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About
Our News
ALERTNET
OF THE REUTERS FOUNDATION
OUR
NEWS: Our breaking disaster news coverage is provided through
a special partnership with AlertNet, the Reuters Foundation's news
and information service for the emergency relief community. The
Reuters Foundation is the non-profit arm of Reuters, the world's
largest news and information agency.
KNOW
WHERE YOU CAN HELP MOST: You'll know what the disaster agencies
know about changing conditions on the ground and where you can help
most.
REUTERS
AID FUND
INSTANT
AID: The Reuters Foundation has established a fund to help victims
of disasters instantly. The AlertNet International Disaster (AID)
Fund is distributed to relief agencies at the scene when disaster
strikes.
SPEED
SAVES LIVES: Paul Mylrea, AlertNet Editor, said the AID Fund
especially helps "cover the initial costs relief agencies face before
full-scale appeals for help can be launched, which can take days
or even weeks. The quicker rescue workers arrive at the scene, the
more lives can be saved."
ON-GOING
AID: While natural and political disasters quickly leave the
front pages, the work of rebuilding lives can often go on for many
months or even years. The AID Fund knows which agencies are actively
involved in a particular disaster and can make sure your money goes
directly to the people in need.
A
GLOBAL EFFORT: Using Reuters' global knowledge of aid groups
throughout the world, the AID Fund supports local and international
agencies working to help victims of natural disaster and political
crisis. The fund is overseen by AlertNet's over 100 global relief
charities.
NATURAL
AND HUMAN-MADE DISASTERS: When most of us think of disasters,
we envision earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods. However, many of
the most deadly human disasters come through war and persecution,
such as occurred in Rwanda or Bosnia. AlertNet news coverage and
the Reuters AID Fund improve the speed and effectiveness of emergency
relief operations worldwide, whether the disaster was caused by
the trembling earth, a gale force wind, or exploding bombs.
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