The United Church of Canada has issued an emergency appeal in response to the flooding in Pakistan.

The United Church will receive donations to its Emergency Response Fund to be used by the ACT Alliance, a global network of 100 churches and church-related organizations that work together to provide humanitarian assistance and long-term development. ACT members in Pakistan are working diligently to deliver assistance including food, water, tents, kitchen kits, hygiene kits, mosquito nets, and emergency medical care.

The United Church has a solid history of working with its in-country partners and organizations like ACT to deliver aid to affected communities in a timely, efficient, and effective manner. Delivering aid to the affected communities is extremely difficult, because they are in mountainous, remote, and hard-to-reach regions. Nonetheless our partners are confident that the initial emergency funds the United Church has sent—$65,000 from emergency relief funds and $75,000 through its membership in the Canadian Foodgrains Bank—has reached or will soon reach communities in need.

Individuals are invited to contribute to the United Church’s Pakistan appeal through their local congregations. Cheques should be made payable to The United Church of Canada and marked "Pakistan Flood Relief." Online donations can also be made at www.united-church.ca/pakistan