from UN News Centre
A few days after the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned its air transports for aid workers in war-ravaged Darfur could be grounded for lack of funds, an organization of Hollywood celebrities has provided the first donation of the year to keep it running.
WFP’s Humanitarian Air Service (WFP-HAS) has received $500,000 from Not On Our Watch, the humanitarian organization founded by actors George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, producer Jerry Weintraub and civil rights lawyer David Pressman, the agency said today.
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
Hollywood humanitarians assist critical UN air operations in Darfur
