As of 27 Jan over £1m has been raised through the Disasters Emergency Committee. Keep giving.
From Student - apparently the UK's oldest student newspaper
BBC: Blind Blundering Controversy
The Red Cross, and the other 13 humanitarian agencies that the DEC umbrella group unites, currently operating in response to the crippling humanitarian disaster in Gaza, can better judge whether the aid will get through than a sedate corporate ‘fat cat’ sitting safely in a plush London office.
In fact Mark Thompson may be surprised to note that since the appeal launched, CARE has distributed fresh food, medical supplies, heaters, blankets and plastic sheeting to hospitals, families and feeding centres in Gaza, reaching more than 160,000 people; Save the Children have reached 44,000 people, delivering food (packages that are enough to feed a family of 7 for two weeks), water, baby kits - with thousands of nappies and hygiene kits. Oxfam are providing drinking water to 20,000 households per day and have provided 20,000 people with food. World Vision are providing food to 3,000 people and are preparing to distribute blankets, hygiene kits, food, and candles to more than 100,000. Tragically the need for basic water, food and medicine is greater than the supply and thus donations are urgently needed.
I just can't believe how cowardly the BBC has been over this. Are they living in fear of that arch zionist and right-wing nutter Melanie Phillips or something?
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