Displaced women in the Abu Jabra IDP camp put the
finishing touches on a
thatched roof of a hut, an event which provokes singing and dancing
in celebration. Credit: Paul Jeffrey/UMCOR.
As the rainy seasons begins in Darfur, a displaced
woman in the Abu Jabra IDP camp covers the roof of her hut with
a tarp provided by UMCOR..
Credit: Paul Jeffrey/UMCOR.
Agwer Agwer Agwer, a 75 year old Dinka IDP from
the south of Sudan, plants peanuts and sorghum with help from UMCOR,
which provides him with seeds and tools.
Credit: Paul Jeffrey/UMCOR.
A scene at Abu Jabra IDP camp.
Credit: Paul Jeffrey/UMCOR.
Boys in the Hassahissa IDP Camp neqar Zalingei.
Credit: Paul Jeffrey/ACT.
Displaced women work selling ceramic pots in Zalingei.
Credit: Paul Jeffrey/ACT.
Displaced people and the local host community worked
together to build new wells, including this one, near Deleij. Water
is a critical resource in the Darfur region, and making it more
available to all contributes to better relations between different
social groups. Credit: Paul Jeffrey/ACT.
Dr. Robert Lobor providing health care in the Ardabba
IDP Camp near Garsila. Credit: Paul Jeffrey/ACT.
Two children stand on the parched ground of Darfur.
Credit: Paul Jeffrey/ACT.
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General Board of Global Ministries Articles
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UMCOR News: Sudan: Hope for Survival
Harvest and Hope Mark UMCOR’s First Year in Sudan
Long before the convoy of visitors arrived at El
Ferdous, the sounds of drums, chants, and singing
reached across the woodland savanna. These were
the sounds of welcome in South Darfur, Sudan.
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Date posted: Jan 26, 2006
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Mission Agency Calls for Prayers that Peace
Will Survive a Sudanese Leader’s Death
NEW YORK, NY, August 1, 2005—The international
mission agency of The United Methodist Church
today called for prayers that a peace agreement
in southern Sudan will hold in the wake of the
death of one of its principal architects.
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Date posted: Aug 01, 2005
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Darfur Peace Step Evokes Cautious Optimism
from Mission Leaders
Ground rules to resolve three years of conflict
in Darfur, Sudan’s troubled western region, have
drawn “cautious optimism” from United Methodist
mission executives. The rules were announced on
July 6 in Abuja, Nigeria.
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Date posted: Jul 07, 2005
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UMCOR Board Affirms Work in Sudan And Releases Funding Information
Funds from multiple sources are underwriting the
operations of United Methodist Committee on
Relief in the Darfur area of Sudan, the agency
announced today.
The UMCOR board of directors, meeting here,
approved projects in agriculture extension,
emergency supply distribution, and small-scale
livelihoods totaling just over $1 million. A
UMCOR field team is on the ground in the area
troubled for months by armed clashes.
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Date posted: Apr 13, 2005
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UMCOR Hotline, December 21, 2004
A new bulletin insert describes UMCOR's plans for
expanding its work in Sudan. With UMCOR's help,
he Methodist Church in Uruguay is sending teams
of volunteer doctors and technicians to Artigas.
Several thousand school kits are on their way to
children in Grenada thanks to generous volunteers
who help to assemble these supplies. One Great
Hour of Sharing resources are available.
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UMCOR
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Date posted: Dec 21, 2004
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United Methodist Relief Agency to Set up Operations Inside Sudan
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR),
currently serving Sudanese refugees in Chad, is
now poised to provide more direct services
inside
Sudan. UMCOR will extend its efforts with
displaced persons inside the violence-torn
Darfur
section of Sudan by mid-December.
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Date posted: Nov 16, 2004
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UMCOR Hotline, November 16, 2004
UMCOR is setting up operations in Sudan by the
end of this year. It has been working through
ecumenical partners. In Bosnia-Herzegovina, UMCOR
will buy basic items needed by a hospital there.
Flood buckets are still needed. World AIDS Day is
December 1.
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Date posted: Nov 16, 2004
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UMCOR Hotline, October 26, 2004
UMCOR last week dispatched a team of workers to
the Sudanese region of Darfur. UMCOR's
assessments of Haiti and Grenada earlier this
month have identified unmet needs in both island
nations. Recovery efforts continue in areas of
the Atlantic seaboard and Gulf Coast that were
thrashed by multiple hurricanes earlier this fall.
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Date posted: Oct 26, 2004
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UMW Action Alert - Sudan Update
While the high-profile visits of United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, U.S. Secretary of
State Colin Powell, and U.S. Senator Sam Brownback
(R-TX) have brought greater media attention to the
atrocities taking place in the Darfur region of
the Sudan, the humanitarian crisis continues to
worsen.
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Date posted: Aug 10, 2004
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UMCOR Hotline, August 10, 2004
Heavy rains in Sudan will cut off areas of
Darfur, putting thousands of people at risk of
losing access to aid. Victims of the recent
bombings of Iraqi churches will receive food
parcels, hygiene kits and other forms of
assistance. Talks are under way to set up a
regular flow of Medicine Boxes to Ganta Hospital.
Hurricane Alex skimmed the coast of North
Carolina last week, causing flooding in places
where recovery efforts for Hurricane Isabel
continue.
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Date posted: Aug 10, 2004
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Suggested Helps for use in the Prayer Vigil
The following scriptures and litany are offered
for your use during the prayer vigil.
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Date posted: Aug 05, 2004
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“Ethnic Cleansing” in Darfur: Background Information
Darfur is an area of subsistence farming and
pastoral nomads in northwest Sudan, adjoining the
nation of Chad. It is about the size of France.
The population is made up of Africans and Arabs,
almost all of whom are Muslims. Sudan itself is
Arab-controlled.
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Date posted: Aug 04, 2004
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Prayer Vigil for the People of Darfur (Sudan)
Some suggestions for prayer topics during the
prayer vigil for the people of Darfur, Sudan.
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Date posted: Aug 04, 2004
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UMCOR Provides Emergency Relief in Sudan
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
is working with partners to expand support for
displaced Sudanese people. Some live in camps in
Darfur, others beyond Sudan's border in Chad. The
statistics are overwhelming. Personal stories
give those numbers a face.
Source:
UMCOR
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Date posted: Jul 21, 2004
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UMCOR Hotline, July 6, 2004
UMCOR participates in an ecumenical humanitarian
response in Sudan, where whole villages of people
have been forced out of their homes. Ceremonies
in Tirana June 29 launched UMCOR's new sunflower
production program in Albania. UMCOR is
committed to assist refugee and relief programs
in Iraq, particularly those for children, as long
as viable systems of service delivery exist. A
new bulletin insert describes the relief supplies
ministry of UMCOR Sager Brown.
Source:
UMCOR
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Date posted: Jul 06, 2004
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Sudan Relief and Development Supplies Cost List
UMCOR's partner Action by Churches Together
released an illustrative relief supplies cost
list in June 2004. UMCOR invites church to use
this list to encourage donations to UMCOR's Sudan
Emergency, Advance #184385. The range of cost
enables larger or smaller United Methodist
congregations, groups, and individuals to choose
the amount of their contribution.
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Date posted: Jun 30, 2004
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Sudan Emergency: UMCOR's Response
UMCOR, working through ACT (Action by Churches
Together), will continue to support relief and
development work that meets immediate emergency
needs and supports the people of Sudan as they
struggle against the violence and poverty in
their country to find long-term solutions that
will lead to a more full life.
Source:
UMCOR
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Date posted: Apr 30, 2004
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