Agency petitions U.S.The humanitarian agency Church World Service (CWS CWS Chicago White Sox CWS College World Series CWS Church World Service CWS Child Welfare Services CWS Canadian Wildlife Service CWS Community Water System (EPA) CWS Canada-Wide Standard CWS Compressed Work Schedule ) has urged the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to allow multilateral participation in the rebuilding of Iraq. A statement issued by CWS's board of directors comes in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of escalating violence, mounting loss of lives of civilians and military, deteriorating conditions, and international criticism against the U.S. decision to bar France, Germany, and Russia from reconstruction projects in Iraq. CWS was a vocal opponent of the U.S. pre-emptive strike on Iraq and of military control of humanitarian aid. The organization has provided humanitarian aid to Iraq for more than a decade. Its board expressed "deep concern" about the termination of the Oil for Food Program under United Nations direction. That $46 billion US humanitarian program was transferred to the U.S.-run Coalition Provisional Authority The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) سلطة الائتلاف الموحدة was established as a transitional government following the invasion of Iraq by the United States, last November. UN involvement in Iraq has steadily declined since the bombing of UN headquarters in Baghdad. |
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