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The American Red Cross works with a global network of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society staff and volunteers to restore hope and dignity to the world’s vulnerable people. The international Red Cross movement brings emergency relief to disaster victims and improves basic living conditions of chronically deprived areas of the world. Guided by our seven Fundamental Principals – Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality – the American Red Cross partners with countless organizations in the effective relief of human suffering and the empowerment of people with the skills they need to help themselves.

Based on the needs of the world’s most vulnerable people and the organization’s responsibility and capacity to provide humanitarian assistance, the American Red Cross has developed six areas of expertise:

• Emergency Disaster Response
• Primary Health Care Programs
• Food Programming
• International tracing and Red Cross Messages
• Dissemination and stewardship of International Humanitarian Law
• Holocaust & War Victims Tracing

For information please visit our national American Red Cross website or the website of the International Federation of Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies.