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UN Iraq Situation Update March 2008 »

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, has issued an Iraq Situation Update for March 2008.
The UNHCR estimates the number of Iraqi who have settled in other nearby countries as:
Syria - 1.2 to 1.4 million
Jordan - 450,000 - 500,000

UT, Stanford, Cal-Berkeley teaming up in Saudi Arabia »

The University of Texas, Stanford and the University of California at Berkeley have agreed to a 5-year partnerships with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) , a graduate level research university being built in Saudi Arabia. Each university will receive about $25-billion for their assistance to the Saudi university.
The new KAUST University is [...]

New York Foundation helping Iraqi children & families »

The Tom Deierlein Foundation was founded by Tom Deierlein and his associates to initially focus on helping the children of Iraq. Tom was seriously shot in 2006 while serving in Iraq as an American Civil Affairs Officer, but developed a strong desire to help the Iraqi kids.
The New York-based Foundation is collecting and distributing shoes, [...]

Afghans4Tomorrow providing support to Afghanistan »

American charity (based in Colorado) Afghans4Tomorrow is a humanitarian organization that focuses on educational, agricultural and health projects in Afghanistan.

Afghans for Afghans sends hand-made comfort to Afghanistan »

Afghans for Afghans is a San Francisco-based group that sends hand-knitted and crocheted blankets, sweaters, vests, mittens and socks to the people of Afghanistan. The grassroots effort is inspired by similar work by Red Cross volunteers during World Wars I and II to support soldiers and refugees worldwide.
Their website has info on ‘what is needed’, [...]

American-based Palestine Children’s Relief Fund aiding Mideast »

American-based charity, The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), was formed in 1991 to provide humanitarian and medical aid to Palestinian youth in the Middle East, including Lebanon, Syria, Israel, including the West Bank and north, south and cental Gaza areas. The main objective is to provide specialized surgery in the Middle East to every child [...]

Chaplains “Hearts for Baghdad” helping local Iraqis »

While many charities have pulled out of Iraq because of security concerns, “Hearts for Baghdad” is a humanitarian program administered by military base chaplains at the Civilian Military Operations Center (CMOC) in Baghdad.
Hearts for Baghdad delivers diapers, personal hygiene items, shampoo, lotions, medicine, shoes, school supplies, soccer balls and other needed items to local Iraqis. [...]

Asia Foundation - 50 years providing aid to Asia »

San Francisco-based Asia Foundation has been working for 50 years to improve governance, law, civil society, women’s enpowerment, economic reform and international relations throughout the Asia-Pacific region. In 2006, thru a worldwide network of 17 offices, Asia Foundation provided more than $53-million in program support, distributed 920,000 books and educational materials valued at $30-million.
Recent projects [...]

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