Ted Turner, United Nations Foundation Announce

Emergency $1 Million Grant For UN Relief Efforts in the KosovoRegion Washington (PROTEXT) - R.E. "Ted" Turner, Chair of the UnitedNations Foundation (UNF), announced today the Foundation's awardof an emergency $1 million grant to support relief efforts inKosovo region. "United Nations relief workers are playing a leading role inaddressing the massive humanitarian tragedy that is unfolding inthe Kosovo region. The United Nations Foundation is providing $1million to support UN relief efforts and applauds the tremendoussacrifices and efforts that are being made by UN staff," Turnersaid. UNF's grant will support the efforts of the UN High Commissionfor Refugees, which acts as the lead agency for UN humanitarianactivities in the region. Specifically, UNF funding will assistin the provision of basic human needs for refugees, includingshelter, blankets, and other necessities. More than 400,000refugees have fled Kosovo in the past two weeks. UN experts estimate that more than $70 million is urgentlyneeded by the UN to meet initial humanitarian needs in the Kosovocrisis. The UN is appealing to government and private sectordonors, as well as the general public for additional assistance.For information about how to help, the public may contact UNCHR'shelpful Web site at: www.unhcr.ch/youhelp/kosovo.htm. For thelatest news and information about relief efforts, visit the UN'scomprehensive "Relief Web" at www.reliefweb.int. ots OriginalText Service: United Nations Foundation Internet:http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: David Harwood of the UnitedNations Foundation (USA) 202-887-9040 Web site:http://www.unhcr.ch/youhelp/kosovo.htm Web site:http://www.reliefweb.int Web site: http://www.unfoundation.org

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