Sorry UK, no Aid for your flood victims... You're all far too rich
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 10:09 am
BRITAIN’S Disasters Emergency Committee today ruled out any involvement or help with the UK flooding tragedy, saying its remit was purely for “poorer countries overseasâ€.
t said it would not be broadcasting one of its appeals for donations to families and communities gripped by the crisis in the South and South West because its charitable objectives barred any action.
Only the Red Cross of its 14 members have offered to help, while another Oxfam said Britain was too rich to justify its aid.
Calls have grown for the DEC to intervene in the way it so famously did for foreign earthquake victims, but a spokesman said its hands were tied.
The DEC, which spent £32million last year, is an umbrella group made up of 14 UK charities which help provide clean water, humanitarian aid and medical care.
Disasters Emergency Committee and Oxfam rule out aid for flood victims as UK too rich | UK | News | Daily Express
t said it would not be broadcasting one of its appeals for donations to families and communities gripped by the crisis in the South and South West because its charitable objectives barred any action.
Only the Red Cross of its 14 members have offered to help, while another Oxfam said Britain was too rich to justify its aid.
Calls have grown for the DEC to intervene in the way it so famously did for foreign earthquake victims, but a spokesman said its hands were tied.
The DEC, which spent £32million last year, is an umbrella group made up of 14 UK charities which help provide clean water, humanitarian aid and medical care.
Disasters Emergency Committee and Oxfam rule out aid for flood victims as UK too rich | UK | News | Daily Express