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Afghanistan Emergency
Through its office in Afghanistan and with its ecumenical partners, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is working to help the people of Afghanistan to recover from twenty-three years of wars, ethnic conflict, repressive regimes, drought, famine and earthquakes.
Please write checks to UMCOR with "UMCOR Advance #602225, Afghanistan Emergency" written on the memo line. You may also give Schools for Afghan Children. Give through your local United Methodist church or mail contributions to: UMCOR, 475 Riverside Dr., Room 330, New York, NY 10115. Call 1-800-554-8583 to make a credit card donation. Health Kits and School Kits are also needed.
News and Resources
- Church Bulletin Insert: Afghanistan: Schools, Homes, and Hope in a Nation in Crisis, August 2004.
- Schools for Afghan Children: UMCOR's Response.
- UMCOR's Work in Afghanistan, UMCOR/Afghanistan.
- UMCOR Assists Afghan Families Suffering Harsh Winter, March 12, 2005
- UMCOR and Dilemmas in Aid by Guy Hovey, New World Outlook, November-December 2004.
- Afghanistan: Working Together for the Long Haul by David Wildman, New World Outlook, November-December 2004.
- United Methodist Committee on Relief to Build Schools in Afghanistan, UMNS, May 26, 2004.
- From Rubble to Schools and Clinics: UMCOR Begins New Afghan Project, GBGM, May 25, 2004.
- A Crack in the Repression: Afghan Women Register to Vote, Signal Optimism, UMCOR, March 8, 2004.
- Landmark Constitution Points Afghanistan Toward a New Stability, UMCOR, February 23, 2004.
- UMCOR Afghanistan Emergency Archives 2001-2003.
- UMCOR in Afghanistan: Flash Presention.
- Afghan Refugees in Pakistan. by Paul Jeffrey/ACT, November and December 2001.
- Beginning Again in Northern Afghanistan: UMCOR/Mercy Corps Shelter Kits Arrive (Photo Essay).
- UMCOR/Mercy Corp Shelter Project: Assessment Visit (Photo Essay).
- History of Afghanistan
- Map of Afghanistan (small).
- Map of Afghanistan (large).
- The Road to Refuge, BBC Map
Offsite News
- Afghanistan Emergency, ReliefWeb.
- Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan, UNICEF.
- Yahoo! Afghanistan Full Coverage.
Photos: An Afghan boy enjoys his newly built home in Bagram Province. Credit: UMCOR/NGO 2003. Afghan refugee girl in Pakistan. She, along with her family is being assisted by Church World Service (CWS) with a shelter kit and supplementary food package. Credit: CWS Pakistan/Afghanistan, copyright © 2001.