you can donate to one of these organizations heading the effort to save lives:

International Rescue Committee http://www.rescue.org/

International Committee of the Red Cross http://www.icrc.org/

World Food Programme http://www.wfp.org/866-929-1694

Save the Children 800-728-3843

Oxfam 800-77-OXFAM (800-776-9326). Outside the U.S.: 617-482-1211
Catholic Relief Services 800-736-3467
Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) 888-392-0392
Mercy Corps 888-256-1900
UNICEF United States Fund 800-FOR-KIDS (800-367-5437)