___________________________________________________________________ S O M A L I A N E W S U P D A T E ____________________________________________________________________ No 23 September 23, 1992. ISSN 1103-1999 ____________________________________________________________________ Somalia News Update is published irregularly via electronic mail and fax. Questions can be directed to antbh@strix.udac.uu.se or to fax number +46-18-151160. All material is free to quote as long as the source is stated. ____________________________________________________________________ From: Dorothy Morse Date: 22 Sep 92 17:18 PDT Newsgroups: soc.culture.african Subject: Hearing on aid for Africa, etc. ~From: Dorothy Morse ~Subject: Hearing on aid for Africa, etc. /* Written 5:09 pm Sep 22, 1992 by AFRICA-L@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU in cdp:bitl.africa */ /* ---------- "Hearing on aid for Africa, etc." ---------- */ ~Reply-To: "FORUM PAN-AFRICA (Peer Distribution List)" ~From: Dorothy Morse ~Subject: Hearing on aid for Africa, etc. Friday the House Select Committee on Hunger is scheduled to hold a hearing on "Humanitarian Intervention." This is a good opportunity to phone and fax your opinions about aid to Somalia and aid to the Southern African countries suffering from drought. I plan to write something like, "Please do everything necessary to save Somalia and to ensure that a disaster like this *never* happens again. "I endorse the Bread for the World recommendations that $860 million be allocated for fiscal year 1993 to ensure that at least 1.5 million metric tons of food can be provided for southern Africa. "I am putting forward my own proposal that the Public Broadcasting System and National Public Radio be specifically charged with making sure that great national disasters and the threat of them are fully reported to the American people in time for us to act on them to prevent the massive loss of life that has occurred in Somalia. If private networks refuse to do this work for their own reasons, the public media *must* do it. American citizens cannot make good decisions if important information is kept from them. I probably will try to phrase this a little less abruptly and vehemently, but those are the ideas I'm going to put forward. The phone number of the House Select Committee on Hunger is 202-226-5470 and the fax number is 202-226-0034 I didn't include any specific recommendations about Somalia, because I don't know what this Committee can do right now. If anybody has ideas, please post. Dorothy. From: Human Rights Coordinator Date: 22 Sep 92 17:38 PDT Newsgroups: soc.culture.african Subject: Re: Help the Children of Soamlia NOW /* Written 3:13 pm Sep 22, 1992 by hrcoord in cdp:hr.child */ When sending your tax-deductible check or money order to any of these agencies, please earmark them: Somalia Relief. ADVENTIST AND DEVELOPMENT RELIEF AGENCY (ADRA) Somalia Relief Box 4289 Silver Spring, MD 20904 800/424-ADRA Works with Somali refugees and is supporting the work of ADRA Germany and ADRA Canada. AFRICAN MEDICAL & RESEARCH FOUNDATION (AMREF) 420 Lexington Avenue, Room 244 New York, NY 10170 212/986-1835 Provides health services in several areas, particularly the Luuq District in Somalia and in four large refugee camps for Somalis in Kenya. AFRICARE Somalia Relief 440 R Street Washington, DC 20001 202/462-3614 Will supply medicines, water supply materials, feeding supplies, blankets and clothing. AIR SERV Box 3041 1902 Orange Tree Lane, Suite 200 Redlands, CA 92373 714/793-2627 Flies planes for relief operations in northern Kenya. AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE 1501 Cherry Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 215/241-7141 Supports a girls' orphanage and other projects. AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE 15 W. 26th Street, 9th floor New York, NY 10017 212/683-1161 Supports partner agencies. AMERICAN RED CROSS Box 37243 Washington, DC 20013 800/842-2200 Supports the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross. AMERICARES 161 Cherry Street New Canaan, CT 06840 800/486-HELP Sends medical supplies. BAPTIST WORLD ALLIANCE 6733 Curran Street McLean, VA 22101 703/790-8980 Exploring direct channels of assistance into the country and working with refugees. CARE 660 First Avenue New York, NY 10016 800/521-CARE Provides food throughout Somalia. CHURCH WORLD SERVICE Box 968 Elkhart, IN 46515 219/264-3102 Supports an airlift of food and medicine. CONCERN AMERICA 2024 N. Broadway Box 1790 Santa Ana, CA 92702 714/953-1242 Supports the work of Concern Ireland which is operating feeding centers. FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY 7729 E. Greenway Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85260 800/2-HUNGER Supports partner agencies. GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL 48 Grove Street, Suite 103 Somerville, MA 02144 617/628-1664 Supports partner agencies. INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS 5933 W. Century Blvd., Suite 310 Los Angeles, CA 90045 310/670-0800 Runs a medical program in Mogadishu. INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE 386 Park Avenue S. New York, NY 10016 212/769-0010 Works with Somali refugees in Kenya. LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF 390 Park Avenue S. New York, NY 10016 212/532-6350 Supports Luthern World Federation's airlift of food and medicine. MSF-USA (Doctors Without Borders) 30 Rockefeller Plaza #5425 New York, NY 10112 212/649-5961 Supports the work of MSF France, Belgium and Holland. MAP INTERNATIONAL 2200 Glynco Parkway Box 50 Brunswick, GA 31520 800/225-8550 Provides medicines to World Concerns, World Vision, and AFSC. OPERATION USA 8320 Melrose Ave., Suite 200 Los Angeles, CA 90069 213/658-8876 Will be consigning pharmaceuticals to operational agency. OXFAM AGENCY 26 West Street Boston, MA 02111 800/225-5800 Supports the work of Oxfam UK. PRESIDING BISHOP'S FUND FOR WORLD RELIEF/ EPISCOPAL CHURCH 815 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017 212/867-8400 Supports a partner agency. SAVE THE CHILDREN 54 Wilton Rd. Westport, CT 06880 203/221-4100 Supports Save the Children UK. US COMMITTEE FOR UNICEF 331 E. 38th Street New York, NY 10016 212/686-5522 Supports the work of UNICEF. UNITED METHODIST COMMITTEE ON RELIEF 475 Riverside Drive, Room 1374 New York, NY 10115 212/870-3816 Provides funding through World Council of Churches. WORLD CONCERN Box 33000 Seattle, WA 98133 206/546-7201 Runs a mobile medical team, mother and child health centers, and other relief projects. WORLD VISION 919 W. Huntington Dr. Monrovia, CA 91016 818/357-7979 Involved in emergency feeding and health care. InterAction is a membership association of US private voluntary organizations engaged in international humanitarian efforts, including relief, development, refugee assistance, public policy, and global education. From: Human Rights Coordinator Date: 22 Sep 92 17:38 PDT Newsgroups: soc.culture.african Subject: Help the Children of Soamlia NOW /* Written 2:37 pm Sep 22, 1992 by hrcoord in cdp:hr.child */ /* ---------- "Help the Children of Soamlia NOW" ---------- */ THE CHILDREN OF SOMALIA NEED YOUR HELP NOW Out out of every four children in Somalia may have already perished of starvation and hunger-related illnesses since the beginning of the civil war. These young victims are dying in silence. At least 1.5 million people face the threat of starvation. US humanitarian agencies must deliver food and medical supplies now. Those brave relief workers who have been feeding and providing medical care to the starving have received little support to date. American private donations for relief to Somalia total less than 3% of the amount which went to Ethiopia in 1984/85. The private voluntary agencies listed [as a response to this topic] must receive more support to pay for the transporation, relief personnel and medical supplies that are needed by the Somalian people today. These voluntary organizations are essential to distributing the food being airlifted, and to providing medical care and supplemental feeding of infants and young children in Somalia, as well as in the refugee camps to which hundreds of thousands have fled. Your support is needed to help save lives. We call on all Americans to give today, while there is still time. THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES PLEDGE TO SEE THAT YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED WHERE THEY WILL DO THE MOST GOOD. (see above/ BH) This information was prepared by InterAction, a coalition of 137 US private voluntary relief, development and refugee organizations providing humanitarian assistance throughout the world. InterAction can be reached at 202/667-8227.