Review of the 2022–2023 cyclone season

Review of the 2022–2023 cyclone season

Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement stakeholders meet to review the season In late May, PIROI/French Red Cross invited the region’s 6 National Societies (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania), as well as IFRC representatives (Indian Ocean...
Malagasy Red Cross’s humanitarian response to Cyclone FREDDY

Malagasy Red Cross’s humanitarian response to Cyclone FREDDY

​After travelling across the Indian Ocean for more than 35 days, FREDDY marked the 2022-2023 cyclone season with its exceptional longevity and major impact on the people of Madagascar, Mozambique, and Malawi. Since developing off southern Indonesia on 6 February 2023,...
A look at Red Cross response to recent cyclones in Madagascar

A look at Red Cross response to recent cyclones in Madagascar

Last April, PIROI/French Red Cross emergency response team member Céline White was deployed to Madagascar to help with the emergency operation being carried out there by Malagasy Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies....
Development of the network of warehouses with pre-positioned supplies in the small island states of the south-west Indian Ocean

Development of the network of warehouses with pre-positioned supplies in the small island states of the south-west Indian Ocean

PIROI has developed since 2007 a strategy of pre-positioning emergency relief supplies in regional warehouses, making it much easier to send equipment to affected areas in the event of a disaster. These stocks are pooled at regional and national level, thereby helping...