Overview
- Cruz Roja Mexicana unveiled the “El Llamado está en Ti” campaign and an online sign‑up platform, reporting about 34,000 registered volunteers and setting a goal to double that number within a year, with enrollment open to adults 18 and over.
- Cruz Roja España reported broad 2024 activity, including 2.8 million people assisted nationwide; in Castilla y León alone, 94,495 people were supported by 13,060 volunteers, with Valladolid counting 2,290 volunteers (252 new this year) and Córdoba around 4,000 (470 new).
- In Palencia, a recognition event highlighted summer wildfire operations in which ERBE and ERIE teams opened three temporary shelters and assisted 257 evacuees, alongside psychosocial support and youth activities.
- The UN Volunteers programme logged 14,631 volunteers in 2024, a 14% year‑on‑year increase supporting field and technical roles across UN entities.
- Local ceremonies from Alzira’s honors for dana responders to school-led activities in Oviedo underscored rising youth involvement, as Catalan sector leaders called for less bureaucratic funding and long‑term policy integration of volunteering.