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Red Cross help just beginning for Hurricane VictimsRed Cross providing help to Hurricane 2008 victims

The American Red Cross has thousands of staff on the ground offering shelter and comfort to the millions of people affected by Hurricane Ike.

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An aerial view shows houses damaged by Hurricane Gustav in Nueva Gerona on the Isle of Youths, Cuba. (REUTERS/Claudia Daut/courtesy www.alertnet.org)Haiti: Humanitarian situation worsens
Haiti is facing a humanitarian catastrophe following the devastating hurricanes.
 
Musa Gumbo, Red Cross district coordinator for MweneziZimbabwe food crisis
Second in a series of six profiles, looking at the people affected by Zimbabwe's food crisis.
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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, with 186 member National Societies. As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, our work is guided by seven fundamental principles; humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.