26 hours ago From The Daily Star  View Original Article

Beirut, LEBANON - Expecting an immense rise in the number of Palestinians fleeing from neighboring Syria, the U.N. Relief and Works Agency is bracing for the next six months. While a recently pledged $45 million in donor aid will help to alleviate some pressure, the h ...

27 hours ago From Dumfries and Galloway Standard  View Original Article

Dumfries, U K - A Dumfries dad’s drive to raise awareness of meningitis has seen him named as Scotland’s Charity Champion.

Michael Pattie was last night given the honour at this year’s awards ceremony in Glasgow for his work with the Meningitis Resear ...

28 hours ago From UN News Centre  View Original Article

New York, NEW YORK - The United Nations refugee agency today said it has delivered vital aid for 5,000 people displaced in the northern Syria area of Al Raqqa, where the humanitarian situation is reported to be “extremely dire” after being inaccessible for the past three ...

28 hours ago From This is Kent  View Original Article

Kent, U K - Rose Hill School in Tunbridge Wells has received a £1,700 defibrillator in case of emergencies.

The school is also in the process of fundraising for a second machine after figures emerged that 12 young people die due to Sudden Cardiac ...

29 hours ago From Midweek Herald  View Original Article

Exeter, U K - Firefighters at Axminster got busy with their buckets – and raised a cool £700 for charity.

They were outside Tesco supermarket offering to wash people’s cars in return for a donation.

A steady stream of customers ensure ...

29 hours ago From Mississauga.com  View Original Article

Mississauga, CANADA - More than $135,000 was raised for 23 charities through the 2013 Mississauga Marathon Scotiabank Charity Challenge.

The grand total raised through this year's initiative was $135,631, roughly three times the amount raised in 2012.
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29 hours ago From The Star  View Original Article

Sheffield, U K - Steve Coe has made a big impression in his new job – after lowering himself from the top of a Sheffield building.

As the new kid on the block, the project manager thought it was important to show willing, which is why, after just two w ...

30 hours ago From Yemen Post  View Original Article

Sana'a, YEMEN - Following a series of financial agreements signed between Qatar Charity and the Yemeni Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation last May, the organization is now set to begin its social and humanitarian work.

Qatar Charity al ...

30 hours ago From UNICEF-press release  View Original Article

New York, NEW YORK - On the Day of the African Child, UNICEF joined the African Union to mark the efforts by African communities to promote social change and end practices that endanger the lives and health of hundreds of thousands of children each year.

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31 hours ago From Radio New Zealand  View Original Article

Auckland, NEW ZEALAND - A New Zealand ophthalmologist will travel to Cambodia to help show local surgeons how to treat eye problems in children.

Australia-based charity Sight For All Foundation is paying to send 12 eye specialists to Cambodia over the next 18 ...