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Founded1984
CeoNaser Haghamed
MottoFaith Inspired Action
HeadquartersBirmingham
United Kingdom
Revenue126 million GBP (2017)
FoundersHany El-Banna
Mohammed El-Alfy
Ihsan Shabib
Essam El-Haddad
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Ukraine conflict: UK charity appeal donations pass £100m

Mar 3,2022 4:47 am

Some £100m has been donated to a British fundraising appeal to help people fleeing The Conflict in Ukraine.

The UK Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) More Than £1m an hour has been donated since it launched its appeal on Thursday.

The Money is helping to provide food, water and other essentials for people in Ukraine and neighbouring countries.

More Than 1. 7 million civilians have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded on 24 February,

Fighting is continuing and Ukraine is warning of an all-out assault on its capital, Kyiv - which has So Far resisted Russian forces' advances.

Many of those fleeing The Conflict have had to wait up to 60 hours to cross into Poland, in freezing weather.

DEC is a committee bringing together 15 UK aid agencies including The British Red Cross , Oxfam and Save The Children .

The Money is being used to provide various essentials for anyone displaced by The Conflict , including:

DEC's chief executive Saleh Saeed said last week that The Committee was " extremely grateful" for the " huge generosity" of everyone who had supported The Appeal - which includes celebrities and the Royal Family .

Mr Saeed said it was the DEC's biggest appeal since The Tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004.

The total includes £20m donated by the UK government as part of its UK Aid Match scheme.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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