Food, medical aid enters Gaza

Photo: Anna Jonasson/ACT International

Responding to the Gaza humanitarian crisis, global relief and development agency Church World Service reports that three CWS-supported delivery trucks laden with emergency food and medical supplies have been unloaded at Kerem Shalom checkpoint at the Gaza border for transport to Gaza City. The supplies, expected to arrive in Gaza by 7:00 this evening, will immediately be dispatched to Al-Ahli Hospital.

The delivery includes nearly $68,000 in medical supplies as a first shipment, along with 12,000 cartons of high protein biscuits for children, 20,300 liters of fortified milk, and blankets and quilts. CWS, a member of international aid alliance Action by Churches Together, is supporting relief efforts being carried out by ACT member agencies on the ground.   Read more »

CWS appeal: Darfur (Sudan) humanitarian response

Photo: Chris Herlinger/CWS

The humanitarian crisis in the western region of Darfur, Sudan, is now entering its sixth year, and has developed into an increasingly complex situation, with Darfur rebel groups fragmenting, and inter-tribal conflict increasing, with each group seeking to seize and hold its own territory.

Response: CWS continues its support of the joint Action by Churches Together Alliance and Caritas Internationalis Confederation program, which is cooperating in a joint emergency response under the auspices of CWS partner Norwegian Church Aid.   Read more »

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