DEC Media Centre
DEC Media Centre
Information for media organisations on DEC appeals and other aspects of our work.
Call: 07930 999 014
Email: sgard@dec.org.uk
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Since our launch in 1963
77
appeals launched for major disasters overseas
£2.4 billion
raised, saving countless lives and rebuilding communities
The DEC brings together 15 leading UK aid charities to raise funds quickly and efficiently at times of crisis overseas.
In these times of crisis, people in life-and-death situations need our help and our mission is to save, protect and rebuild lives through effective humanitarian response.
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Latest press releases
Bilal Hasna, Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Shabaz Ali pay tribute to local aid workers in Gaza, as the DEC’s Middle East Humanitarian Appeal reaches £25 million milestone
‘We must not look away’: actors Riz Ahmed, Joe Alwyn and Ruth Negga voice urgent call for more donations, as the DEC Middle East Humanitarian Appeal raises over £20 million
Hunger, disease and trauma as winter beckons: Charities deliver vital aid as Disasters Emergency Committee launches Middle East Humanitarian Appeal
Michael Jermey Appointed as New Chair of the Disasters Emergency Committee, Effective March 2025
Key learnings from the DEC’s 5 year review highlight a shift for the organisation and humanitarian sector as a whole
DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal reaches 6.9 million people affected by conflict in two years
One year since earthquakes, DEC Turkey-Syria Appeal hits £158 million, reaching over a million people
Fact File: One year on from the Turkey-Syria earthquakes, the full impact of the disaster and how UK donations are helping
