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War between Georgia and Russia: how you can help the victims
August 14, 2008.
As laid out in our mission
statement, the Chechnya Advocacy Network's activities
and focus cover the Russian North Caucasus region only. However,
due to the dramatic nature of events in Georgia as well as
their impact on the North Caucasus, at the very least through
the arrival of tens of thousands of refugees, we would like
to ask our readers to support humanitarian efforts taking
place in both countries.
According to the latest
update by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, up
to 115,000 individuals have been displaced by the conflict,
around 30,000 of whom have crossed into Russia. A team from
Human Rights Watch has traveled to the affected areas and
has produced a preliminary
report of possible human rights violations committed
in the course of the conflict. International and local aid
efforts are under way, facilitated by the fact that aid
organizations have been present both in the Russian North
Caucasus and Georgia for many years because of previous
conflicts and refugee crises. UN aid agencies have already
launched distribution of emergency food and other aid, as
have non-governmental organizations. A number of governments
have either flown supplies to the region or pledged funding,
but the scope of the crisis and its expected long-term implications
of displacement and reconstruction require a sustained commitment.
The following is a list of
international aid organizations that are currently soliciting
donations to help dispaced people and victims of war in
Georgia and Russia, including infomation about their efforts
and on how to make donations.
US-based
aid organizations (accepting tax-exempt donations
from US residents)
Mercy
Corps:
As Humanitarian Crisis Grows, Mercy Corps Distributing Emergency
Relief in Georgia
American Red Cross: The
American Red Cross sends $100,000 to help people affected
by the Russia - Georgia conflict
International Medical Corps: International
Medical Corps Deploys to Georgia to Address Humanitarian
Need
The International Rescue Committee:
The
IRC Helps War-affected Children Receive Care
CARE: CARE
Helps Growing Number of Displaced People in Georgia
CWS: CWS
assisting refugees from Georgian conflict
World Vision: Georgia:
Humanitarian needs still growing
Oxfam America: Georgia
crisis: Oxfam team to begin distributing medical supplies
and blankets
UMCOR: Conflict
and Relief, UMCOR in Georgia
Save the Children: Urgent
Appeal for Children Caught in Georgia Conflict
Non-US
international aid organizations
Norwegian
Church Aid: Aid
en route to Caucasus
Oxfam: List
of offices around the world
Premiere Urgence: Georgia:
Premiere Urgence carries out its first emergency relief
distributions to support 700 internal displaced people (IDPs)
in Tbilisi
Caritas: Caritas
responds to conflict in Georgia
Merlin: Georgia:
Fears escalate for health of civilians caught up in conflict
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