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AGBU SETS ASIDE $1 MILLION EMERGENCY FUND FOR ARMENIAN COMMUNITY IN SYRIA
Armenian Weekly
August 6, 2012
NEW YORK~WThe ongoing and expanding militarized conflict in Syria
has created a serious humanitarian crisis for the population and is
threatening, among others, residential areas where concentrations of
our Armenian community and institutions are situated, particularly
in Aleppo, Damascus, and Kamishli. Several families have already been
dislodged as a result of the fighting among government and opposition
forces and the use of heavy artillery involved.
AGBU Sets Aside $1 Million Emergency Fund for Armenian Community
in Syria.
In preparation for the imminent need for humanitarian assistance that
is emerging as a result of the unfolding political crisis in Syria,
the Central Board of Directors moved on Aug. 3 to set aside an AGBU
Emergency Fund for Humanitarian Assistance to the Armenian Community
in Syria, in the amount of $1 million.
A special task force, in cooperation with the District Committee of
Syria, is in the process of assessing the emerging needs, to create the
appropriate logistics in compliance with federal and international
guidelines, to help and support our community there. Necessary
arrangements are also underway in AGBU~Rs centers locally in Aleppo,
Damascus, and Kamishli, to make them operational hubs for coordinating
the relief efforts, extending help to families in other locations
as well, wherever the need arises. They will also be prepared to
accommodate those who may have to be temporarily moved out of their
homes. The possibility of making AGBU facilities in Cyprus available
as temporary shelter for families, who may need to move out of the
country, is under consideration.
From: A. Papazian
Armenian Weekly
August 6, 2012
NEW YORK~WThe ongoing and expanding militarized conflict in Syria
has created a serious humanitarian crisis for the population and is
threatening, among others, residential areas where concentrations of
our Armenian community and institutions are situated, particularly
in Aleppo, Damascus, and Kamishli. Several families have already been
dislodged as a result of the fighting among government and opposition
forces and the use of heavy artillery involved.
AGBU Sets Aside $1 Million Emergency Fund for Armenian Community
in Syria.
In preparation for the imminent need for humanitarian assistance that
is emerging as a result of the unfolding political crisis in Syria,
the Central Board of Directors moved on Aug. 3 to set aside an AGBU
Emergency Fund for Humanitarian Assistance to the Armenian Community
in Syria, in the amount of $1 million.
A special task force, in cooperation with the District Committee of
Syria, is in the process of assessing the emerging needs, to create the
appropriate logistics in compliance with federal and international
guidelines, to help and support our community there. Necessary
arrangements are also underway in AGBU~Rs centers locally in Aleppo,
Damascus, and Kamishli, to make them operational hubs for coordinating
the relief efforts, extending help to families in other locations
as well, wherever the need arises. They will also be prepared to
accommodate those who may have to be temporarily moved out of their
homes. The possibility of making AGBU facilities in Cyprus available
as temporary shelter for families, who may need to move out of the
country, is under consideration.
From: A. Papazian