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The Disasters Emergency Committee in Scotland brings together 6 of 15 UK members charities to raise funds fast to respond effectively to major overseas humanitarian crises.

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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Anwar has lost loved ones has had to move 'home' 10 times during the #Gaza crisis. Despite this, he is determined to help people even more badly affected. Women, children and those with disabilities face even greater hardship in #humanitarian emergencies www.dec.org.uk/middle-east-...
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Holding on to hope in #Lebanon Let Cyril explain @careintuk
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Could you do this? #Gaza #Humanitarian @actionaiduk.bsky.social
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Our #humanitarian work in the Middle East would not be possible without the courage and compassion of local aid workers. In #Lebanon, Farah helps provide food, clean water to families forced from their homes during the conflict. More inspiring stories here 👇 dec.org.uk/middle-east-...
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Our #humanitarian work in #Gaza couldn't happen without the courage and compassion of local aid workers, who're still save and protect lives against the odds Supported by @britishredcross.bsky.social Dr Niveen helps children overcome trauma through play and art and remembering home. bit.ly/4yAi0Vi
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We're so grateful for the support that has taken our Middle East appeal past £5.7 million here in Scotland, £68m UK wide. We pay special tribute to local aid staff have saved and protected so many lives despite the dangers they and their families still face. www.dec.org.uk/middle-east-...
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Great news for #worldhumanitarianday Exactly 60 years after the first ever DEC appeal - for an earthquake in Turkey - our latest appeal for the recent #Venezuela #earthquakes has now passed £2 million here in Scotland, more than £20 million UK wide. Thanks for your enduring support.
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
It's now a month since earthquakes shattered the lives of millions of people in #Venezuela - they still badly need support. Our Appeal has now raised more than £1.7 million here, over £18 m UK wide but our member charities still need much more to ramp up their recovery efforts www.dec.org.uk
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A huge thank you to Stuart Murdoch from Belle and Sebastian for lending his voice to shine a light on our #Venezuela #Earthquake Appeal. At a time when millions are in urgent need, we're grateful for your support. If you can, please donate today: bit.ly/4wdNiA4 #VenezuelaAppeal
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
We’ve raised more than £1.5 million to help the most vulnerable people survive and recover after the #earthquakes in #Venezuela - UK total now passed £15m Thanks so much for every donation. With this surge of funds, our members will be able to support communities for months to come.
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Hundred of thousands of people have lost their homes in the #Venezuela #Earthquakes but also shops to buy food and somewhere to cook it. That's why it's vital to get food packages to mothers like Alexari and her baby. If you can, please donate now ➡️dec.org.uk
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
A long road ahead after the twin #earthquakes Reflections of our CEO @salehsaeed.bsky.social in the @scotsman.com today after his visit to #Venezuela this week and his call for continued support here at home. www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
A long road ahead after the twin #earthquakes Reflections of our CEO in the @Scotsman today after his visit to #Venezuela this week and his call for continued support here at home. lnkd.in/eEG4tbK3
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Nelson and his daughters survived the earthquakes in #Venezuela After sleeping outside for five days they now have a small tent and tins of food supplied through @IslamicReliefUK Please keep donating if you can dec.org.uk
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It's hard to overstate the scale of the loss felt by people who've not just lost homes but family and friends buried in collapsed buildings after the #Venezuela #Earthquakes. Yajaira has lost her granddaughter but finds some comfort from her two dogs that were rescued. Please donate dec.org.uk
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Humanitarians always prioritise the most vulnerable people affected in any disaster - children, women, mothers, elderly people, those with disabilities like Rosa. You can help her and so many more by donating now to #Venezuela #earthquake appeal 👇 dec.org.uk
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
It's all about the football, unless you're in #Venezuela Let's hope children like Aaron and his friends get the result they so badly need as their communities struggle to recover after their lives were shattered by the twin earthquakes. Please donate now ▶️dec.org.uk
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Thanks to early donations, our #Venezuela #Earthquake Appeal has raised over £1 million in Scotland in just 3 days, now just passed £10 million UK wide. Thanks so much If you haven't yet but can support then please click now! 👇👇👇 dec.org.uk
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Many thanks to @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk for getting behind our #Venezuela #Earthquake response. Cross party cooperation @parliament.scot really underlines the #humanitarian principles that guide our work. If you can, please donate now dec.org.uk @scotlibdems.org.uk
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
It's great to get such consistent cross party support for our Appeals as well as financial backing from @scottishgovernment.bsky.social £250,000 just released for our #Venezuela #Earthquake response. Huge thanks also to @johnswinney.bsky.social for adding his voice to our urgent call for support
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
It's great to get cross party support for our Appeals and financial backing from @scottishgovernment.bsky.social £250,000 just released for our #Venezuela #Earthquake response. Huge thanks also to FM @john.swinney.bsky.social for adding his voice for donations as soon as possible @dec.org.uk
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
We've raiesed more than £800,000 in less than 24 hours - £7 million UK wide To everyone that has supported so far, including @scottishgovernment.bsky.social we say a big thank you. But the needs of all those affected are huge and urgent, so watch and, if you can, donate asap dec.org.uk
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A great early boost for our #Venezuela #Earthquake Appeal with £250,000 donated by @scottishgovernment.bsky.social via its #Humanitarian Emergency Fund. Thank you! As our member teams and their local partners accelerate their response, please donate now if you can. dec.org.uk
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We've just launched our #Venezuela #earthquake Appeal. Our simple but urgent request is please donate now to help save lives. Text HOPE to 70150 to donate £10 or go to our website now www.dec.org.uk For any support you can offer, thank you.
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Over the past year, DEC members have reached the most vulnerable people in #Myanmar to recover after the shattering #earthquake Yet another great response here in Scotland - £2.4 million raised, £28m UK wide - means more than 500,000 have been helped to rebuild their lives. Thank you
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Your donations continue to provide a lifeline for the most vulnerable people in #Gaza DEC member Concern and its local partner have now repaired a school water supply. The relief and joy is clear to see. Thank you.
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Severe storm #Byron is heading for #Gaza Floods have already made life even more difficult for hundreds of thousands of people in the territory without safe shelter, food, water and medical care. If you can please support our Appeal. www.dec.org.uk Thank you
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Floods are making already desperate conditions worse for the most vulnerable families in #Gaza Thanks to @FCDOGovUK for boosting #AidMatch on #GivingTuesday with an extra £3 million for our Middle East Humanitarian Appeal. If you're persuded by our video, your donation will be doubled.
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
“The ceasefire is not the end, it is a beginning.” If you can, please donate to our renewed Appeal to help @christianaid and our other member charities save and protect lives in #Gaza app.scotsman.com/story/536447...
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The ceasefire in Gaza is not the end, it is a beginning
The ceasefire is bringing a long overdue increase in aid into Gaza, but there is still a massive shortfall
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Aid trucks have just started rolling into #Gaza www.thenational.scot/news/2553572...
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Fresh appeal for Gaza as Scots raise £4.5 million for humanitarian crisis charities
SCOTS have helped raise nearly £4.5 million for charities that specialise in delivering emergency humanitarian aid in the Middle East ...
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
This is the beginning of a long, difficult road to recovery for the people of #Gaza If you can, please donate now. Thank you. app.scotsman.com/story/535557...
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This is the beginning of a long, difficult road to recovery
Now must be the time to bring long overdue relief
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
The #Gaza ceasefire agreement brings hope to so many people whose lives have been shattered by the conflict. Our member charities and their local partners are ready to resume operations at scale - so, if you can, please support this vital effort now. 👇 bit.ly/DECScotHope
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Great to help our member charities ⁦‪Tearfund and ⁦‪Christian Aid to secure vital funding from ⁦the Scottish Government for projects in #Sudan and #SouthSudan - the world’s worst but largely unreported #humanitarian crisis 150,00 killed, 30 million need aid! www.thenational.scot/news/2549922...
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Scottish Government announces £250k in humanitarian aid for Sudan
The Scottish Government has announced a further £250,000 in humanitarian aid for Sudan.
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
You’d be excused for forgetting, but it’s now 6 months since the huge #Myanmar earthquake. Great support in Scotland - £2.4 million, £27m UK wide - has funded our member charities to help hundreds of thousands of people to survive and recover. Thanks www.dec.org.uk/appeal/myanm...
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Our Middle East Appeal has now raised more than £50 million, around £4.3m in Scotland. Thanks to this continued support - despite huge challenges - DEC member charities and their tireless local partners can still save and protect lives. How we do it 👇 www.dec.org.uk/report/middl...
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Despite the huge security and logistical challenges, DEC charities and their partners in #Gaza are still able to get life saving support to those who need it most. If you can please donate to support their efforts www.dec.org.uk
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Important for our Chief Exec @salehsaeed and others to brief the CEEAC, (External Affairs) Committee at the Scottish Parliament earlier today on the acute and deepening #Humanitarian crisis in #Gaza You can watch a recording via this link. www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/cons...
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Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee | Scottish Parliament TV
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
We’re briefing the CEEAC, (External Affairs) Committee @ScotParl at 0930 on the deepening #Humanitarian crisis in #Gaza You can watch via this link www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/cons...
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Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee | Scottish Parliament TV
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
The headlines move on quickly but the life saving work of @decappeal charities in #Myanmar is scaling up fast with your support. Strong aftershocks, extreme heat and floods are making their efforts to reach the most vulnerable even more challenging. If you can please donate now dec.org.uk
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
People across 57 townships in Myanmar are now living in makeshift shelters after the quake destroyed their homes. Our DEC member charities are working to get shelter, food, water and medical assistance to those affected. Please help. bit.ly/DECMyanmarEa...
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The #MyanmarEarthquake appeal has raised £1.5 million here in Scotland in just a week, now £16 million UK wide! A huge thanks again to anyone who has donated, your solidarity is making a life saving difference right now to the people who need it most
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
£30 could help our member charities provide 30 families who have been affected by the earthquake with clean water for a day. With temperatures in Myanmar reaching 40 degrees, access to water is crucial for survival. Please help. bit.ly/DECMyanmarEa...
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Thanks to @anassarwar.bsky.social and your @scottishlabour.bsky.social colleagues for supporting our work once again. Cross party solidarity @parliament.scot is hugely helpful in emphasising the urgency and impartiality of the work of @decappeal.bsky.social members right now in #Myanmar.
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
People are cut off from vital services in Myanmar, where roads and buildings have been destroyed, including hospitals and water supplies. Network and power lines are also down. Your support helps DEC charities get aid to where it is most needed. Donate now. bsky.app/profile/deca...
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Wondering how DEC charities are able to ensure aid reaches the people who need it in Myanmar? Here, DEC Director of Programmes and Accountability, Madara Hettiarachchi explains how working closely with trusted local partners makes this possible. 1/2
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
"Myanmar suffered its biggest earthquake in a century. Holy sites destroyed in seconds along with homes and businesses". The earthquakes have compounded the significant pre-existing humanitarian need in Myanmar. Please donate today: bit.ly/DECMyanmarEa... www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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Myanmar earthquake: How the scale of loss is clearer one week on
More than 3,000 people have been confirmed dead after last week's earthquake and the toll is expected to rise.
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DEC Cymru @deccymru.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
DEC charities in Wales came together outside the Senedd today to launch the #MyanmarEarthquakeAppeal following the powerful earthquakes that have caused catastrophic devastation. Thank you to the #WelshGovernment for your generous support. To donate: dec.org.uk
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DEC Cymru @deccymru.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Thanks to your generous support we've raised £400,000 here in #Wales, and £7.5m at UK level, since launching the #MyanmarEarthquakeAppeal yesterday. Member charities are working hard to reach people with desperately needed aid. Thank you - Diolch yn fawr 🙏🙏🙏
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DEC Cymru @deccymru.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
People in Myanmar were already facing a severe humanitarian crisis, with over a third of the population in need of aid. Now, the earthquake has made the situation even more critical. Please help our member charities deliver vital food, water, shelter and medical care. Donate at: www.dec.org.uk
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DEC Scotland @decscotland.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
"I had no idea what was happening. My bed was beside the window, so I jumped out. I got hurt a little, but I ran toward the road and lay on the ground. Now, my chest hurts. "I wish I had the power of time travel. Then I could go back and fix whatever caused the earthquake." (Zarni*, 13, Myanmar)
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DEC Myanmar Earthquake Appeal
Please donate now. Powerful earthquakes in Myanmar have caused catastrophic devastation. Survivors urgently need critical support.
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