UNICEF Gives Immediate Assistance to Children of the Philippines Affected by Tropical Storm Ondoy

September 28, 2009  
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Richard Alleyne, U.S. Fund for UNICEF, +1-212-880-9177, ralleyne@unicefusa.org MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — UN children's agency UNICEF has provided USD$143,000 in supplies to address the urgent needs of affected children and their families in the wake of tropical storm Ondoy in the Philippines. Within 24 hours of the storm hitting Manila, UNICEF supplied food and non-food items as well as temporary shelter to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for distribution to flood-stricken communities. UNICEF expressed great concern over the growing number of…

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UNICEF Gives Immediate Assistance to Children of the Philippines Affected by Tropical Storm Ondoy

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