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 Chernobyl Exchange Teen
  Demands to Stay in US

Furious Belarus officials call California host family 'kidnappers'

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times 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 living in the Chernobyl region. Her host family is standing behind her. "I love her like a daughter," said her California "mom." More »

More about:  Belarus • Chernobyl • humanitarian organizations • diplomatic ties • exchange student

 Megapastor Aims to Save
Not Only Souls, but Lives

Critics blast megapastor's worldwide efforts as more hype

Time Time 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 and preventable disease. He plans to mobilize a billion Christians. More »

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

Darfur Sinking Into Chaos
of Warring Rebel Groups

Rebel factions endanger massive relief effort

Washington Post Washington Post 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, and “the lines of who's who are much more blurred,” said an Oxfam spokesman. The Washington Post assesses the situation on the ground. More »

More about:  Africa • Sudan • Darfur • emergency aid • rebels • humanitarian organizations

Helping Hands Often Hurt: Study

Harvard researchers recommend steps to improve impact of global aid

LiveScience LiveScience 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 aid groups to change their ways. More »

More about:  disaster recovery • humanitarian • humanitarian organizations

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