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(Newser) - Global warming is real, but Al Gore’s crusade to curb carbon emissions is misguided and will squander money that could be applied cheaply and efficiently to those problems now, Danish statistician Bjørn Lomborg writes in Esquire. “Here’s the truth: There are better, more cost-effective ways to... More »

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climate change • Al Gore • global warming • carbon offsets • malaria • famine • humanitarian aid • carbon emissions • Bjorn Lomborg

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is hoping text messages can save Pakistan’s Swat Valley. The Secretary of State is asking Americans to text “swat” to 20222 to make a $5 donation to help refugees from the fighting there, Foreign Policy reports. The money would go to a UN agency, which provides... More »

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Hillary Clinton • United Nations • Pakistan • donation • text message • refugee • Swat Valley • humanitarian aid

(AP) - Hillary Clinton will detail plans for US humanitarian aid to Pakistan later today, as part of the administration's new strategy for countering the appeal of Taliban militants in the nuclear-armed country. An administration official said the aid package would amount to about $100 million to help Pakistani refugees who have... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Pakistan • Swat Valley • humanitarian aid • Obama administration

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

 Sudan's Expulsion of Aid Groups Imperils Region

President kicked Oxfam, others out after ICC war crimes charges

Mar 11, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The expulsion of international aid groups from Sudan not only raises the risk of starvation for millions of people in Darfur's refugee camps, but is also sparking fears of increased violence by rebel groups opposed to President Omar al-Bashir, the Christian Science Monitor reports. "People with weapons are everywhere,... More »

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Darfur • Sudan • Darfuris • Omar al Bashir • humanitarian aid • NGOs

 Israel Captures 
 Gaza Aid Boat 

Aid will be delivered, members handed to police: navy

Feb 5, 09 7:42 AM CST
(AP) - The Israeli navy today intercepted a ship delivering 60 tons of supplies from Lebanon to the Gaza Strip and said it is towing the vessel into an Israeli port. The ship left Lebanon two days ago in a bid to defy Israel's blockade of Gaza. Arab TV reporters who are... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • Gaza blockade • humanitarian aid • Israeli Navy

 UN: Hamas Seized 
 Food, Blankets 

Hamas claims aid was going to opponents

Feb 4, 09 9:45 AM CST
(AP) - Hamas police in Gaza seized thousands of blankets and food parcels meant for needy residents, the AP reports, threatening to fracture relations between the international agency that cares for most of Gaza's residents and the territory's militant rulers. A UN spokesman called the incident "absolutely unacceptable." More »

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United Nations • Gaza • Hamas • food aid • humanitarian aid • United Nations Relief and Works Agency

ANALYSIS

Japan, Help Us Wrestle
the World's Problems


Jan 31, 09 7:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Japan's economic collapse in the 1990s and its decades of US dependence have left the nation rather timid, Christian Caryl writes in Newsweek. But its strong economy, bold environmental moves, and likely change of government this year will leave it poised to help the world. “The only trick... More »

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environment • Japan • currency exchange • Asian markets • bond market • humanitarian aid • economic downturn

 UN Asks Davos
for $613M in Gaza Aid

Funds would provide immediate aid, more money needed for long-term

Jan 29, 09 9:24 AM CST
(Newser) - The UN asked attendees at the Davos economic forum for $613 million to address “massive and multi-faceted” needs resulting from recent violence in Gaza, the BBC reports. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says the funds will provide medical care and clean water for 6-9 months. As fresh violence heightened the need... More »

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Israel • United Nations • Gaza • aid • Israel and Palestinians • humanitarian crisis • ceasefire • Arab Israeli conflict • World Economic Forum • Davos • humanitarian aid • Ban Ki-Moon

(Newser) - President Obama today overturned the “gag rule” prohibiting the US from funding groups that provide abortions or abortion counseling overseas, Reuters reports. The policy has been enforced and rescinded depending on the Oval Office occupant since it was instituted under President Reagan. Unlike yesterday's high-profile signing ceremony, today's executive... More »

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abortion • pregnancy • Planned Parenthood • funding • aid programs • humanitarian aid • George W. Bush • Obama administration • President Obama • gag rule • family planning • Mexico City Policy • NGOs

 Israel Again Pauses 
 to Let Gaza Aid in 

Death toll reaches 898 as new humanitarian supplies arrive

Jan 12, 09 6:40 AM CST
(Newser) - For the fifth day Israel has paused in its onslaught of Gaza to allow residents to retrieve food and supplies, CNN reports. Israel allowed 160 trucks through two border crossings but said it would resume attacks after three hours. Although one Israeli official suggested that the operation may soon conclude,... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • humanitarian aid

OPINION

Gaza Blowup Could've Been Avoided: Carter

Agreement on aid crossings would've prevented recent violence

Jan 8, 09 2:24 PM CST
(Newser) - The destruction being visited upon Gaza could easily have been avoided, Jimmy Carter writes in the Washington Post. The former president, during visits last year, saw both the effects of Hamas rockets on Israeli communities, and the misery and malnutrition caused by the Gaza blockade. He details his own efforts,... More »

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Israel • Jimmy Carter • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • Gaza blockade • humanitarian aid

(AP) - The United Nations today halted all aid deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip, citing a series of Israeli attacks on UN staff and installations. The announcement came shortly after the driver of a UN truck was killed by tank fire as he was headed to an Israeli border crossing to... More »

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Israel • United Nations • Gaza • Hamas • humanitarian aid

 60 Strikes 
 Pound Gaza 
 Overnight 

Mosque used as hideout leveled; death toll nears 700

Jan 8, 09 6:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel intensified its airstrikes in Gaza last night, reports CNN, bombing about 60 targets across the Strip on the 13th day of the operation. One of the targets was a mosque that the Israeli military claims stored weapons and sheltered Hamas fighters. The airstrikes also targeted 10 Hamas tunnels used... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • humanitarian aid • Israeli Army

OPINION

Cynicism Key to Israel's Arsenal 

Aid to Palestinians 'not unlike raising animals for slaughter,' as Tel Aviv acts ever the victim

Jan 7, 09 2:13 PM CST
(Newser) - “The promulgation of a hyper-nationalist ethos” in Israeli media coverage of the Gaza situation doesn’t surprise Neve Gordon, he writes in the Nation—what’s unsettling is the cynical war ethic emerging around humanitarian aid. As one reporter explains, Israel gives assistance to Palestinians during times of war... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Palestine • Jews • Gaza Strip border • humanitarian aid

Jolie Returns, Moved, From Afghanistan Trip

Goodwill ambassador visited refugees, urges international aid

Oct 24, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Angelina Jolie made a trip to Afghanistan last week in her role as goodwill ambassador for the United Nations, spending two days among the country's returning refugees. The actress visited sites where thousands of Afghans live in makeshift housing and struggle to find work, problems that typify the stress the... More »

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Afghanistan • United Nations • Angelina Jolie • refugee • UN High Commissioner for Refugees • humanitarian aid

Bush Plans $1B for Georgia Ahead of Cheney Visit

Navy set to deliver more supplies; VP touts 'deep and abiding interest' in region

Sep 3, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush wants another $1 billion in economic aid for Georgia, the AP reports. An announcement is scheduled for later today, even as Vice President Dick Cheney is continuing a tour of former Soviet states that will take him to Georgia tomorrow. Meanwhile, a third US Navy ship entered the... More »

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Russia • Dick Cheney • Georgia • foreign aid • humanitarian aid • George W. Bush

 India Struggles to Save
 Millions in Flood

Villagers turning desperate, living on uncooked rice and polluted water

Aug 30, 08 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rescue helicopters are trying to save villagers in India after a dam flooded thousands of towns this month, killing 85, displacing 2 million, and wrecking a quarter-million acres of farmland, the Daily Telegraph reports. Torrential rain kept helicopters grounded for most of yesterday as one boat capsized, killing 20. “... More »

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India • aid • flood • Oxfam • monsoon • river • humanitarian aid

 Second US Ship
 Docks in Georgia

Russians say move is 'devilish'

Aug 27, 08 7:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A US military ship docked at the Georgian port of Batumi today on a humanitarian aid mission, the AP reports. Early reports had the ship headed to Poti, which was heavily damaged and is still occupied by Russian troops, but Batumi is well south of the combat zone. One top... More »

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Russia • Georgia • humanitarian aid

 US Aid Ship Arrives in Georgia


Aug 24, 08 12:57 PM CDT
(AP) - A US Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid anchored at the Georgian port of Batumi today, sending a strong signal of support to an embattled ally as Russian forces built up around two separatist regions. But a top Russian general suggested that the presence of US and other NATO ships in... More »

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Russia • NATO • Georgia • Russian military • US Navy • warship • humanitarian aid • Abkhazia • South Ossetia • Georgians • USS McFaul

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