Geneva talks continue as Red Cross hopes major humanitarian intervention will be allowed soon
Talks in Geneva have been continuing as the International Red Cross and its partners negotiate humanitarian access to Syrians affected by armed conflict…
The International Red Cross is continuing to press for access to Homs and other affected areas to deliver food and vital medical aid.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent were in negotiations Sunday February 26 with both the Syrian authorities and opposition groups in Homs. The discussions have been highly sensitive and have yielded no concrete results.
Despite ICRC and Red Crescent workers evacuating seven wounded people to Al Amin hospital, and 20 women and children outside the affected zone on Saturday, the NGO is requesting urgent access to the worst hit areas with the situation described as deteriorating.
It is not sure when or if essential emergency evacuations will be allowed to take place… The ICRC and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent say they will continue to negotiate with the Syrian authorities and the opposition in an attempt to enter Baba Amr and carry out vital evacuations. Homs continues to be the main focus of conflict as the rebellion against Assad's rule gathers momentum.
In an increasingly complex situation the ICRC has been urging the Syrian authorities and all others involved in the ongoing violence to implement a daily cessation of fighting for at least two hours, in all areas affected, to allow urgent humanitarian assistance.
On Friday ICRC spokesperson Carla Haddad described the situation in Homs and in the other affected areas as deteriorating and that the security situation has become so bad that it is impossible to provide the humanitarian aid people desperately need…
"The situation is very difficult on the ground, she said.
"People are in a desperate situation - they need water, food, access to medical care. Some are seriously injured. We need to be able to access the different areas including Homs to be able to help them out."
Many people will be asking questions of the Syrian authorities - why don't they allow access for impartial ICRC workers to deliver aid and evacuate the wounded and the sick?
Syrian Arab Red Crescent and ICRC teams since February 11 have managed to enter the cities of Homs, Bludan, Al Zabadani and Madaya to provide humanitarian assistance for vulnerable people in need. A temporary halt in the fighting would allow the ICRC and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to improve their assistance significantly and better respond to the vital needs of the population.
Since Thursday following an initiative in Switzerland, talks on the coordination of humanitarian aid for Syria have taken place in Geneva involving international governments and UN agencies.
International agencies including the UNHCR have stressed the importance of the neutrality of humanitarian aid. The ICRC has described the situation as worsening by the hour and says that people must get help urgently…
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
Charity Spotlight: CUPA
CountryIndia
Category
Animals/Wildlife
Charity Mission Statement
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CUPA is an organisation for the welfare of animals.
CUPA is an organisation for the welfare of animals.
To donate and read the full charity profile, click here
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
LEONA LEWIS: Valentine's plea
Singer Leona Lewis sends Valentine’s card to EU Commissioner
I've gotta getta message to you...
Why has X Factor star Leona Lewis sent a Valentine's Card to the EU's Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy?
It may well be the case that some EU officials in their corridors of power in Brussels look forward to receiving a Valentine's card from a glamorous pop star to brighten their day.
Well that's what John Dalli, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy has received today...
However the pop star's Valentine’s card and letter is not one of devotion but more of a rap on the knuckles... The message features the singer wearing an End Animal Testing body art message... and includes a plea for a complete ban on animal tested cosmetics across the EU.
The singer and the charity Humane Society International which she is supporting are concerned about a potential loophole occurring allowing unethical animal tested products into the European Union. The Valentine's correspondence is part of Leona Lewis' support for the Humane Society International’s CrueltyFree2013 campaign.
Whilst the European Union banned animal testing for cosmetics in 2009, the campaign points out that ingredients can still be tested on animals in other countries and sold in EU stores.
The ban on selling these animal-tested cosmetics is due to come into force in 2013 and animal welfare activists see this as a major incentive for cosmetic companies to stop animal testing.
However, Leona Lewis along with the charity is concerned that Commissioner Dalli is now considering a proposal that would undermine the ban by giving cosmetics companies a loophole to continue making profits in the EU from the considerable animal suffering that occurs.
In her Valentine's Day message to the commissioner Leona Lewis writes:
"Animals have suffered enough. If their pain has been deemed immoral within the EU, it must also be immoral outside the EU. To trade in their pain would be hypocrisy..."
The campaign points out that cosmetics animal testing is inhumane and unnecessary forcing animals to suffer painful toxicity tests for no real discernible purpose. Whilst thousands of animals are killed in cosmetics tests each year cruelty free products are readily available using safe ingredients.
Guinea pigs, rabbits, mice and hamsters are commonly used for testing in countries outside the EU including China and the United States. Procedures can involve force-feeding animals with cosmetic ingredients and having them dripped on to their eyes or on to their skin and even forcing pregnant animals to ingest substances to see the effects on offspring.
Leona Lewis and the Humane Society International's campaign is also being supported by Ricky Gervais, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Roger Moore, Virginia McKenna and others...
Additional animal welfare charities such as Animal Aid and BUAV are also running cruelty free cosmetics campaigns hoping to ensure EU legislation offers a resounding no to cruelty testing for cosmetics...
Read more Xperedon Charity News at: http://www.xperedon.com/charity_news
I've gotta getta message to you...
Why has X Factor star Leona Lewis sent a Valentine's Card to the EU's Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy?
It may well be the case that some EU officials in their corridors of power in Brussels look forward to receiving a Valentine's card from a glamorous pop star to brighten their day.
Well that's what John Dalli, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy has received today...
However the pop star's Valentine’s card and letter is not one of devotion but more of a rap on the knuckles... The message features the singer wearing an End Animal Testing body art message... and includes a plea for a complete ban on animal tested cosmetics across the EU.
The singer and the charity Humane Society International which she is supporting are concerned about a potential loophole occurring allowing unethical animal tested products into the European Union. The Valentine's correspondence is part of Leona Lewis' support for the Humane Society International’s CrueltyFree2013 campaign.
Whilst the European Union banned animal testing for cosmetics in 2009, the campaign points out that ingredients can still be tested on animals in other countries and sold in EU stores.
The ban on selling these animal-tested cosmetics is due to come into force in 2013 and animal welfare activists see this as a major incentive for cosmetic companies to stop animal testing.
However, Leona Lewis along with the charity is concerned that Commissioner Dalli is now considering a proposal that would undermine the ban by giving cosmetics companies a loophole to continue making profits in the EU from the considerable animal suffering that occurs.
In her Valentine's Day message to the commissioner Leona Lewis writes:
"Animals have suffered enough. If their pain has been deemed immoral within the EU, it must also be immoral outside the EU. To trade in their pain would be hypocrisy..."
The campaign points out that cosmetics animal testing is inhumane and unnecessary forcing animals to suffer painful toxicity tests for no real discernible purpose. Whilst thousands of animals are killed in cosmetics tests each year cruelty free products are readily available using safe ingredients.
Guinea pigs, rabbits, mice and hamsters are commonly used for testing in countries outside the EU including China and the United States. Procedures can involve force-feeding animals with cosmetic ingredients and having them dripped on to their eyes or on to their skin and even forcing pregnant animals to ingest substances to see the effects on offspring.
Leona Lewis and the Humane Society International's campaign is also being supported by Ricky Gervais, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Roger Moore, Virginia McKenna and others...
Additional animal welfare charities such as Animal Aid and BUAV are also running cruelty free cosmetics campaigns hoping to ensure EU legislation offers a resounding no to cruelty testing for cosmetics...
Read more Xperedon Charity News at: http://www.xperedon.com/charity_news
Monday, February 6, 2012
Charity Spotlight: Kidsave
CountryUnited States
Category
Children/Education
Charity Mission Statement
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To create change – so forgotten orphanage and foster kids grow up in families and connected to caring adults.
To create change – so forgotten orphanage and foster kids grow up in families and connected to caring adults.
To donate and read the full charity profile, click here
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