UMCOR NGO News Archive

Archives Indexed by Country

Afghanistan

• A Better Place to Learn
  September 22, 2006
• Warmth, Health, and Life Winterization Program in Afghanistan
  May 02, 2006
• UMCOR Afghanistan Awarded Integrated Returns Grant
  16 December 2005
• UMCOR Winterization Program in Afghanistan
  04 March 2005
• Back to school in Charikar
  27 September 2004
• From Rubble to Schools and Clinics: UMCOR Begins New Project in Afghanistan
  01 June 2004
• Landmark constitution points Afghanistan towards greater stability
  03 March 2004
• UMCOR opens new field office in Gardez
  24 February 2004
• Concern that many will be left out in the cold
  03 November 2003
• Demilitarisation essential to lasting peace
  17 October
• A Eurasian perspective on war in Iraq
  26 March 2003

Albania

• Sunflower harvest in Albania
  30 September 2004
• Sunflowers in Albania – UMCOR launches new development project
  28 May 2004

Armenia

• UMCOR scholarships for Armenian students
  15 November 2004
• UMCOR marks 10 years of helping Armenians
  31 August 2004
• A year of unparalleled developments in South Caucasus politics
  12 January 2004

Azerbaijan

• UMCOR Marks 10 Years of Work in Azerbaijan
  December 14, 2006
• Health care for refugees and asylum seekers
  26 November 2004
• Basic health care for IDPs in Azerbaijan
  10 March 2004
• Displaced for a decade
  07 July 2003

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Support for returnees in the Livno Valley
  08 March 2004
• Memorandum of understanding signed with government of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  21 January 2004
• UMCOR signs agreement with Republika Srpska government
  14 January 2004
• Combating drought on the Dubrava Plateau
  03 October 2003
• Joint advocacy statement on funding for Bosnia and Herzegovina
  21 March 2003

Caribbean

• UMCOR recommends quick impact support for Haiti and Grenada
  03 November 2004

Democratic Republic of Congo

• $4 Million Monetization Grant Improves Life for Thousands in the Democratic Republic of Congo
• UMCOR Co-Sponsors Bipartisian Event to Support the Democratic Republic of Congo
  June 13, 2006
• Maiden voyage of riverboat to bring supplies to Northern DRC
  01 October 2004
• Violence threatens fragile peace process
  16 June 2004
• Security situation precarious in South Kivu
  06 November 2003
• Hope for peace
  05 September 2003
• UN peacekeeping troop needed to prevent further violence
  14 March 2003 and update

Georgia

• UMCOR Georgia: Bringing Warmth and Relief
• UMCOR Georgia to Receive $3 Million for Agricultural Development

Indonesia

• Advocacy, Cooperation Leads to Homes for the Tsunami’s Most Vulnerable Survivors
  November 07, 2006
• Rebuilding Communities, Rebuilding Lives- Part 1
• A Place to Learn- Part 2
• Surviving the Tsunami: One Woman’s Story- Part 3
• A New Future and a New Hope- Part 4
• Indonesia: Life after the Tsunami Photo Gallery
• A Year Later, UMCOR in Indonesia

Iran

• UMCOR plans recovery efforts despite visa impasse
  15 January 2004
• UMCOR specialists to assess need in Bam
  31 December 2003

Iraq

• Second medical consignment to Al Hillah
  23 May 2003
• ACT "Whoever bought the medicine, saved my life..."
  13 May 2003
• ACT Working together to build a better future
  09 May 2003
• ACT member MECC delivers relief items to Iraq
  06 May 2003
• ACT in Iraq
  23 April 2003
• UMCOR's response to suffering in Iraq
  20 March 2003

Kosovo

• UMCOR focuses activity on Eastern Kosovo
  06 April 2004
• Relief efforts for Kosovo's displaced
  26 March 2004

Liberia

• Meeting the challenge at Voinjama Cantonment Camp
  15 October 2004
• UMCOR skills training for ex-combatants in Liberia
  25 August 2004
• An ex-combatant's ordeal
  09 June 2004
• Demobilisation of ex-combatants at UMCOR-managed camp in Liberia
  07 June 2004
• Challenges in Lofa County
  09 February 2004
• Distribution of hygiene kits in Soul Clinic IDP center
  13 January 2004
• Urgent need of emergency funding for Liberia's displaced
  05 December 2003
• Hygiene boxes - really practical help for Liberia
  28 November 2003
• Emergency response in Liberia
  18 August 2003
• Current situtation in Liberia
  14 August 2003
• Liberia Coordination Meeting
  04 August 2003
• Letter to the President of the USA on Liberia
  28 July 2003
• Humanitarian situation worsens as conflict continues
  20 March 2003 and updates

Mozambique

• UMCOR housing project for Mozambique flood victims in Magoanini: photo gallery
  26 June 2003
• Assistance following floods in Mozambique
  14 March 2003 and updates

Russian Federation

• Beslan receives UMCOR assistance
  29 September 2004

Serbia

• IDPs from Kosovo receive UMCOR emergency kits
  16 July 2004

Sierra Leone

• Liberian refugees in Tobanda camp, Sierra Leone: photo essay
  14 August 2003
• Liberians seek refuge in Sierra Leone
  07 July 2003
• Post-War Reconstruction & Recovery & Assistance to Liberian Refugees
• 24 June 2003

Sri Lanka

• UMCOR Helps Those Displaced by Violence in Sri Lanka Return Home
  September 14, 2006
• Sri Lanka Conflict: Notes from the Field
  August 22, 2006
• UMCOR Responds as Humanitarian Crisis in Sri Lanka Deepens
  August 15, 2006
• UMCOR hands over the first of 113 houses to tsunami and war survivors in Eastern Sri Lanka
  July 24, 2006

Sudan

• Better Water, Farms in South Darfur
• Improving Education in South Sudan
• Harvest and Hope Mark UMCOR’s First Year in Sudan. Part 1
• Harvest for the Future. Part 2
• Saba Recalls Life “Before.” Part 3
• At Julha, A Harvest of Hope and Longing. Part 4
• El Ferdous Models United Methodist Hospitality. Part 5
• Seeds and Tools Program Yields Bumper Crop. Part 6
• Sudan: Hope for Survival Photo Gallery
• UMCOR extends assistance in South Darfur
  25 November 2004
• UMCOR team heads for Darfur
  28 October 2004 and update
• Response to "Extremely Grave" Emergency in Sudan
  29 June 2004

UMCOR NGO News

• Marc S. Maxi Named New Executive Director for UMCOR NGO
  Feb. 16, 2006