Disasters Emergency Committee
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is an umbrella group[1] of UK charities[2] which coordinates and launches collective appeals to raise funds to provide emergency aid and rapid relief to people caught up in disasters and humanitarian crises around the world. Since being formed in 1963, the DEC has had strong relationships with major UK broadcasters in particular the BBC and ITV, who provide airtime to broadcast emergency appeals upon its recommendation.[3] It is a member of the global Emergency Appeals Alliance, which reports that since its first television appeal in 1966, the DEC has raised over £1.4 billion[4].
The DEC is a registered charity(charity no:1062638)[5] with 14 charity members all with associated disaster relief capabilities such as providing clean water, humanitarian aid and medical care. Since 2011, it has been chaired by Clive Jones.[6]
Notable DEC appeals
The first DEC appeal was run for victims of an earthquake in Turkey in 1966.[7]
In 2004, the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) ran UK television appeals and telephone lines for donations following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsumani, which raised a record £392m in public donations,[8]
Between January and July 2010, the DEC appealed for donations following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, raising a total of £107 million.[9]
On 22 January 2009, the BBC declined a request from the DEC to screen an appeal to raise money to aid relief efforts for victims of conflict in the Gaza Strip. This decision was the object of considerable controversy within the BBC[10] as it is the only time the BBC is known to have refused such a request from the DEC; the 2009 Gaza appeal in question was screened by Channel 4 and ITV and raised £8.3m.[11] Since then, the BBC has broadcast other DEC aid appeals for people in Gaza, without similar controversy. The DEC August 2014 Gaza appeal shown by the BBC helped to raise £16m over two years.[12]
On the launch of its recent (Oct 2017) appeal for Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar to Bangladesh, the UK Government pledged to double public donations up to £3 million.[13]
Member charities of the Disasters Emergency Committee
From website[14] ActionAid, Action Against Hunger, British Red Cross, CAFOD, CARE International, Christian Aid, Concern, Age UK, Islamic Relief, Oxfam, Plan UK, Save the Children, Tearfund, World Vision
DEC appeals history 1963–2017
Recent[15] and archive[16] DEC appeals.
| DATE | LOCATION | APPEAL REASON | AMOUNT RAISED |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-08 (Aug) | Turkey | Earthquake | £560,000 |
| 1967–06 (Jun) | Middle East | War | £160,000 |
| 1968–02 (Feb) | Vietnam | War | £360,000 |
| 1968–09 (Sep) | Iran | Earthquake | £210,000 |
| 1968–11 (Nov) | Nigeria | War | £240,000 |
| 1969–10 (Oct) | Algeria and Tunisia | Floods | £90,000 |
| 1969–11 (Nov) | Yugoslavia | Earthquake | £60,000 |
| 1970–03 (Mar) | Turkey | Earthquake | £370,000 |
| 1970–06 (Jun) | Peru | Earthquake | £230,000 |
| 1970–06 (Jun) | Romania | Floods | £110,000 |
| 1970–11 (Nov) | East Pakistan (Bangladesh) | Cyclone | £1,490,000 |
| 1971–06 (Jun) | India and Pakistan | War | £1,420,000 |
| 1972–12 (Dec) | Nicaragua | Earthquake | £340,000 |
| 1973–10 (Oct) | Ethiopia and the Sahel | Drought | £1,540,000 |
| 1974–09 (Sep) | Honduras | Hurricane | £350,000 |
| 1976–02 (Feb) | Guatemala | Earthquake | £1,300,000 |
| 1979–09 (Sep) | Indo-China | War | £560,000 |
| 1979–11 (Nov) | India | Cyclone | £870,000 |
| 1980–06 (Jun) | East Africa | Drought | £6,100,000 |
| 1982–03 (Mar) | Central America | War | £430,000 |
| 1982–07 (Jul) | Lebanon | War | £1,030,000 |
| 1983–03 (Mar) | Ethiopia | Famine | £1,970,000 |
| 1984–06 (Jun) | Africa | Famine | £9,520,000 |
| 1984–10 (Oct) | Ethiopia | Famine | £5,250,000 |
| 1985–05 (May) | Bangladesh | Cyclone | £1,400,000 |
| 1987–06 (Jun) | Mozambique | War/Drought | £2,480,000 |
| 1987–12 (Dec) | Ethiopia | Famine | £2,690,000 |
| 1988–08 (Aug) | Sudan | Floods | £8,890,000 |
| 1988–09 (Sep) | Bangladesh | Floods | £5,810,000 |
| 1988–09 (Sep) | Caribbean | Hurricane | £1,000,000 |
| 1989–12 (Dec) | Ethiopia | Famine | £10,240,000 |
| 1990–09 (Sep) | Gulf | War | £3,490,000 |
| 1991–01 (Jan) | Africa | £7,930,000 | |
| 1991–05 (May) | Bangladesh | Cyclone | £3,520,000 |
| 1991–06 (Jun) | Africa | £2,600,000 | |
| 1992–09 (Sep) | Africa | £17,300,000 | |
| 1993–10 (Oct) | Africa | War | £2,530,000 |
| 1994–02 (Feb) | Yugoslavia | War | £2,600,000 |
| 1994–05 (May) | Rwanda | War/Genocide | £37,000,000 |
| 1998–05 (May) | Sudan | War/Drought/Floods | £10,500,000 |
| 1998–09 (Sep) | Bangladesh | Floods | £5,500,000 |
| 1998–11 (Nov) | Central America | Hurricane | £18,500,000 |
| 1999–04 (Apr) | Kosovo | War | £53,000,000 |
| 1999–11 (Nov) | India | Cyclone | £7,000,000 |
| 2000–03 (Mar) | Mozambique | Floods | £30,000,000 |
| 2001–02 (Feb) | India | Earthquake | £24,000,000 |
| 2002–01 (Jan) | DR Congo | Volcano | £4,650,000 |
| 2002–07 (Jul) | Southern Africa | Drought/Floods | £16,000,000 |
| 2003–08 (Aug) | Liberia | War | £2,500,000 |
| 2004–07 (Jul) | Sudan | War | £35,000,000 |
| 2004–12 (Dec) | Asia | Tsunami/Earthquake | £392,000,000 |
| 2005–08 (Aug) | Niger | Drought/Locust | £32,000,000 |
| 2005–10 (Oct) | India and Pakistan | Earthquake | £59,000,000 |
| 2007–05 (May) | Darfur and Chad | War | £13,600,000 |
| 2007–11 (Nov) | Bangladesh | Cyclone | £9,000,000 |
| 2008–05 (May) | Myanmar (Burma) | Cyclone | £19,500,000 |
| 2008–11 (Nov) | DR Congo | War | £10,500,000 |
| 2009–01 (Jan) | Gaza | War | £8,300,000 |
| 2009–10 (Oct) | Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam | Earthquake/Typhoon | £9,300,000 |
| 2010–01 (Jan) | Haiti | Earthquake | £107,000,000 |
| 2010–08 (Aug) | Pakistan | Floods | £71,000,000 |
| 2011–07 (Jul) | East Africa | Drought/Famine | £79,000,000 |
| 2013–03 (Mar) | Syria | War | £27,000,000 |
| 2013–11 (Nov) | Philippines | Typhoon | £97,000,000 |
| 2014–08 (Aug) | Gaza | War | £19,000,000 |
| 2014–10 (Oct) | West Africa | Disease (Ebola) | £37,000,000 |
| 2015–04 (Apr) | Nepal | Earthquake | £87,000,000 |
| 2016–12 (Dec) | Yemen | War | £30,000,000 |
| 2017–03 (Mar) | East Africa | Drought/Famine | £66,000,000 |
| 2017–10 (Oct) | Bangladesh (Rohingya from Myanmar) | Refugees | £28,000,000 |
| 2018–10 (Oct) | Indonesia | Tsunami/Earthquake | £10,000,000 (open as at 11 Oct 2018) |
References
- ↑ "How we work". Disasters Emergency Committee. 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ↑ "The Charity Commission - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ↑ "Disasters Emergency Committee, UK - Emergency Appeals Alliance". Emergency Appeals Alliance. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ↑ "Disasters Emergency Committee, UK - Emergency Appeals Alliance". Emergency Appeals Alliance. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ↑ "Charity overview". Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ↑ "Clive Jones, chair of the Disasters Emergency Committee". Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ↑ "Appeals Archive". Disasters Emergency Committee. 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ↑ Kweifio-Okai, Carla (2014-12-25). "Where did the Indian Ocean tsunami aid money go?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ↑ "Haiti Earthquake Appeal". Disasters Emergency Committee. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ Holmwood, Leigh (2009-01-26). "BBC staff protest over decision not to show Gaza aid appeal". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ↑ "Appeals Archive". Disasters Emergency Committee. 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ↑ "Gaza Crisis Appeal". Disasters Emergency Committee. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ↑ "Disasters Emergency Committee appeal for people fleeing Burma reaches £3 million with UK aid support - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ↑ "How we work". Disasters Emergency Committee. 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ↑ "Appeals". Disasters Emergency Committee. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ↑ "Appeals Archive". Disasters Emergency Committee. Retrieved 23 March 2017.