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Church World Service CROP Hunger Walks are an exciting way to help raise money to fight hunger in the U.S. and around the globe. Call 1-888-CWS-CROP (1-888-297-2767) for more information about your local CROP events and get involved today!!

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Church World Service wishes all of our friends and supporters in the U.S. a safe and happy 4th of July holiday!!

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Officially recognized refugees living in Indonesia number only about 350, but neither they nor the Indonesian government are inclined toward local integration.
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Two Kenyans who helped refugees in their home country have kept refugees in mind during their studies in the United States.
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In refugee resettlement lingo, it’s called "secondary migration." It’s when a person resettled by the U.S. refugee program to one city and placed under the sponsorship of a local resettlement agency there chooses to move to another city for work or to join friends, for exam
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Church World Service CWS member denomination news--United Church of Christ Synod votes for study and action on Global Food Crisis... http://tinyurl.com/nj9sn8

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The grim scene in the host communities and displacement camps seems to be unending.
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Awalkhan has four spare rooms in his modest house, now a temporary hostel to 30 people.
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Church World Service Demand a new course on trade - one that ensures trade is fair for our workers and our economy. Support the TRADE Act (HR 3012): http://tinyurl.com/mqf2ab

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Support trade justiceUrge Your Representative to Co-sponsor the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act
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Church World Service From a new sand dam in Kenya: “To you this project may seem simple, but to us it has changed the way we do things dramatically” ....

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Zeshan is barely four days old and may have already lost a home. "When the bombs started everyone started running," Zeshan's uncle, Shahussain says. Shahussain and seven relatives joined a throng of people who have recently fled fighting in Pakistan’s Swat Valley.
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Church World Service Climate change effects more than our environment - its a hunger and poverty issue: http://tinyurl.com/nvauzm

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CLIAMATE change is worsening the hunger problem in Indonesia's West Timor province, which is already rivalling Africa.
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In hopes of improving the effectiveness of aid to people displaced by the crisis in Pakistan, Church World Service is urging the humanitarian community to pay closer attention to internationally established quality standards and practices.
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Shahussain and seven relatives joined a throng of men, women and children fleeing fighting in Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Provinces. Artillery, helicopter gunship fire, bombs and small-arms combat between Taliban militants and Pakistan’s Army has forced as many as 3 million from their ho
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Church World Service Help meet the urgent need for accessible, affordable water for all - urge Congress to co-sponsor Water for the World Act: http://tinyurl.com/l84n2w !!

Danson
Danson
As an African who has worked in CWS sponsored water projects in Kenya. I will definately be writing to my congressman and senators from my state Georgia. What are the bill numbers, if any?
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Wonderful, thanks for taking action! Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Bob Corker (R-TN) have introduced S. 624, the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009. And in the House, Representative Earl Blumenaur has introduced the identical bill (H.R. 2030).
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Church World Service Help meet the urgent need for accessible, affordable water for all - urge Congress to co-sponsor Water for the World Act: http://tinyurl.com/l84n2w

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ACTION: Contact your Representative and Senators urging them to co-sponsor the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009. Take action now >>
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Church World Service In Cambodia: “I am very excited about getting this assistance. Now we can use this plastic sheeting to protect us from the rain, and we have mosquito nets to use” ...

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CWS assists displaced families in Pakistan, Displaced Cambodian families receive CWS assistance, CWS working with refugees on solutions, Demonstration farms help Nicaraguan communities
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Church World Service In Cambodia: “I am very excited about getting this assistance. Now we can use this plastic sheeting to protect us from the rain, and we have mosquito nets to use” ...

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CWS assists displaced families in Pakistan, Displaced Cambodian families receive CWS assistance, CWS working with refugees on solutions, Demonstration farms help Nicaraguan communities
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As nations in West Africa continue attempts to achieve lasting peace and prosperity after decades of conflict the Reverend John L...
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Uncertainty exists in all aspects of the lives of those uprooted and displaced by fighting between Pakistani government forces and the Taliban in northwestern Pakistan.
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Church World Service wishes all the fathers out there peace and joy on your special day!!

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Church World Service As Church World Service works to assist refugees and internally-displaced people--like those in Pakistan and Cambodia--we commemorate another World Refugee Day today and continue to advocate for the displaced.

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Church World Service Why fighting hunger and poverty is as important now as it ever was...

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One billion people throughout the world suffer from hunger, a figure which has increased by 100 million because of the global financial crisis, says the UN.
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Many mothers fled the conflict areas alone with their children. Obtaining relief items and other services has been difficult for many as they are not accompanied by their husbands and are culturally unaccustomed to leaving their homes.
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Jessica Eby, Protection Officer of humanitarian agency Church World Service, will speak at The Advocates for Human Rights' seventh annual Human Rights Law and Policy Conference on Monday, June 22, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minn. at the law firm of Dorsey & Whitney, LLP.
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Church World Service A displaced mother in Pakistan shares her story and her hopes for the future - http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7391

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Many mothers fled the conflict areas alone with their children. Obtaining relief items and other services has been difficult for many as they are not accompanied by their husbands and are culturally unaccustomed to leaving their homes.
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Tens of thousands of people around the world will recognize the contributions of people forcibly displaced from their homelands during this year's celebration of World Refugee Day, July 20.
Dee Dee
Dee Dee
Do you mean June 20th???
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Hmmm, yes we do. Thanks for the catch! :)
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Church World Service Did you know that Church World Service is one of nine national voluntary agencies that work with the federal government and a network of local agencies to resettle refugees across the United States?? http://tinyurl.com/lh8lc3

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Tens of thousands of people around the world will recognize the contributions of people forcibly displaced from their homelands during this year's celebration of World Refugee Day, July 20.
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Church World Service Pakistan: CWS finds "One of the most critical issues is the lack of health facilities for women..." http://tinyurl.com/mcdfvl

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Thank you for posting and keeping us current on the issues around the world that you are helping to improve.
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Church World Service is monitoring the spread of H1N1 and, says CWS Executive Director and CEO John L. McCullough, "is engaged in regular briefings by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the event the disaster response community would need to become further involved."

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Church World Service The CWS Lancaster office is helping Iraqi refugees rebuild their lives: http://tinyurl.com/l5fm6t

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The Iraqi refugees who are moving into Lancaster County are all wounded.
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Church World Service Curious about how CWS assists refugees? Check out our resources to help you learn about and observe World Refugee Day, a DVD explaining our mission to help resettle refugees in the U.S., and more! http://tinyurl.com/d5g2r3

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Nearly40 million people around the world are uprooted from their homes and communities by persecution and armed conflict. The Immigration and Refugee Program of Church World Service (CWS/IRP) is ...
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Church World Service is thinking that if June 20th is World Refugee Day, and June 21st is Father's Day... wouldn't a gift in honor of your father to help another father in need better support his family be especially appropriate!?

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A graphic report compiled by Church World Service Pakistan/Afghanistan staff on the unique difficulties faced by women who have sought refuge in camps for displaced persons as a result of fighting between the Pakistan military and the Taliban.
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Church World Service We just posted new CROP Hunger Walk videos! - this one's my favorite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kObN1B3Lw9M

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A CROP Hunger Walk video featuring children from around the world, telling about their dreams for the future. (English version) To learn more, visit http://www.cropwalkonline.org
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Church World Service Read about a small Indiana community and how they are helping resettle refugees... http://tinyurl.com/n8tnfx

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When the Perdue turkey plant in Washington, Indiana, reached out to recruit refugees as employees, Exodus Refugee/Immigration Ministries, Inc., in Indianapolis resolved not to let the two-hour drive between the two cities become an insurmountable barrier.
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Church World Service commented on their own note World Refugee Day 2009: Starting over in Pennsylvania and Ohio.