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HRH The Prince of Wales joins thousands of British supporters as the DEC Coronavirus Appeal reaches £18 million
30/07/2020

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has joined tens of thousands of members of the public who have donated the DEC Coronavirus Appeal, which has now raised £18 million since its launch on 14 July. The Prince’s donation to help the world’s most vulnerable people as they face Covid-19 comes after he suffered from the virus himself in March this year. 

Tanya Steele announced as new DEC trustee
29/07/2020

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is pleased to announce that Tanya Steele will join the DEC Board of Trustees as an independent trustee. Tanya will succeed Baroness Helene Hayman when she completes her term this month.

Coronavirus Appeal tops £15 million as DEC charities use UK donations to help protect the world’s most vulnerable people
23/07/2020

The DEC Coronavirus Appeal has raised £15 million since its launch on 14 July and DEC charities are now starting to use these funds to help people in the world’s most fragile states protect themselves against Coronavirus.

Aid being delivered with funding from appeal donations includes:

Press Releases for open appeals

Coronavirus Appeal Press Releases

HRH The Prince of Wales joins thousands of British supporters as the DEC Coronavirus Appeal reaches £18 million
30/07/2020
Coronavirus Appeal tops £15 million as DEC charities use UK donations to help protect the world’s most vulnerable people
23/07/2020
DEC responds to worrying WFP report on increasing hunger levels in southern Yemen
22/07/2020
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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

Tanya Steele announced as new DEC trustee
29/07/2020
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
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