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  • September 2008

    • Bush Plans $1B for Georgia Ahead of Cheney Visit

      Associated Press  |  Sep 3, 08 2:00 PM CDT

      Bush Plans $1B for Georgia Ahead of Cheney Visit

      (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 Black Sea today, with aid cargo destined for the region disrupted by recent fighting. More »

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

  • May 2008

    • Visiting UN Chief Pushes Burma to Accept Aid

      Reuters  |  May 22, 08 7:07 AM CDT

      Visiting UN Chief Pushes Burma to Accept Aid

      (Newser) - UN chief Ban Ki-Moon witnessed cyclone damage in Burma today, on a trip to bring the devastated country a “message of hope” and push the junta to allow international aid for the millions left destitute, Reuters reports. “I'm quite confident we will be able to overcome this tragedy,” he said. But his work to open the doors to relief looks to be an uphill battle, the New York Times notes. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • emergency aid  • foreign aid

    • China Death Toll Nears 40,000

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 20, 08 8:28 AM CDT

      China Death Toll Nears 40,000

      (Newser) - The official quake death toll climbed to nearly 40,000 in China’s Sichuan province today, the Guardian reports, as foreign medical teams and equipment arrived on the scene. Relief efforts began shifting away from finding survivors to aiding the more than 200,000 injured and 5 million left homeless. Russia, Taiwan, Japan, the US, Germany, and Italy had all sent rescue workers. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • natural disaster  • death toll  • relief  • panda  • aftershock  • foreign aid  • medical care

    • Junta Leader Visits Nargis Victims as UN Envoy Arrives

      CNN  |  May 18, 08 2:48 PM CDT

      Junta Leader Visits Nargis Victims as UN Envoy Arrives

      (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 began a three-day tour meant to pressure Burma to accept more foreign aid, the AP reports. More »

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

  • February 2008

    • Bush Signs $700M Grant for Tanzania

      Reuters  |  Feb 17, 08 6:35 AM CST

      Bush Signs $700M Grant for Tanzania

      (Newser) - During the second stop on his whirlwind African tour, President Bush heaped praise on Tanzania's president and signed over a $698 million grant for infrastructure development. "We like dealing with honest people and compassionate people," Bush said of his trip, which is avoiding current hot spots like Kenya in favor of countries with strong democratic leaders in stable nations. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Africa  • Rwanda  • Tanzania  • foreign aid  • Liberia  • Ghana  • Benin

    • Bush Defends Decision Not to Send Troops to Darfur

      BBC  |  Feb 15, 08 3:35 AM CST

      Bush Defends Decision Not to Send Troops to Darfur

      (Newser) - President Bush has defended his decision not to send US troops to Darfur to stop the genocide taking place in the troubled African region. The choice was partly due to a desire not to intervene in another Muslim country, he told the BBC. Bush is scheduled to leave today for a visit to five African countries, but may be delayed if the controversial eavesdropping bill he backs continues to be held up in Congress. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Zimbabwe  • Africa  • Kenya  • Sudan  • South Africa  • Darfur  • diplomacy  • foreign aid

  • November 2007

    • Bangladeshi Bridge Collapses

      Associated Press  |  Nov 24, 07 8:47 AM CST

      Bangladeshi Bridge Collapses

      (Newser) - At least three people were killed and scores injured in Bangladesh today when a bridge packed with thousands of cyclone survivors collapsed, the AP reports. Another 20 people were missing. The collapse occurred as Bangladeshis moved toward a relief center to receive much-needed food and supplies in a district hard hit by last week's cyclone. More »

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      natural disaster  • rescue  • US Navy  • Bangladesh  • foreign aid  • Cyclone Sidr

    • US Ship Rides to the Rescue in Bangladesh

      Reuters  |  Nov 23, 07 2:51 PM CST

      US Ship Rides to the Rescue in Bangladesh

      (Newser) - USS Kearsarge , an amphibious assault ship, arrived in Bangladesh today loaded with potable water, food, and medical supplies for some of the 2 million Bengalis displaced by Cyclone Sidr. Another American vessel bearing much-needed aid, USS Essex , is due tomorrow, Reuters reports. The Marine Corps said in a press release the relief effort began with 750 gallons of water delivered by helicopter. More »

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      global warming  • US Navy  • US Marine Corps  • Bangladesh  • foreign aid  • Cyclone Sidr

    • Afghanistan Aid Squandered, Charity Says

      Reuters  |  Nov 20, 07 12:00 PM CST

      Afghanistan Aid Squandered, Charity Says

      (Newser) - The US approved another $6.4 billion in aid for Afghanistan this year, but a leading charity says too much development funding is being wasted on short-term quick fixes. An Oxfam assessment attests that "non-Afghan resources" and "high expatriate salaries and living costs" are soaking up aid, leaving Afghanis mired in poverty, Reuters reports. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Kabul  • foreign aid  • Oxfam

    • Pakistan Aid Not Fighting Terror

      Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 5, 07 11:05 AM CST

      Pakistan Aid Not Fighting Terror

      (Newser) - The US has given Pakistan $7 billion in military aid over the past 6 years, yet the paramilitary forces fighting al-Qaeda and Taliban militants are armed with little but “sandals and bolt-action rifles,” a military official tells the LA Times. With militants on the rise because the forces designated to combat them are underfunded, Pervez Musharraf has used the surge to justify emergency rule. More »

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      Pakistan  • al-Qaeda  • Pervez Musharraf  • Taliban  • foreign aid

  • October 2007

    • African Nation's Response to Aid: No, Thanks

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 2, 07 1:42 PM CDT

      African Nation's Response to Aid: No, Thanks

      (Newser) - Eritrea, one of the world's poorest nations, has a novel response to offers of foreign aid: refusal. President Isaias Afwerki argues that African nations that accept money from the World Bank or food from the UN are "crippled societies." In a time of global connection, the LA Times looks at a country that's willfully shutting itself down. More »

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      Africa  • foreign aid  • Eritrea

  • March 2007

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