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humanitarian organizations stories: 6 news summaries

Sudan Invites Aid Groups
Back to Darfur

After getting the boot in March, NGOs to return to troubled region

May 8, 09 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Sudanese government says it will invite new aid groups to work in Darfur and let the UN and other agencies expand their operations in the region. The announcement comes two months after Sudan expelled 13 NGOs, including Doctors Without Borders, in the aftermath of the International Criminal Court's indictment... More »

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Africa • United Nations • Darfur • Sudan • Omar al Bashir • Doctors Without Borders • humanitarian organizations • humanitarian aid • International Criminal Court

(Newser) - The humanitarian situation in Darfur will worsen significantly in just a few weeks if aid organizations do not move quickly, says the new American envoy. Scott Gration said groups expelled by President Omar Bashir last month for allegedly colluding with the International Criminal Court to indict him on war crimes... More »

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Darfur • Sudan • refugee camp • Omar al Bashir • humanitarian organizations • Scott Gration • Obama administration • special envoy

 Chernobyl Exchange Teen
  Demands to Stay in US

Furious Belarus officials call California host family 'kidnappers'

Sep 8, 08 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Chernobyl exchange teen who doesn’t want to leave her host California family has infuriated Belarus officials, who are demanding her return. Tanya Kazyra, 16, has spent the last nine summers with a Petaluma family as part of a humanitarian exchange health program for children suffering the effects of... More »

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Belarus • Chernobyl • exchange student • humanitarian organizations • diplomatic ties

 Megapastor Aims to Save
Not Only Souls, but Lives

Critics blast megapastor's worldwide efforts as more hype

Aug 9, 08 5:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Megapastor Rick Warren, he of The Purpose Driven Life, has moved from organizing churches to save souls to organizing churches to save lives, Time reports. At the forefront of the new wave of Evangelicals, the hyper-energetic Warren launched a worldwide initiative, called PEACE, to use churches to fight poverty... More »

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evangelicals • Rick Warren • Election 2008 • humanitarian organizations • international aid • Saddleback Church

Darfur Sinking Into Chaos
of Warring Rebel Groups

Rebel factions endanger massive relief effort

Jun 20, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The civil war in Darfur has degenerated into a tangled mess of militias and warlords battling each other, a development that threatens efforts to bring relief to the 2.5 million people affected by the fighting. Dozens of rebel groups are at war with each other, not just the government,... More »

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Africa • Darfur • Sudan • rebels • humanitarian organizations • emergency aid

Helping Hands Often Hurt: Study

Harvard researchers recommend steps to improve impact of global aid

Feb 27, 08 8:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Disaster response can be a damaging force when aid isn't applied intelligently and in an organized fashion, a Harvard researcher tells LiveScience. A study by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative found incidences of spoiled food, haphazardly administered medicine, and donated clothes appropriate for neither culture nor climate. The study calls on... More »

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humanitarian • disaster recovery • global aid groups • humanitarian organizations • Harvard Humanitarian Initiative • Michael VanRooyen

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