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DEC in Scotland

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Disasters Emergency Committee brings together 15 leading Scottish / UK aid charities, raising funds to quickly and effectively respond to overseas disasters.

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DEC member charities are still on the ground in Gaza doing everything they can to help. They are working with local partners and relying wherever possible on the limited goods that are available from local markets, as well as providing vital cash assistance and psychological

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With your support, our members are not only able to help families in #Gaza Together with expert local partners they are also supporting people forced from their homes in #Lebanon Thank you

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The extraordinary challenges around aid delivery in Gaza are having a devastating impact on the work of DEC member charities and their local partners. The catastrophic humanitarian crisis is deteriorating rapidly. Right now, even in these dire circumstances, they are still

The extraordinary challenges around aid delivery in Gaza are having a devastating impact on the work of DEC member charities and their local partners. The catastrophic humanitarian crisis is deteriorating rapidly. 

Right now, even in these dire circumstances, they are still
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“We welcome any steps that allow for more aid to safely reach those who so desperately need it in Gaza. Our member charities and their incredible local staff and partners are ready to use this moment to do whatever they can to reach as many people as possible. But with the whole

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Despite the huge security and logistical challenges, DEC charities and their partners in #Gaza are still able to get life saving support to those who need it most. If you can please donate to support their efforts dec.org.uk

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Everyday is a fight to survive for families like Nedaa*'s. In Gaza, people are dying of starvation and malnutrition everyday. DEC charities are working to try and deliver what aid they can, but safe and sustained access for humanitarian supplies has never been more urgent.

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We couldn’t do it without you. Thanks to everyone across the country who has supported our work through another challenging year.

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Famine has been confirmed in Gaza for the first time. The global hunger monitor, the IPC, announced that famine is now taking place across Gaza City and the surrounding areas. They are warning it is set to spread further by the end of September unless food supplies are urgently

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Our Middle East Appeal has now raised more than £50 million - £4.3m here in Scotland. Thanks to this continued support - despite huge challenges - DEC member charities and their tireless local partners can still save and protect lives. How we do it 👇 dec.org.uk/report/middle-…

Our Middle East Appeal has now raised more than £50 million - £4.3m here in Scotland. 

Thanks to this continued support - despite huge challenges - DEC member charities and their tireless local partners can still save and protect lives.

How we do it 👇

dec.org.uk/report/middle-…
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You’d be excused for forgetting, but it’s now 6 months since the huge #Myanmar earthquake. Great support in Scotland - £2.4 million, £27m UK wide - has funded our member charities to help hundreds of thousands of people to survive and recover. Thanks dec.org.uk/appeal/myanmar…

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Great to help our member charities ⁦Tearfund Scotland⁩ and ⁦Christian Aid Scotland⁩ to secure vital funding from ⁦Scottish Government⁩ for projects in #Sudan and #SouthSudan - the world’s worst but largely unreported #humanitarian crisis thenational.scot/news/25499226.…

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The #Gaza ceasefire agreement brings hope to so many people whose lives have been shattered by the conflict. Our member charities and their local partners are ready to resume operations at scale - so, if you can, please support this vital effort now. 👇 bit.ly/DECScotHope

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Dr Unni Krishnan, Global Humanitarian Director at DEC charity Plan International, is working with local teams in Egypt to prepare food packs that will make their way to families in Gaza. Each truck will provide five days' worth of food for around 6,000 people. But, as Dr Unni

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This is the beginning of a long, difficult road to recovery for the people of #Gaza If you can, please donate now. Thank you. app.scotsman.com/story/5355571/…

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Hadi is scared about what another winter in Gaza will mean for his family. Many families like Hadi's need urgent assistance. The levels of need in Gaza are catastrophic. Your donation can be a lifeline. Please donate today. donation.dec.org.uk/middle-east-ap…

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“The ceasefire is not the end, it is a beginning.” If you can, please donate to our renewed Appeal to help christianaid and our other member charities save and protect lives in #Gaza app.scotsman.com/story/5364475/…