The Humanitarian Forum to host Doha meeting Feb. 1 to ensure donations to Gaza relief effort reach those in need

In Brief: International meeting on Gaza aid to be held in Qatar on 1 February

Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)

Date: 28 Jan 2009

DUBAI, 28 January 2009 (IRIN) - The Humanitarian Forum – a network of key humanitarian and charitable organisations from Muslim donor and recipient countries; the West; and the multilateral system – is organising a meeting on 1 February in Doha, Qatar, to ensure that aid earmarked for Gaza is effective and reaches the most vulnerable population.

Participants will include Qatar Charity, which will host the event, Qatar Red Crescent, Humanitarian Forum Kuwait, Islamic Relief, Oxfam, Mercy Corps, Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation, International Committee of the Red Cross and Turkey’s Foundation for Human Rights, Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief, and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

For more information see: www.humanitarianforum.org

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