisting people, and the Kolonnawa area was...
SLRCS hosts a Knowledge and Experience Sharing Field Visit for the Agriculture Students of UoP in response to the Ground Water Recharging for Disaster Preparedness Project COLOMBO-March 20, 2023: Sri...
By Achini Kavindi (Acting Focal Point for First-Aid/Communications Officer of SLRCS) and Kate Marshall (Surge Communications of IFRC) KOLONNAWA, WESTERN PROVINCE, SRI LANKA – “My sister gets...
Sri Lanka's ongoing economic crisis has left hospitals in desperate need of medicines and medical supplies. Donations from around the world are helping to alleviate the crisis until medical supplies return to normal.
Emergency Patient Transport, Normal Patient Transport and Critical Care Transport
Sri Lanka Red Cross Society is the country's leading provider of first aid, with a team of highly trained practitioners on hand in all of our branches. We now provide a variety of first aid courses that will benefit a wide range of people and situations.
SLRCS invites all private and public sector parties to reserve our training hall for all of your conference and training needs. All amenities are provided at the venue.
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