Charity News from Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2003ARC Sends Humanitarian Supplies into IraqAmerican Refugee Committee | Last Friday, the American Refugee Committee became the first US humanitarian agency to deliver relief supplies to the people of Iraq. Along with London-based partner IRAC, they've delivered over 140 tons of aid to some of the most vulnerable in Iraq. CRS Responds to Families Displaced by Escalating Conflict in the Philippines Catholic Relief Services | In response to recent conflict in the southern Philippines, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is working through local partners to expand humanitarian relief and recovery assistance to displaced populations, committing $180,704 in support. AmeriCares Emergency Medical Aid Arrives in Kirkuk, Iraq AmeriCares Foundation | AmeriCares, the humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization, has delivered 40,000 pounds of urgently needed medicine and supplies into Iraq from Silopi, Turkey. The truckloads of aid crossed the border at the Habur Gate Sunday.
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