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The IRC Distributes Hygiene Items to Georgia's Displaced
20 Aug 2008 14:29:00 GMT
Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Tbilisi, Georgia, 19 Aug 2008 - The International Rescue Committee has started providing essential aid to people displaced by the conflict in Georgia and the breakaway region of South Ossetia. In ... 
Georgia / Russian Federation: First assessment of humanitarian needs in South Ossetia
20 Aug 2008 10:55:06 GMT
Source: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Switzerland
Geneva (ICRC) – Personnel from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are on their way to the capital of South Ossetia, Tskhinvali, to assess the need for humanitarian aid arising from the recent armed conflict. 
MAG's Angola election message: 'Vote in Safety'
20 Aug 2008 08:25:00 GMT
Source: MAG (Mines Advisory Group)
MAG has launched a special 'Vote in Safety' campaign in Angola in order to minimise mine accidents when the country's first elections since the civil war ended take place on 5 September. The last ... 
Ethiopia: drought victims increase as situation worsens
20 Aug 2008 08:24:00 GMT
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - Switzerland
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is launching a revised emergency appeal for 8.1 million Swiss francs (US$ 7.9 million / € 5 million) to support the ... 
Release: Murder of a national employee of ACTED in the region of Kunduz (Afghanistan)
20 Aug 2008 07:27:00 GMT
Source: Agence d'Aide à la Coopération Technique et au Développement (ACTED) - France
The French NGO ACTED is sad to announce the death of one of its Afghani employees, who was found murdered today (August 19th, 2008) in the region of Kundunz (Afghanistan). Sheyesta Gul who worked for ... 
UMCOR Hotline for August 19, 2008
19 Aug 2008 19:02:00 GMT
Source: United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) - USA

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Mercy Corps Continues to Meet the Needs of Georgians Displaced by Conflict
19 Aug 2008 17:19:00 GMT
Source: Mercy Corps
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2008 Contact: Caitlin Carlson, 503-548-8497, ccarlson@mercycorps.org Jeremy Barnicle, 503-367-7738, jbarnicle@mercycorps.org - Over 150,000 Georgians ... 
CWS situation update: Typhoon Kammuri
19 Aug 2008 15:10:00 GMT
Source: Church World Service-USA
August 19, 2008 Flooding caused from Typhoon Kammuri is affecting a large area of southeast Asia. Vietnam was hit first by rain from the storm earlier this month, leaving more than 100 dead or ... 


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