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  • May 2008

    • Red Cross Aid Boat Sinks in Burma

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 11, 08 12:00 PM CDT

      Red Cross Aid Boat Sinks in Burma

      A Red Cross aid boat delivering desperately needed supplies to the survivors of Cyclone Nargis hit a submerged tree and sank in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta today, reports CNN. All those on board survived, but the 500 bags of rice, 5,000 liters of drinking water, and other critical cargo were all lost. More »

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      Burma  • Cyclone Nargis  • aid  • Red Cross  • Irrawaddy Delta  • disaster recovery  • boat accident  • Oxfam

  • November 2007

    • Afghanistan Aid Squandered, Charity Says

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Nov 20, 07 12:00 PM CST

      Afghanistan Aid Squandered, Charity Says

      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

  • June 2007

    • Sudan OKs Darfur Peace Talks

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jun 18, 07 9:51 AM CDT

      Sudan OKs Darfur Peace Talks

      Months of negotiations over the crisis in Darfur have culminated in agreements by the Sudanese government to participate in peace talks and to admit a joint UN-African union peacekeeping force to the region. Security Council reps visited Khartoum yesterday and nailed down details that addressed the government's concerns, Reuters reports—namely, that the peacekeepers will be under African control. More »

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      United Nations  • Sudan  • Darfur  • Security Council  • African Union  • peacekeeping force  • Oxfam

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