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National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
Contact: Carol J. Fouke, NCC, 212-870-2252
Internet: carolf@ncccusa.org

NCC7/18/97     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UPDATE FROM CHURCH WORLD SERVICE CAMBODIA PROGRAM

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, July 17 ---- While international 
efforts continue to try to resolve Cambodia's political 
crisis -- fueled by a July 5-6 coup -- the situation within 
the country is calm and returning to normal, reports Howard 
Jost, Church World Service Country Director.  Markets and 
most shops are open as usual.  Governmental offices have 
also opened, civil servants have returned to work and 
children are back in school.  

The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) has distributed blankets 
to some hospitals. Blankets, rice pots, mosquito nets, 
plastic sheets, sarongs, kramas, water containers, canned 
fish and rice have been given to families left homeless in 
the fighting.  Some of the items were originally contributed 
by CWS, mostly paid from the Blanket Fund.

The stocks in the CRC warehouse are now depleted, and 
there are not sufficient funds to meet the needs of the 
affected population, Mr. Jost said.  Additional assistance 
for those injured by the recent fighting is necessary, and 
the CRC warehouse must be replenished.  A multi-agency 
assessment team will detail assistance needs soon.

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