German churches appeal: "Help Pakistan"
Germany increased support for people in Pakistan to 25 million euros - Pakistani Foreign Minister Mahmood Qureshi thanked the people in Germany - Churches motivation to help: "Provides fast, help fast! "
By Andreas Klamm-Sabaot
Berlin / Islamabad (Pakistan). 19. August 2010. The race against time goes on after the floods in Pakistan. Still, many are of the reach of the tides flooded crisis regions in Pakistan with the help of American helicopters. The international Aid organization Doctors Without Borders yesterday already built a water-recycling systems, and since then at least some of the 20 million homeless children, women or people drinking in a region of Pakistan with clean water. The serious plight of the people in Pakistan is hard to imagine for people in Germany. "Entire villages and towns were washed away. People's fear of epidemics in the flooded areas is growing. "Says a young mother in Pakistan.
According to the United Nations (UN) have lost up to 6 million children by the floods and their parents are now half-or full orphans. The Protestant and Catholic Church Germany have therefore called in a joint appeal to people in Germany to help the people of Pakistan. For nearly two weeks, the people of Pakistan affected by a flood disaster of immense proportions. Hard to imagine: An area half the size of Germany is under water. The plight of the people screaming at the sky.
Many organizations from around the world try to help as much as possible. In recent days, we had to recognize that the donations in Germany is not as great as in other disasters.
Today, on International Day of humanitarian aid, "we would particularly urge:" Help Pakistan! Help the many Victims of the flood! ", Told the Catholic German Bishops' Conference and the Evangelical Church in Germany.
was important: the willingness of the Germans should not be reservations about a country and a region to be reduced, which prevail in difficult political circumstances. Rather, it is a simple law of love that many people who are in acute danger to life and limb and to sink their prospects in the floods threaten to be helped fully and quickly: "A friend in need, helping double."
Our Church's aid agencies are able to do so, shared with the churches in Germany. They are already used with great active. But the measure of their aid also depends on the sacrifice of the Germans. Therefore we appeal to the Christians and all people in Germany: "Help the flood victims in Pakistan! Open your heart, be generous! ! Help now do not hesitate to "
Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, Chairman of the German Bishops' Conference (Catholic) and Chairman Nicholas Schneider, Chairman of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany, adds:" Let us work together for the needy people pray and special to God protection and blessings in this threatening situation, please. "
Federal Foreign Minister Dr. Guido Westerwelle (FDP), and a spokesman for the Federal Government confirmed the information that Germany has increased its financial assistance to the people of Pakistan within the framework of bilateral assistance now to 25 million €.
Westerwelle said: "The scale of the floods in Pakistan is much larger than originally assumed. We must now allow up to 20 million people affected. Federal Minister Dirk Niebel and I have therefore decided to increase humanitarian assistance to the government of Pakistan to another 10 million €. With the support of our partner organizations, we ensure that the assistance arrives quickly where it most is required.
I appeal in this connection to the generosity of the Germans. Your donation can significantly help to alleviate the plight of the people of Pakistan. "The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Mahmood Qureshi, in a telephone interview yesterday thanked the people of Germany for their help and financial donations. Pakistan was given the extent of the damage in urgent need of international assistance.
Given the humanitarian catastrophe expressed Guido Westerwelle from the people of Pakistan expressed his deepest sympathy and promised German help and support. Germany stands firmly in these difficult days at the side of Pakistan.
A small selection of charities and their fundraising accounts:
MSF
account 97 0 97
BLZ 370 205 00
Bank for Social Economy
Password: Pakistan and other crises
Caritas International
Donation Account 202,
BLZ 660 205 00.
Bank for Social Economy
Password: Pakistan
German Red Cross
account
4141 BLZ 370 205 00
Bank for Social Economy
Password: Pakistan.
IMAGE hilft eV "A Heart for Children"
Donations
067 67 67 BLZ 200 700 00
keyword: "Children of Pakistan"
Action Germany Coalition is an alliance of renowned German aid organizations. "Together we are helping the flood victims in Pakistan," the motto of the organization.
Donations: 102030
BLZ 37,020,500
Sozialbank Cologne
donation hotline: 0900 55 10 20 30 (toll free from the German fixed network)
Diakonia disaster
Donation Account 502 707
Postbank Stuttgart,
Bank code (BLZ) 600 100 70
Password: Pakistan asks
The UN Refugee Agency: "Help the flood victims in Pakistan: UN refugee aid
Donations 2000 8850
Sparkasse Köln-Bonn - BLZ 370 501 98
Keywords: Pakistan emergency
online donations and more information at: www.uno-fluechtlingshilfe.de
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