[Europe.justus] Fwd: Episcopal Relief & Development Provides Emergency Aid to Internally Displaced People in Sri Lanka

[Pierre Whalon]

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> De : <lfodor at er-d.org>
> Date : 6 mai 2009 22:05:32 HAEC
> À : <bishopsdeputies at hobd.org>
> Objet : Episcopal Relief & Development Provides Emergency Aid to  
> Internally Displaced People in Sri Lanka
> Répondre à : bishopsdeputies at hobd.org
>
> Episcopal Relief & Development Provides Emergency Aid to Internally  
> Displaced People in Sri Lanka
>
>
>
> For Immediate  
> Release                                                    Contact:  
> Devon Wallace
>
> May 6,  
> 2009 
>                                                                    
> (800) 334-7626, ext. 6311
>
>
>
> The current hostilities in Sri Lanka between the government and the  
> Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have intensified the scale  
> of the humanitarian crisis in the country.  Reports continue of  
> death and injury to civilians trapped in the main conflict zone in  
> the northeast of the country while the humanitarian resources in  
> other areas are being strained by the high number of people fleeing  
> the hostilities.
>
> As a result of the fighting, local infrastructure and communication  
> systems have been destroyed. Initial reports indicate an urgent need  
> for basic items to assist Internally Displaced People (IDP), which  
> number at least 230,000 according to the United Nations Refugee  
> Agency.
>
> Episcopal Relief & Development is partnering with the Diocese of  
> Colombo in response to the IDP emergency.  Both entities are  
> providing shelter, bedding, food, water and medical assistance to  
> displaced people in camps and a hospital. Episcopal Relief &  
> Development will strengthen its response as the situation unfolds.
>
>
> "Our local partners are continuing to provide invaluable relief  
> services in very difficult circumstances as the humanitarian crisis  
> deepens in the conflict-affected regions," said Nagulan Nesiah,  
> Episcopal Relief & Development Program Officer for Asia.  "We are  
> moved by the commitment and stand in solidarity with their efforts."
>
> To make a contribution to help people worldwide, please donate to  
> Episcopal Relief & Development online at www.er-d.org <http://www.er-d.org/ 
> > , or call 1-800-334-7626, ext. 5129. Gifts can be mailed to:  
> Episcopal Relief & Development, PO Box 7058, Merrifield, VA  
> 22116-7058.
>
> Episcopal Relief & Development is the international relief and  
> development agency of the Episcopal Church of the United States. As  
> an independent 501(c) (3) organization, Episcopal Relief &  
> Development takes its mandate from Jesus' words found in Matthew 25.  
> Its programs work towards achieving the Millennium Development  
> Goals. Together with the worldwide Church and ecumenical partners,  
> Episcopal Relief & Development strengthens communities today to meet  
> tomorrow's challenges. We rebuild after disasters and empower people  
> by offering lasting solutions that fight poverty, hunger and  
> disease, including HIV/AIDS and malaria.
>
>
>
>
>
> Luke Fodor
> Network Coordinator,  Office of Church Engagement Programs
> Episcopal Relief & Development
> 815 Second Avenue
> New York, NY  10017
> C: 646-220-9444
> 212-687-5302 (fax)
> lfodor at er-d.org
> http://www.er-d.org
>
>

The Rt. Rev. Pierre W. Whalon, D.D.
Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe
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