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'OCEAN'S
THIRTEEN' STARS DONATE $1 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF UN FOOD AGENCY
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UNITED
NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network / 09
April 2008 -(ORIGINALLY
PUBLISHED 27 JUNE 2007)-
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
in Darfur, Sudan has received $1 million from a humanitarian organization
co-founded by the cast and filmmakers of the Hollywood blockbuster “Ocean’s
Thirteen.”
The
humanitarian organization called Not On Our Watch donated the $1 million to the
Friends of the World Food Programme, in support of the WFP’s humanitarian air
service in Darfur.
“Humanitarian
air services are essential not only for WFP but also other UN agencies and
humanitarian organizations working in Darfur,” said Karen Sendelback,
President and CEO of Friends of WFP.
WFP
relies on helicopters to transport staff to food distributions sites primarily
in Darfur.
“This
generous gift will allow WFP to expand the critical delivery of relief
assistance to the millions affected by conflict in the region,” said Ms.
Sendelback.
The
escalating insecurity in Darfur has led WFP to increase its fleet of helicopters
from four to six, catering to the demands of the humanitarian community working
in war-torn Darfur.
Actor
George Clooney, board member and co-founder of Not On Our Watch, added that “every
aid organization working in Darfur relies on WFP planes and helicopters to
access otherwise inaccessible villages in Darfur.
“These
people are the first to arrive and the last to leave. We are honoured to support
their important work to save lives in Darfur.”
The
governing board of Not On Our Watch includes “Ocean’s Thirteen” stars
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Don Cheadle, producer Jerry Weintraub
and David Pressman.
In 2007,
WFP plans to provide food assistance to 5.5 million vulnerable people in Sudan,
where the UN and the African Union are working to deploy a peacekeeping
operation to Darfur. More than 200,000 people have been killed there and at
least 2 million others displaced since clashes erupted in 2003 between
Government forces, allied Janjaweed militias and rebel groups.
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