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Preferred term
United Methodist Committee on Relief
Definition(s)
- THE UNITED METHODIST Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is a nonprofit humanitarian organization used by the United Methodist Church to achieve three primary missions: to provide disaster relief for natural events such as earthquake, storms, and floods; to provide refugee assistance caused by civil violence or war; and to promote and assist development that reduces homelessness, hunger, and poverty in the world. To meet the needs of disaster victims UMCOR has a cadre of disaster relief specialists. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; United Methodist Committee on Relief]
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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-S9DSBCVD-X
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