The parcels were handed over to representatives of the organisation at the Hungarian Embassy in Warsaw, press and cultural attaché Gábor Lagzi told MTI.

Students of the Hungarian-language department of Warsaw University were also involved in the collection.

Church in Need will send about 800 parcels containing stationery, clothes, toys and sweets to children in Erbil before Christmas.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.