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Haiti recovery: No room for complacency
Saturday, 28 January 2012, 8:24 pm | Church World Service
Advocates in Congressional briefings urge, ”Release more aid, include Haitian civil society and women in nation’s rebuilding” More >>
‘Still humanitarian gaps in Japan relief’
Friday, 22 April 2011, 10:08 am | Church World Service
TOKYO, Japan – Thursday, April 21, 2011 -- In Japan’s Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, where more than 5,500 of its 163,000 citizens were lost, shops are opening and road repairs are beginning in a city that three weeks ago was covered in water. ... More >>
How many times can Pakistanis get up again?
Friday, 13 August 2010, 11:09 am | Church World Service
“The big question with the Pakistan floods is how many times can the Pakistani people be run over and get up again,’’ says Christchurch based aid and development expert, Nick Clarke. More >>
Pakistan Experts Warn Of Humanitarian Disaster
Sunday, 10 May 2009, 4:55 pm | Church World Service
Fighting between government forces and Taliban in northern Pakistan has created a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis, say the heads of a Pakistan relief agency visiting New Zealand. More >>
400+ Churches, Synagogues, Temples Hit By Charley
Tuesday, 24 August 2004, 11:22 am | Church World Service
Humanitarian agency Church World Service (CWS) says it has so far found at least five migrant farmworker communities in Central Florida severely affected by Hurricane Charley and is continuing to assess additional affected farmworker groups. CWS has ... More >>
U.S. Hurricane Aftermath: Migrant Farm Workers
Friday, 20 August 2004, 11:15 am | Church World Service
Florida's migrant farm workers are among the state's most vulnerable populations facing major immediate and long term problems due to Hurricane Charley, a team of Church World Service aid workers reported today. More >>