The humanitarian situation in Iraq has
deteriorated substantially in the years since the 1991 Gulf War. International
sanctions against the Iraqi regime have led to the collapse of the economy
and over half of the country's population is now totally dependent on food
rations distributed by the government under the UN Oil-for-Food program.
As the possibility of another war draws closer, humanitarian agencies
are preparing for the human cost of conflict, yet difficulties in obtaining
access for assessment missions and preparedness activities and lack of
funding have hampered and delayed these efforts.
Two million people may be internally
displaced, leaving them in search of food and shelter, adding to the 1
million people who are already without homes. Refugees--as many as
1.5 million--could flee to neighboring nations. In the event of war,
ten million Iraqis or 40% of the population may need immediate food aid.
Some 5.2 million of those who may need immediate food aid are children
younger than five or childbearing women or infant care. The potential
costs of humanitarian assistance for just the first six months are likely
to run as high as $800 million. The agencies listed below are planning
to respond to the crisis either directly or through affiliated organizations.
They will be providing assistance in Iraq or to Iraqi refugees in
neighboring countries.
Visit our web site for an updated list of agencies responding, as well as detailed information on their activities: http://www.interaction.org/iraq/index_press.html
InterAction has also developed guidelines on the most appropriate ways to help those affected by overseas disasters: http://www.interaction.org/disaster/guide_giving.html
InterAction is a coalition of more than 160 US-based private relief, international development and refugee assistance organizations. InterAction members have agreed to abide by a set of standards to ensure accountability to donors, professional competence and quality of service.
Action Against Hunger
247 West 37th Street
Suite 1201
New York, NY 10018
212-967-7800
www.aah-usa.org
Adventist Development and Relief Agency
(ADRA) International
Iraq Crisis Fund
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
800-424-ADRA (2372)
www.adra.org
Air Serv International
6583 Merchant Place
Suite 100
Warrenton, VA 20187
540-428-2323
www.airserv.org
American Friends Service Committee
AFSC Crisis Fund
1501 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA
215-241-7000
www.afsc.org
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Box 321
847A Second Avenue
New York, New York 10017
212-885-0832
www.jdc.org
American Jewish World Service
45 West 36th Street
New York, New York 10018
800-889-7146
www.AJWS.org
American Red Cross
PO Box 37243
Washington, DC 20031
800-HELP NOW
www.redcross.org
American Refugee Committee
430 Oak Grove Street
Suite 204
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403
612-872-7060
Donate online at www.archq.org
AmeriCares Foundation
Iraq Refugee Fund
161 Cherry Street
New Canaan, CT 06840
800-486-4357
www.americares.org
Baptist World Aid
Please designate for Iraq and Middle East Appeal
405 N. Washington Street
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-790-8980
bwaid@bwanet.org
www.bwanet.org
Brother's Brother Foundation
1200 Galveston Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
412-321-3160
mail@brothersbrother.org
www.brothersbrother.org
CARE
151 Ellis Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
800-521-CARE
www.care.org
Catholic Relief Services
Iraq Humanitarian Response
PO Box 17090
Baltimore, Maryland 21203-7090
800-736-3467
www.catholicrelief.org
The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
2850 Kalamazoo Avenue SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49560
800-848-5818
www.crwrc.org
Church World Service
Iraq Conflict Response #6801
PO Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
800-297-1516
www.churchworldservice.org
Counterpart International
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036
202-296-9676
www.counterpart.org
Direct Relief International
Iraq Crisis
27 S. La Patera Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
800-676-1638
www.directrelief.org
Food for the Hungry
7729 E. Greenway Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
800-2-HUNGER
www.fh.org
International Catholic Migration Commission
Iraq Refugee Response
1319 F. St. NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20004
202-393-3904
www.icmc.net
International Medical Corps
11500 West Olympic Blvd
Suite 506
Los Angeles, CA
800-481-4462
www.imcworldwide.org
International Orthodox Christian Charities
Middle East Crisis Response
PO Box 630225
Baltimore, MD 21263-0225
877-803-4622
http://www.iocc.org
International Rescue Committee
PO Box 5058
Hagerstown, MD 21741-9874
1-877-REFUGEE
http://www.theIRC.org
Life For Relief & Development
Iraq Emergency
17300 W. 10 Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48075
248-424-7493
www.lifeusa.org
Lutheran World Relief
700 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21237
410-230-2802
www.lwr.org
MAP International
Disaster Relief
2200 Glynco Parkway
PO Box 215000
Brunswick, GA 31521-5000
800-225-8550
www.map.org
Mercy Corps
Iraq Emergency Fund, Dept NR
PO Box 2669
Portland, Oregon 97208
800-852-2100
www.mercycorps.org
Northwest Medical Teams
Iraq Relief
PO Box 10
Portland, OR 97207-0010
503-624-1000
www.nwmedicalteams.org
Operation USA
8320 Melrose Avenue
Suite 200
Los Angeles Ca 90069
800-678-7255
www.opusa.org
Oxfam America
PO Box 1745
Boston, MA 02105-1745
www.Oxfamamerica.org
Refugees International
Iraq Emergency Response
1705 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20039
202-828-0110
www.refugeesinternational.org
Relief International
Check or credit card donations
1575 Westwood Blvd., #201
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-478-1200
www.ri.org
Save the Children
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
800-728-3843
www.savethechildren.org
Stop Hunger Now
Iraq Crisis Appeal
2501 Clark Avenue
Suite 301
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-839-0689
www.stophungernow.org
United States Association for UNHCR
Iraqi Refugee Emergency Fund
1775 K Street, NW
Suite 290
Washington, DC 20006
800-770-1100
https://www.usaforunhcr.org/donations/secure/index.html
U.S. Committee for Refugees
1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20010
202-347-3507
https://www.refugees.org/forms/contribute.cfm
US Fund for UNICEF
UNICEF Iraq
333 East 38th Street
New York, NY 10016
800-FOR-KIDS
www.unicefusa.org
World Concern
Iraq Refugee Relief
19303 Fremont Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98133
800-755-5022
www.worldconcern.org
World Relief
7 E. Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
443-451-1900
www.wr.org
World Vision
Relief in the Middle East (Acct. #2505)
PO Box 70288
Tacoma, WA 98481-0288
800-777-5777
www.worldvision.org
Press Contact: Shanta Bryant Gyan, 202-667-8227 x115; sbryant@interaction.org