# Red Cross federation raises $1.167 billion in 30 days for Asian tsunami appeal

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/01/27/red-cross-federation-raises-1167-billion-30-days-asian-tsunami-appeal/
- Published: 2005-01-27T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The world’s largest humanitarian group, the International Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies, has raised the most in a single appeal in its history,
with 85% of the total coming from the public.
As a result of its success, the 181
national societies of the Geneva-based federation are now scaling down their fundraising
appeals.

Federation spokesman Roy Probert told Reuters: “It is a record. We have never raised
this much money before for an appeal.”

Other non-profits are also stopping their tsunami appeals. The Disasters Emergency
Committee in the UK has already announced that it will not advertise for new donations.

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UNICEF is ending its appeal, after raising $300 million, more than double its initial
target of $144 million. Like the Red Cross, UNICEF says that, in response to the
tsunami disaster, it has raised more money in the shortest amount of time in its
history.

Medecins Sans Frontiers was the first non-profit to end its tsunami appeal earlier
this month.

 * **[Charity Monitor closes](https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/01/29/charity-monitor-closes/)**(
   29 January 2005)
 * **[Oxfam closes Tsunami appeal](https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/01/29/oxfam-closes-tsunami-appeal/)**(
   29 January 2005)
 * **[81% of UK adults gave to tsunami appeals, says CAF](https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/01/31/81-uk-adults-gave-tsunami-appeals-says-caf/)**(
   31 January 2005)