Subject: Mozambique Emergency Appeal

Disaster Bulletin No. 717 APPEAL

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Creator

J. Richard Butler; Church World Service

Place Created

Eklhart, Indiana, United States

Date

October 9, 1987

Type of Item

Mailing

Length/duration

3 pages

Description

Contents: CURRENT SITUATION • BACKGROUND • INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE • WORLD ECUMENICAL ACTION/RESPONSE • CHURCH WORLD SERVICE ACTION/RESPONSE • APPEAL • The mailing reports the 4.6 million people in Mozambique who are at risk of starvation, out of a total population of 14 million. Also, 550,000 Mozambicans have fled to neighboring countries, putting a heavy burden on these counties, where late or deficient rainfall has made food harvests unreliable. For many years, Mozambique's agricultural production and social services have steadily decline due to a series of natural and man-made disasters. The mailing says the World Council of Churches Commission on Interchurch Aid, Refugees and...

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Publisher

Church World Service

Organization

Church World Service

Coverage Africa

Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Malawi

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of Church World Service.

Collection

George M. Houser Africa collection, Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections