The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) gratefully acknowledges the support provided by the following organizations for the production and publication of the IFRC World Disasters Report 2026:
Translation costs for the Chinese edition were generously provided by the International Academy of Red Cross in China while the Russian translation was carried out by the Russian Red Cross Linguistic Centre.
Lead Editor and Author: Charlotte Lindsey Curtet
Designer: Yann le Floc'h
Project Manager: Heather Marie Leson
Copyeditor: Jen Claydon
The World Disasters Report 2026 features over 100 written contributions from more than 60 practitioners and researchers across the humanitarian sector, as well as from governments, academia, civil society and beyond. These contributions appear throughout the report in Contributor Insight boxes, acknowledging the individual authors and their respective organizations.
The IFRC Solferino Academy led a two-month rapid community intelligence study with 40 volunteers and staff from 10 National Societies. Acting as community researchers, they interviewed 132 volunteers and community members affected by humanitarian crises. Findings were synthesised by volunteer academics from the University of Michigan, Northumbria University and Open Lab (Newcastle University), ensuring that local nuance was preserved. Selected quotes appear throughout the report.