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NEWS ABOUT: humanitarian aid

humanitarian aid stories: 29 news summaries

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 US Military Showing Softer Side 

Greater emphasis on humanitarian operations seen by some as 'out of whack'

Jul 28, 08 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite recent focus on shooting wars, the Defense Department has tweaked the core mission of US armed forces to promote “soft power,” such as humanitarian aid, the Boston Globe reports. Some civilian onlookers say the foreign policy is “out of whack,” and “too dominated by... More »

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Department of Defense • US military aid • disaster zones • medical care • humanitarian aid • international aid • soft power

 Gift Cows Give Hope
 to Kosovo War Widows 

Aid group helps heal the wounds of war in Europe's fledgling country

Jul 12, 08 8:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Dutch organization is helping steer Kosovo's war widows toward a brighter future, Radio Free Netherlands reports. Many were left to fend for themselves after losing loved ones in the war against Serbia; now the Dutch group The Bridge is giving them cows to put food on the table and... More »

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Kosovo • cows • reconstruction • Balkans War • dairy products • humanitarian aid • widows

Junta Leader Visits Nargis Victims as UN Envoy Arrives

General meets survivors for first time since cyclone hit

May 18, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - The head of Burma's junta emerged today for the first time since cyclone Nargis struck two weeks ago to meet with survivors, CNN reports. Gen. Than Shwe visited a refugee camp 200 miles south of Yangon, touching the faces of infant survivors. The visit came as the UN's humanitarian secretary... More »

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United Nations • foreign aid • natural disaster • humanitarian crisis • Myanmar • Burma • survivors • Than Shwe • humanitarian aid • Cyclone Nargis

 Analysts Urge
 Washington to
 Invade Burma 

Others advise against forcing aid on devastated country

May 10, 08 4:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Analysts and aid workers appalled by Burma’s attitude to foreign aid are urging Washington to invade, Time reports. One observer has called for the US to airlift food regardless of the junta’s restrictions; a retired general wants China to pacify Burma about US aid, or Thailand to paint... More »

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China • United Nations • Thailand • Myanmar • Burma • Yangon • US Navy • US military aid • humanitarian aid • Cyclone Nargis • airlift

 Irate UN Cuts Burma Off
 After Junta Seizes Aid 

No reason given after goods confiscated

May 9, 08 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - An enraged UN has shut off all further cyclone aid to Burma after its military junta seized two planes carrying a massive food shipment, CNN reports. “This is another example of them actively getting in the way of relief getting to the victims,” said the UN's Asia World... More »

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United Nations • cyclone • Myanmar • Burma • junta • humanitarian aid • World Food Program • Cyclone Nargis

UN, US Again Blast Burma's Reluctance With Help

Insular state disappoints would-be donors; 1.5M could be affected

May 8, 08 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Officials the world over are expressing dismay at Burma's apparent disinterest in swift international aid to victims of the devastating cyclone that has 1 million homeless and perhaps more than 100,000 dead, Reuters reports. The US ambassador to the UN said today he was “outraged by the slowness... More »

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United Nations • cyclone • relief • Myanmar • Burma • displaced persons • humanitarian aid • Cyclone Nargis

 First Major Aid
 Finally Reaches
 Cyclone Survivors 

But some planes grounded as officials dicker with junta to get help to villagers

May 8, 08 5:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - A single United Nations plane laden with relief supplies has finally landed in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta region—six days after a pulverizing cyclone killed an estimated 100,000 people, AP is reporting. Three other UN planes are expected to land later today, but flights operated jointly by the US and... More »

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United Nations • Condoleezza Rice • cyclone • Myanmar • humanitarian aid • World Food Program • Irrawaddy Delta

 Google Tracking Refugees 

UN info on displaced peoples now available through Earth mapping feature

Apr 8, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new feature allows Google Earth users to take a tour of the world’s refugee hotspots, with images of camps supplemented by information from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the AP reports. The search titan has greatly improved the available resolution in its satellite photos of refugee areas—... More »

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United Nations • Google • Darfur • Chad • Google Earth • refugee camp • Crisis in Darfur • refugee • UN High Commissioner for Refugees • humanitarian aid

Dressed-Up Pyongyang Hid Grim Reality

N. Korean capital masked poverty for
NY Philharmonic's visit

Mar 10, 08 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea's capital was prettied up last month to show off the country's nonexistent prosperity to the New York Philharmonic and the accompanying press corps, the LA Times reports. The visitors to Pyongyang ate luxurious meals in newly painted hotels, but after they finished, the lights went out. "As... More »

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North Korea • propaganda • Pyongyang • Communism • Kim Jong Il • Kim Il Sung • New York Philharmonic • humanitarian aid

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