@IFRC Spokesperson and head of the Media team. Father, writer, globetrotter, @OfficialASRoma supporter. For info/interviews: DM or media@ifrc.org
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Tommaso Della Longa retweeted
For families in Gaza, a tent is often the only shelter they have. Heavy rain, flooding and strong winds are now destroying even that.
Displaced families are facing severe cold with little protection, losing their shelter and the few belongings they have left.
@PalestineRCS teams are responding to urgent calls for help, but available supplies and resources fall far short of the enormous needs.
Essential humanitarian supplies must be allowed into Gaza, and frontline teams must have the resources to reach families with shelter, warmth and lifesaving care.
Tommaso Della Longa retweeted
Nearly CHF 120 million in pledges & confirmed funding commitments for 2026 & 2027 marked today’s @IFRC_DREF Pledging Conference.
We are grateful to our donors & partners for their continued trust & support for locally led humanitarian action as humanitarian funding faces growing pressure worldwide.
#PledgeforDREF
#DREFinAction
The @ifrc thanks donors and partners for their commitments at the 2026 IFRC-DREF Pledging Conference, supporting local humanitarian responders to act quickly when emergencies strike and before predicted hazards cause harm.
Pledges and confirmed funding commitments for 2026 and 2027 reached nearly CHF 120 million. This total includes contributions announced during the meeting, commitments from partners unable to attend, and up to CHF 15 million per year in contingent financing through the IFRC-DREF insurance coverage.
“Local Red Cross and Red Crescent teams know their communities and are there when emergencies strike. They need predictable funding to turn that knowledge into immediate action. These commitments will help put resources in their hands sooner, so they can protect lives and livelihoods before a crisis escalates,” said @jagan_chapagain.
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Tommaso Della Longa retweeted
The @IFRC thanks donors and partners for their commitments at the 2026 @IFRC_DREF Pledging Conference, supporting local humanitarian responders to act quickly when emergencies strike and before predicted hazards cause harm.
Pledges and confirmed funding commitments for 2026 and 2027 reached nearly CHF 120 million.
Learn more: ifrc.org/press-release/ifrc-…
Tommaso Della Longa retweeted
For communities facing Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, trust can make the difference between life and death.
In this week’s IFRC News Podcast, @petra_khoury, IFRC Director of Health and Care, explores the outbreak and the risks of further spread across borders: how misinformation, mistrust and insecurity complicate the response, and how Red Cross volunteers and @IFRC are working with communities to build trust, detect cases early and save lives.
🎧 Listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts.
YouTube: bit.ly/4j1OOl6
Spotify: bit.ly/4zP3NoN
Apple: bit.ly/4iuhpzm
Tommaso Della Longa retweeted
“This is not localisation as rhetoric. This is localisation in action. This is localisation finance. This is localisation financed by you.”
At today’s @IFRC_DREF Pledging Conference, @IFRC Secretary General @jagan_chapagain highlighted how the IFRC-DREF transforms commitments into concrete support for locally led humanitarian action.
Tommaso Della Longa retweeted
“When resources are scarce, every franc, dollar, pound and euro must travel further, move faster, reach closer to people and arrive before a crisis becomes a catastrophe.”
At today’s @IFRC_DREF Pledging Conference, IFRC Secretary General @jagan_chapagain made the case not only for more funding, but for changing how we finance humanitarian action.
The IFRC DREF helps ensure that resources reach local responders quickly, enabling them to act before disasters escalate and to support communities when they need it most.
Thank you to all our donors and partners for their unwavering support in making our work possible.
Tommaso Della Longa retweeted
Behind every displacement figure is a family forced to leave everything behind in search of safety.
In Moyale, Kenya, thousands of people are facing an uncertain future after fleeing violence across the border with Ethiopia.
@KenyaRedCross volunteers, with support from the @IFRC, are helping families meet their immediate needs, offering essential assistance, care and dignity during an incredibly difficult time.
For families who have lost so much, humanitarian support can make all the difference.
Tommaso Della Longa retweeted
La Croce Rossa Italiana e il Corpo Militare Volontario della CRI rendono omaggio alla memoria e all'impegno della Sergente Laura Procacci e del Tenente Franco Adriano Zecchillo.
La Sergente Procacci, laureanda in Medicina e Chirurgia, aveva 32 anni ed era operativamente orientata alla gestione dell'emergenza-urgenza. Il Tenente Zecchillo, con un'esperienza quarantennale in ambito sanitario, docente e figura di riferimento per la formazione professionale avrebbe compiuto 65 anni domani.
Entrambi incarnavano con rigore e dedizione i valori dell'Associazione. Il loro percorso professionale e associativo rimane una testimonianza di costante impegno, alto profilo specialistico e spirito di servizio a favore della collettività. Uniamo il nostro dolore a quello delle loro famiglie e dei loro affetti.
Tommaso Della Longa retweeted
I am deeply saddened by the tragic helicopter accident in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Among the victims were two Italian Red Cross volunteers @crocerossa, Franco Adriano Zecchillo and Laura Procacci, who were killed while serving as part of a medical evacuation team. A third team member was also injured.
My heartfelt condolences go to the families, friends and colleagues of those who lost their lives, and to everyone at the Italian Red Cross. I wish all those injured a full and swift recovery.
Che tragedia!
Le mie più sentite condoglianze e tutta la mia vicinanza ai colleghi della @crocerossa, alle famiglie e agli amici dei volontari scomparsi.
Un abbraccio al volontario rimasto ferito e a tutta la Croce Rossa Italiana in questo momento di immenso dolore.
Tommaso Della Longa retweeted
For families fleeing conflict in Yemen, the search for safety means risking their lives at sea.
In this week’s IFRC podcast, @TDellaLonga explores the humanitarian situation in Djibouti: the urgent needs of people arriving, the pressures on communities welcoming them, and how the Djibouti Red Crescent and @IFRC are delivering lifesaving support.
🎧 Listen to the episode wherever you get your podcast:
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Tommaso Della Longa retweeted
I am deeply saddened by the killing of Baderaldain Omer Musa Ibrahim, a Sudanese Red Crescent volunteer, while providing first aid in Blue Nile State. He was 33 and had served his community for six years.
My deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues at the Sudanese Red Crescent.
Just days after our discussions in Brussels on protecting humanitarian personnel, his death is another painful reminder that words must become action.
Attacks against humanitarian personnel are unacceptable.
Humanitarian workers and volunteers must be respected and protected.
Our statement 👇
Tommaso Della Longa retweeted
Too often, we are asking permanent institutions to live on temporary money.
National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are there before a crisis, during it and long after it. Yet much of their funding arrives with the headlines and leaves with them.
Today in Geneva, with Lombard Odier and Fondation Philanthropia, we launched the @IFRC Endowment Platform to help address that gap.
The idea is simple: contributions in the Endowment Platform remain invested, while the income they generate supports the people, local branches and essential systems that National Societies need to serve their communities, year after year.
Endowment returns help our National Societies stay strong after the cameras have gone – strengthening their resilience for the next shock.
The Ukrainian Red Cross Endowment Fund is the first fund under the Platform. Our ambition is to extend this opportunity to National Societies across our network.
The strength we invest in today is the strength communities can count on tomorrow.
Tommaso Della Longa retweeted
For communities already facing hardship, El Niño can bring further risks to food security and livelihoods. But early warnings can give people time to prepare and act before disaster strikes.
In the latest episode of IFRC Weekly News, we speak with Jonathan Stone about how El Niño interacts with climate change, what this means for communities, and how the @IFRC and Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies turn early warnings into early action.
Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts.
YouTube: youtu.be/JAS5EauyuCA
Spotify: bit.ly/4yRmQxT
Apple: bit.ly/3U1lsK8
Tommaso Della Longa retweeted
Ahead of the International Conference on the Protection of Humanitarian Aid Workers in Brussels, the @IFRC and European Union @eu_echo reaffirm their strong partnership and shared commitment to protecting and supporting humanitarian personnel.
Through this partnership, and with EU funding under the Protect Aid Workers initiative, the IFRC established the RED Family Fund, a solidarity mechanism supporting the families of IFRC staff and volunteers who have tragically lost their lives in the line of duty.
In Brussels, together, and with the support of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union @Ireland2026eu, we will continue to advocate for meaningful protection, stronger accountability and practical support for those who put humanity first.
Safety must be the standard, not the exception.
Tommaso Della Longa retweeted
Our thoughts are with our colleagues, their families and the entire @RedCrossUkraine team. We wish them a full and speedy recovery.
Humanitarian workers must be protected. They must be able to help communities safely.
Three @RedCrossUkraine representatives were injured in an attack in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, on 13 October. All three sustained wounds and burns and are receiving hospital care. Their office was heavily damaged.
My heart is with our colleagues. Wishing them a speedy recovery.
Birgitte was an inspiring leader, someone from whom I always learned, a principled humanitarian and an icon of integrity, vision and courage.
I feel honoured to have worked with her. I will always remember her extraordinary capacity to listen, her positive outlook, her ability to look ahead and anticipate emerging trends, and her amazing sense of humour, even in the most difficult moments. She led by example, never afraid to roll up her sleeves and work shoulder to shoulder with her team. Something I will never forget.
She was tough, but always gentle, because above everything, Birgitte was an amazing human being: gentle, energetic, positive and deeply compassionate. She was someone with whom I could discuss anything, and whose perspective I always valued.
I will miss her so much. Her loss is immense for the entire humanitarian community.
My deepest condolences and thoughts are with her family, with all her friends and loved ones, and with the entire Europe region team.
ifrc.org/statement/ifrc-mour…
Tommaso Della Longa retweeted
I'm devastated to share the news of the sudden passing of my close friend and colleague, Birgitte Bischoff Ebbesen, the IFRC's Regional Director for Europe.
We've published this statement.
My deepest condolences to Birgitte's husband, family, friends and colleagues at this awful, painful time. ifrc.org/statement/ifrc-mour…