Monday, January 29, 2007

United Press International - Intl. Intelligence - Citigroup pledges disaster relief money

United Press International - Intl. Intelligence - Citigroup pledges disaster relief money: "Citigroup pledges disaster relief money

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The U.N. World Food Program hopes to have disaster relief ready before the next tsunami, earthquake or hurricane strikes, with help from the private sector.

A new initiative -- called the Emergency Network -- was announced by WFP and Citigroup Thursday at the World Economic Forum. It enables companies to donate items such as trucks, telecommunications equipment and food, which the agency can keep on-hand for disaster relief."

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