Two American Red Cross personnel are in to the region to facilitate the distribution of food aid to those most vulnerable to starvation. More than 100,000 people will receive supplemental food through these two programs. The American Red Cross is coordinating efforts to procure and distribute the food supplies with the Ethiopian Red Cross Society, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the World Food Program. Two American Red Cross delegates will be traveling throughout the region to best determine how to use American Red Cross resources to alleviate hunger. All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people.
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