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As the DEC announces that its current East Africa Appeal has raised £72 million, the largest amount for a food crisis in its 45-year history, the Charities Aid Foundation (

The public has donated £72 million Disasters Emergency Committee's (DEC) East Africa Crisis Appeal since it was launched 100 days ago on 8 July 2011.

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has redesigned its website to present more effectively how donors' money is spent and to encourage more giving.

The Charity Commission is advising the public on how they can ensure that they avoid falling for fake charity appeals set up around the drought and food shortage crisis in East Africa.

The UK public have so far donated £9 million to the DEC appeal, launched three days ago on 8 July, to help people suffering from severe food shortages in East Africa.

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is launching an appeal on behalf of its 14 humanitarian aid agency members to help more than 10 million people in East Africa, parts of which are suffering thei

International children's charity Plan UK has become the 14th member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), the umbrella organisation for leading UK aid agencies that helps finance relief for peop

The DEC Pakistan Floods Appeal has raised £60,800,000, making it one of the three most generously supported appeals the charity has run in its 45 year history.

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Pakistan Floods Appeal has raised £2.5 million within 12 hours of the first television appeals being broadcast on the evening of 5 August.

MBNA Europe credit card holders donated £827,126 via the MBNA website to the Disasters Emergency Committee Haiti appeal between January and March this year.