[Statement] Evangelical Humanitarian Organization World Relief Issues Statement in Response to US Airstrikes in Syria

Apr. 7, 2017
BALTIMORE, Md., April 7, 2017 – World Relief issues the following statement in response to US intervention in Syria:  
“Recent developments in Syria only serve to reconfirm how complex and difficult the situation on the ground truly is. World Relief condemns the use of chemical weapons of any kind and in any situation. We are heartbroken for the Syrian people. 
 
“Our focus remains the same today as it has been, to serve the most vulnerable in the region, including refugees and those internally displaced by the Syrian civil war. We are also reminded that the children of Syria are the world’s responsibility. We join millions around the world in praying for the Syrian people, that peace and stability would return to the region, and that the end of this horrible violence might come quickly.”
 
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World Relief – World Relief is a global humanitarian aid and development organization that stands with the vulnerable and partners with local churches to end the cycle of suffering, transform lives and build sustainable communities. With over 70 years of experience, World Relief has 25 offices in the United States that specialize in refugee and immigration services, and works in 20 countries worldwide through disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding.