Summary
The church body which, in the United Nations Mediator’s progress report, responded to his direct appeal for refugee aid in 1948 and undertook a relief programme in Palestine under Dr. Klein of Saint George’s Cathedral, Jerusalem (Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine, line 2515, lines 2541-2543).
Details
- An encouraging response was made by the World Council of Churches to the Mediator’s direct appeals for aid, and organizational arrangements were set in hand (Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine, line 2515).
- It undertook a programme for relief, its activities being in the hands of Dr. Klein of Saint George’s Cathedral, Jerusalem (Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine, lines 2541-2543).
- Volunteers seconded from the World Council of Churches and other cooperating voluntary agencies were to provide, it was hoped, the assistance and supervisory activity at refugee level on the efficiency and equity of supply distribution and medical provision, cooperating with the Arab officers concerned (Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine, line 2557).
Related pages
Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine, United Nations Mediator on Palestine, League of Red Cross Societies, International Committee of the Red Cross