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Burma Cyclone Appeal donate here or phone 0800 74 73 72. Media Release Donation form available in WORD and PDF formats China Earthquake Appeal: CWS is receiving donations for ACT International relief work in Sichuan, China. donate here or phone 0800 74 73 72. Donation form available in word or PDF format. Food and shelter is being provided to thousands of families with plans for the rebuilding of homes, schools and health clinics and repairs to water and irrigation systems. World Council of Churches: International Action Week for Peace 4-10 June 2008. ‘It's time for Palestinians and Israelis to share a just peace,' says the WCC in response to 60 years of conflict in Israel and Palestine. 2008 marks 60 years since the partition of Palestine and 41 years of occupation. Find out more about the International Church Action and see CAII resources for New Zealand produced backgrounders on the conflict. Bernard Sabella writes on the 60th anniversary of Al Nakba. Global Youth Encounter:Making Peace a Reality. Calling all those 15-25 year olds who are interested in peace and justice issues and want to meet other young people to make a difference in their world. We have 3 forums coming to you in July and August check out the programme and register here. Download PDF News Update - June: Crises of all Kinds - Food, Myanmar, China, Zimbabwe. Update on Kenya. World Environment Day. Fighting climate adaptation apartheid. Israel-Palestine 60 years. Sudan – Climate change. South African Churches respond to violence. Food - Who can afford it? Click here Need More than Just a Gift? Check out CWS Just Gifts including goats, mangroves and rainwater tanks. New resource from Churches' Agency on International Issues now available. Hot Topics 8: Immigration matters: seeking refuge in a strange land - explores refugee issues, the Responsibility to Protect, resettlement in New Zealand and church responses Download PDF	CWS Philippines Partner seeking Typhoon Relief Developers Foundation, a CWS partner since 1993, has reported widespread devastation amongst the poor rural and coastal communities they work with in the Aklan Province on Panay Island, Central Philippines. Typhoon Fengshen, which battered the Philippines for two days with winds of 120 km and torrential rain, has caused severe flooding. With communications down, they are still assessing the extent of the damage. Water and electricity services are destroyed. Flooding through houses reached 8 feet. The Developers office was flooded to desk height. Already casualties stand at 120, with the death toll expected to rise. Developers are yet to account for some members of staff and have not been able to contact all the communities they work with. CWS has sent an initial grant of $6300 to support relief efforts. There will be need for much more once the damage is fully assessed. If you would like to help, CWS is receiving donations online or by phone 0800 74 73 72. Burma Cyclone Appeal: CWS is supporting ACT International relief efforts in Burma. By June 11 response highlights included: More than 171,600 people provided with emergency relief including food, non-food items and tarpaulins More than 2,815 water baskets distributed to communities (each water basket has the capacity to support 250 persons with clean water) 21 centres established for those who lost their homes with an estimated 60,000 people already assisted Food distribution to 60,000 people in partnership with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Food management committees established in 18 villages One local partner has managed to access more than 66,681 people in very hard to reach villages in the Irrawaddy Delta region with distributions of food, non-food and temporary shelter items Health training of trainers for 600 partner staff and volunteers Donate here or phone 0800 74 73 72 China Earthquake: On May 12 an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck the Sichuan region in central China. The death toll is already 35,000 with the Chinese government estimating it could reach 50,000. Nearly 250,000 people were injured and 4.8 million left homeless. In some areas, 80% of all buildings collapsed. CWS partner, Amity Foundation, is providing food, water and shelter to survivors and has an appeal for long term rebuilding of communities. Donate here or phone 0800 74 73 72 Zimbabwe Crisis: - statement from NZ church leaders 20 June 08 available here. - WCC 'season of prayer' for Zimbabwe available here. - ZCC secretary, Densen Mafinyani, thanks NZ churches for their prayers and support. Statement from Zimbabwe churches on elections available here. - statement from NZ church leaders available here - WCC statement on Zimbabwe elections CWS has long term development partnerships in the country and has been supporting humanitarian relief. Please contact CWS if you would like to contribute to these programmes. See Zimbabwe Background for more information. For Emergencies: donate online or call 0800 74 73 72. Current Emergencies CWS is accepting donations for the humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe and for ongoing relief efforts in Darfur.