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[ALERT] Correction: Cyclone Nargis Survivors in Myanmar Continue to Receive ADRA Assistance
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Note: This is a retransmission of a recent media release with updated information.
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ADRA Highlights Innovations and Participates in High Level Meetings at United Nations
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Silver Spring, Maryland--The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) showcased a success story about sustainable development during the 2008 United Nations Innovation Fair held between June 30 and July 3 at UN Headquarters in New York, and participated in the High-Level Segment meetings of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
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[ALERT] ADRA Aids Typhoon Fengshen Survivors in Philippines
Monday, June 30, 2008
Silver Spring, Maryland--In response to the devastation caused by Typhoon Fengshen, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is providing aid to survivors affected by the powerful typhoon that struck central Philippines, Friday, June 20, resulting in at least 600 deaths, leaving more than 1,000 people missing, and causing damages of at least $100 million.
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Around the World, ADRA Commemorates World Refugee Day
Friday, June 20, 2008
Silver Spring, Maryland--The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) joins the international community to commemorate World Refugee Day, observed on June 20, in an effort to draw public attention to the plight of millions of people who have been forced to leave their homes in many conflict areas of the world.
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ADRA-thon Concert Raises Funds for Myanmar and China Survivors
Monday, June 16, 2008
Silver Spring, Maryland--More than 300 people gathered at the Washington Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Sunday, June 1, to support the Adventist Development and Relief Agency's (ADRA) emergency relief efforts to assist thousands of survivors of the recent deadly disasters that struck Myanmar and China in early May.
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[ALERT] One Month After Cyclone Devastates Myanmar: A Chronology of ADRA's Response
Friday, June 6, 2008
Silver Spring, Maryland--More than four weeks after Cyclone Nargis swept through Myanmar, leaving more than 134,000 dead or missing, and at least 2.4 million homeless, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continues to meet the needs of survivors in the devastated Irrawaddy Delta region in southern Myanmar, providing food aid, shelter materials, hygiene kits, medicines, and improved access to water and sanitation.
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ADRA Continues to Provide Additional Food, Medicine, Shelter for Myanmar Survivors
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Silver Spring, Maryland--One month after the onslaught of Cyclone Nargis, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is continuing to provide emergency aid for survivors of the May 2-3 cyclone, through the provision of food aid, shelter materials, hygiene kits, and medicine, and improved access to water and sanitation in the devastated Irrawaddy Delta region in southern Myanmar.
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[ALERT] Aftershocks Rock Earthquake-Affected Region in China: ADRA Continues Response
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Silver Spring, Maryland--As aftershocks from the deadly May 12 earthquake continue to spread fear among survivors in the affected Sichuan Province in southwestern China, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is assisting survivors with food, mosquito nets, shelter materials, medical aid, and much needed counseling services.
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ADRA Mourns Tragic Death of ADRA Worker in Myanmar Cyclone
Friday, May 30, 2008
Silver Spring, Maryland--The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) regretfully bids farewell to April Win, an ADRA Myanmar employee who died during the devastating cyclone that hit Myanmar on May 2 and 3, which left more than 130,000 dead or missing and as many as 2.5 million homeless.
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ADRA Commemorates World No Tobacco Day; Supports Tobacco Advertising Ban
Friday, May 30, 2008
Silver Spring, Maryland--In support of World No Tobacco Day on May 31, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is joining the World Health Organization (WHO) in calling for a total ban on the marketing, advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco and tobacco-related products.
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