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Fresh News ...Sudan: Children Seriously Injured by Unexploded Ordnances 2009/07/22 10:52:24 Today at 10:43am Four years after a comprehensive peace agreement ended the most overt warfare between the Northern and Southern Sudan, there are still numerous unexploded ordnances (UXO) found in many parts of the country. Children gather near an MSF health post in Nasir, Upper Nile State. ... Read more ... ![]() Malnutrition is a key factor in the deaths of five million children every year. 2009/07/19 08:06:03 Malnutrition Sudan 2008 © Anne Yzebe/MSF In 2006, MSF treated 150,000 severely malnourished children, primarily with ready-to-use food, or RUF, a revolutionary new product that is radically changing protocols for responding to this devastating childhood disease. Like the baby foods that ... Read more ... ![]() Field News From Doctors Without Borders 2009/07/16 10:33:41 Bangladesh: Resurgence in abuse against Rohingya refugees Bangladesh / 16.07.09 On Tuesday 14 July 2009, Médecins Sans Frontières witnessed a group of around 30 police with local officials enter Kutupalong makeshift camp in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, and ... Read more ... ![]() Sri Lanka: War-Wounded and Displaced Patients Flood MSF Hospitals - Doctors Without Borders 2009/07/15 11:00:19 Sri Lanka: War-Wounded and Displaced Patients Flood MSF Hospitals - Doctors Without Borders [MISC, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 09:14] Working in conjunction with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health, Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical teams in Vavuniya ... Read more ... ![]() Darfur rebels threaten to boycott "chaotic" talks 2009/07/14 19:42:09 By Andrew Heavens Andrew Heavens – Mon Jul 13, 6:30 am ET KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A major Darfur rebel group threatened on Monday to pull out of discussions with Sudan‘s government if mediators insisted on inviting other insurgents to ... Read more ... ![]() Number of starving in Africa is nearing 600m, G8 warned 2009/07/11 11:10:18 Saturday July 11 2009 THE number of malnourished people in Africa could treble to 600 million as the world‘s population grows by more than a third over the coming decades, experts claim. A new demographic analysis indicates that there needs to be a "green revolution" to grow more food as ... Read more ... ![]() Plumpy'nut has the ability to save life after life after life. 2009/07/07 17:11:21 Plumpy‘nut has the ability to save life after life after life.Sounds like a superhero, doesn‘t it?The people who‘ve created Plumpy‘nut should qualify for Superhero status.There are many people honoring their commitments and showing results here at the 2008 Clinton Global ... Read more ... ![]() “If I go to get wood, I’ll get arrested; if I collect water I’ll get beaten; if we move our houses, 2009/07/03 16:23:11 Bangladesh: Rohingya Forced Out of Makeshift Camp With Nowhere to Go June 23, 2009 Bangladesh 2009 A woman and child stand inside a destroyed shelter in Kutupalong makeshift camp. The Rohingya, a Muslim minority population in Myanmar, have fled severe repression and persecution in their ... Read more ... ![]() Parched Indian farmers plead to president for help 29 Jun 2009 09:21:00 GMT 2009/06/29 05:59:21 Parched Indian farmers plead to president for help 29 Jun 2009 09:21:00 GMT Source: Reuters RANCHI, India, June 29 ( Reuters) - About 2,000 drought-affected farmers in eastern India have pleaded to the president for help, saying that if they can‘t lead a respectable life they ... Read more ... ![]() ...education, energy and climate change, global health, and poverty alleviation. 2009/06/28 10:08:23 Program for 2009 Clinton Global Initiative Announced Former President Bill Clinton has announced that the fifth annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, September 22-25, will focus on four major global challenges — education, energy and climate change, global ... Read more ... ![]() Wal-Mart Boosts Hunger Relief, Healthy Meals Efforts 2009/06/25 12:56:30 Wal-Mart Boosts Hunger Relief, Healthy Meals Efforts The Wal-Mart Foundation has announced grants totaling $7.8 million to support foodbanks and provide healthy summer meals for children who receive free or reduced-price lunches during the school year. Through partnerships with ... Read more ... ![]() “a final appeal to the Thai and Laotian governments to immediately stop deporting the Hmong refugees 2009/06/22 06:29:46 May 20, 2009 Médecins Sans Frontières protest places Hmong refugees in Thailand at risk of humanitarian crisis Filed under: 2009 Posts, Human rights, NGOs, Thailand — John Le Fevre @ 1:32 am Tags: CIA, Forum-Asia, Hmong, Ho Chi Minh Trail, Huay Nam Khao, Laos, ... Read more ... ![]() As Indian Growth Soars, Child Hunger Persists 2009/06/21 06:11:15 NEW DELHI — Small, sick, listless children have long been India’s scourge — “a national shame,” in the words of its prime minister, Manmohan Singh. But even after a decade of galloping economic growth, child malnutrition rates are worse here than in many sub-Saharan ... Read more ... ![]() “Whitewashing Darfur,” 2009/06/20 05:14:46 “Whitewashing Darfur,” from The Guardian (on-line), June 14, 2009 by Eric Reeves The historical narrative of the Darfur genocide is presently being re-written. Despite dozens of human rights reports that have established the basic realities of ethnically-targeted human destruction ... Read more ... ![]() $2.6 Million to Support Returning Veterans 2009/06/18 10:00:07 McCormick Foundation Awards $2.6 Million to Support Returning Veterans The Chicago-based McCormick Foundation has announced $2.6 million in grants as part of a national public awareness and fundraising initiative to address the mental health and employment needs of U.S. veterans and their ... Read more ... ![]() MSF Steps Up Medical Assistance to People Affected by Violence in the North 2009/06/16 15:30:35 DRC: MSF Steps Up Medical Assistance to People Affected by Violence in the North Increased attacks on the civilian population have led to an influx of displaced people June 11, 2009 DRC 2009 © Vanessa Vick At right, a man recovers in the MSF-supported Dungu Referral Hospital after he was ... Read more ... ![]() Top Ten Humanitarian Crises of 2008 2009/06/13 11:17:55 MSF Releases 11th Annual "Top Ten" List Somalia‘s Humanitarian Catastrophe Worsens Beyond the International Spotlight, Critical Health Needs in Myanmar Remain Unmet Health Crisis Sweeps Zimbabwe as Violence and Economic Collapse Spread Civilians Trapped as War ... Read more ... ![]() Mogadishu civilians endure near daily atrocities-UN 2009/06/12 07:11:20 June 8, 2009 Mogadishu civilians endure near daily atrocities-UN * UN reports civilian suffering in Mogadishu* More than 117,000 left city in last month* Difficult for aid agencies to reach victimsGENEVA, June 9 (Reuters) - Civilians in Somalia‘s capital Mogadishu are enduring near daily ... Read more ... ![]() Struggling To Survive In The Shadows 2009/06/11 10:49:37 Struggling To Survive In The Shadows Conclusion To "No Refuge, Access Denied: Medical and Humanitarian Needs of Zimbabweans in South Africa Zimbabweans continue to face an economic crisis, political instability, and poor access to basic services, including health care, in their country. They flee ... Read more ... ![]() Zimbabwean Nightmare Of Neglect Continues In South Africa 2009/06/11 10:46:28 Zimbabwean Nightmare Of Neglect Continues In South Africa June 2, 2009 Special Report 2009 – Violence, sexual abuse, harassment, appalling living conditions, and a serious lack of access to essential healthcare define the desperate lives of thousands of Zimbabweans in South Africa ... Read more ... ![]()
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