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CWS network resettles 4,892 refugees in FY 2008 October 10, 2008 Global humanitarian agency Church World Service resettled 4,892 refugees to the United States from October 2007 through September 2008. [Full Story]
Paraguay and Bolivia indigenous people also get help with land rights October 7, 2008 Indigenous Guarani people of the Gran Chaco region recently won the legal right to thousands of acres of their traditional land. [Full Story]
Argentine Chaco Guarani people win titles to their own lands October 7, 2008 CWS programs help indigenous groups mount legal claims, develop sustainable agriculture in region. [Full Story]
CWS Emergency appeal update: 2008 U.S. hurricanes October 2, 2008 This update expands the 2008 omnibus appeal for U.S. Hurricane, which includes CWS responses to Hurricanes Dolly, Fay, Gustav, Ike and Kyle. [Full Story]
In storm-hit Galveston, nearly every yard is caked in toxic sludge September 29, 2008 Hurricane Ike struck Galveston, an island city, 60 miles from Houston, September 13 with 110-mph winds and a wall of sea water. As the ocean surge rose, it carried toxic chemicals, effluent and debris into thousands of living rooms, bedrooms and kitchens. [Full Story]
CWS water programs in Pakistan promote health and self-sufficiency September 26, 2008 From model villages to interactive theater, Church World Service- Pakistan/Afghanistan is using innovative techniques to create water projects that combine water infrastructure development with education, advocacy and awareness. [Full Story]
Church World Service heralds Zimbabwe's lifting of ban on humanitarian aid--agency announces food security programs and fundraising appeal September 25, 2008 As Zimbabwe lifts its ban preventing work in the country by outside humanitarian agencies, CWS announced today a national fundraising campaign to bring emergency and longer-term assistance for the dire food crisis in the southern African country. [Full Story]
CWS updated emergency appeal: 2008 Caribbean hurricanes September 25, 2008 Recovery efforts continue in both Cuba and Haiti following hurricanes Gustav and Ike. In Cuba, CWS partners report that while casualties were kept to a minimum due to civil defense actions, that at least 9 million persons were affected by the storms. [Full Story]
Church World Service seminar explores link between climate change and poverty September 23, 2008 Church World Service (CWS) is sponsoring the seminar, “For the Healing of the Nations: International Dimensions of Climate Change,” on Wednesday, Sept. 24 from 9 AM to 4:30 P.M. at the Church Center for the United Nations. [Full Story]
CWS Appeal: Zimbabwe Food Crisis September 22, 2008 A ban on agencies involved in humanitarian and development work was recently lifted in Zimbabwe, and members there, including CWS partner Christian Care, are preparing to scale up their response to the food crisis in Zimbabwe. [Full Story]

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