The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Coronavirus Appeal for people living in fragile states and refugee camps has now raised £30 million in the four months since its launch on 14 July. This total includes a generous donation from J.K. Rowling’s charitable trust, The Volant Charitable Trust, funded by proceeds from the author’s new children’s book, The Ickabog, published today. DEC Chief Executive Saleh Saeed said: “The UK public has demonstrated huge generosity at an extremely difficult time, helping people around the world facing the pandemic without the safety net of…
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