Czech NGO resumes relief aid supplies to Chechnya
Czech NGO resumes relief aid supplies to Chechnya
PRAGUE, Feb 18 (CTK) - Czech NGO People in Need Foundation (PINF) has resumed its humanitarian aid supplies to the war-torn Chechnya, suspended after the kidnapping of Kenneth Gluck, a US worker of humanitarian agency Medicins Sans Frontieres, CTK was told today by PINF's chief of relief operations Simon Panek.
This morning the first convoy with food for the residents of the Chechen capital Grozny arrived onto the territory of the North Caucasian republic, Panek said.
Because of a higher risk borne by humanitarian workers, PINF has adopted new security measures and enforced guards accompanying convoys. The liberation of Gluck by a special Russian unit in early February contributed to the resumption of relief aid, which had been prepared since late January, Panek noted.
The People in Need Foundation has been operating in the Northern Caucasus since 1994. Its current operations were launched in January 2000 and throughout the year PINF has provided US$ 2 million in relief aid and assistance. Besides monthly distribution of food ratios and other humanitarian material, PINF has distributed roofing materials to 1100 households in the destroyed mountain villages, and helped reconstruct several schools in Grozny.
Source: ČTK (Czech News Agency), translated by Prague Watchdog |
