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Bishops' Appeal Approves Emergency Grant for Darfur
Bishops' Appeal Approves Emergency Grant of €20,000 for DarfurIt was announced today that the Church of Ireland Bishops' Appeal has approved an emergency grant of €20,000 for relief work in Darfur.
The region of Darfur in Western Sudan has been suffering over four years of conflict leading to the displacement of over two million people. The latest research published in September 2006 in the journal Science puts the numbers of deaths at "no fewer than 200,000".
The Chairman of Bishops' Appeal, the Rt Revd Michael Mayes said: "The emergency grant we have approved will go towards agencies currently working on the ground in Darfur. The situation there is critical and any further donations would be very welcome and will go directly to assist those in need." For further information please contact:The Revd Ian Poulton, Tel: +353 (0)1 285 2228