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DEC announces Nick Waring as new Director of Finance and Resources
11/09/2019


DEC Director of Finance and Resources Nick Waring at the DEC offices in London.

Media briefing: Cyclone Idai response and other DEC appeals – July 2019 
30/07/2019

This media briefing contains an update about how the UK public's donations to the DEC's most recent appeal - for Cyclone Idai - are being used.

Madara Hettiarachchi announced as the new Director of Humanitarian Programmes and Accountability at the DEC
01/07/2019

Press Releases for open appeals

Cyclone Idai Appeal Press Releases

Cyclone Idai Appeal Media Briefing
03/04/2019
DEC aid agencies rush to respond as cholera cases jump from five to 138 in Mozambique
30/03/2019
DEC member British Red Cross deploys emergency team to support Mozambique relief efforts
27/03/2019
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Indonesia Tsunami Appeal Press Releases

DEC closely monitoring impact of latest tsunami in Indonesia
23/12/2018
£17 million raised for the DEC Indonesia Tsunami Appeal in just two weeks thanks to the generous British public
18/10/2018
DEC appeal reaches £14 million in its first week of fundraising
12/10/2018
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Rohingya Crisis Press Releases

Media briefing: One year on from the Rohingya exodus
20/08/2018
More than 620,000 people have fled Myanmar for safety in Bangladesh
11/12/2017
More than a thousand children alone and at risk in Bangladesh camps, warns DEC
13/10/2017
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East Africa Crisis Appeal Press Releases

Widespread food insecurity continues in East Africa
11/12/2017
DEC aid agencies continue to scale up relief effort as East Africa crisis deepens
28/06/2017
DEC East Africa Crisis Appeal reaches a staggering £50 million in just 3 weeks
05/04/2017
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Yemen Crisis Appeal Press Releases

Yemen faces one of the world's worst humanitarian crises
11/12/2017
DEC warns that the humanitarian situation will be catastrophic if Yemen borders remain closed
09/11/2017
Crisis briefing – Delivering aid against the odds in Yemen
08/09/2017
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Nepal Earthquake Appeal Press Releases

UK public helps aid agencies reach more than 1.6 million people in Nepal
22/04/2016
Nepal fuel crisis hampers relief response as winter approaches
23/10/2015
UK aid agencies battle monsoon rains to reach 2.2 million quake survivors in Nepal
24/07/2015
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Ebola Crisis Appeal Press Releases

Aid agencies must continue to adapt to changing demands of Ebola crisis
19/06/2015
DEC Ebola crisis appeal raises £14 million
05/02/2015
DEC Ebola Crisis Appeal raises £17 million
03/02/2015
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Gaza Crisis Appeal Press Releases

DEC Gaza response receives strong review for emergency phase
02/02/2015
DEC members reach 1.1m people in month after Gaza Appeal launch
08/09/2014
Disasters Emergency Committee appeal raises over £9m for Gaza
15/08/2014
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Philippines Typhoon Press Releases

Families recovering after Haiyan but prices stall progress
26/03/2015
DEC appeal helps over 900,000 in 6 months
06/05/2014
DEC members help 4m people in 3 months since Typhoon Haiyan
06/02/2014
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Syria Crisis Appeal 2013 Press Releases

DEC aid agencies help 300,000 people hit by Syrian war
13/03/2014
Banks and aid agencies work to get aid into Syria
12/12/2013
Telegraph headline "Charity millions going to Syrian terror groups" untrue
05/10/2013
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East Africa Crisis Press Releases

DEC warns many in East Africa face hard road to recovery
12/07/2012
DEC publishes independent evaluation of East Africa response
16/02/2012
DEC East Africa Crisis Appeal helps 1.3 million people
09/01/2012
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Pakistan Floods Press Releases

DEC highlights Disaster Risk Reduction needs in Pakistan
02/08/2012
DEC publishes evaluation of early Pakistan floods aid effort
30/06/2011
DEC Pakistan Floods Appeal helps 1.2 million survivors
24/01/2011
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Haiti Earthquake Press Releases

DEC publishes Haiti protection study and annual accountability report
02/08/2013
DEC shares urban disaster lessons from Haiti
07/03/2011
DEC members respond to Haiti cholera outbreak
19/11/2010
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Indonesia, Philippines & Vietnam Crisis Press Releases

Lessons from Indonesia, Philippines & Vietnam
25/03/2011
Indonesia, Philippines & Vietnam Appeal hits £3m in one week but more urgently needed
13/10/2009
Indonesia, Philippines & Vietnam Appeal raises over £1 million in 24 hrs
07/10/2009
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Congo (DR) Crisis Press Releases

DEC Congo (DR) Appeal has raised over £6m since launch
28/11/2008
Aid Agencies launch joint appeal for DR Congo
20/11/2008

Tsunami Earthquake Press Releases

UK Public’s Asian Tsunami legacy still going strong ten years on
17/12/2014
Generous UK donors can be proud of post-tsunami reconstruction
26/12/2009
DEC Tsunami relief fund - Reports back on three year spending plan
19/12/2007
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General Press Releases

DEC announces Nick Waring as new Director of Finance and Resources
11/09/2019
Media briefing: Cyclone Idai response and other DEC appeals – July 2019 
30/07/2019
Madara Hettiarachchi announced as the new Director of Humanitarian Programmes and Accountability at the DEC
01/07/2019
see all