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  • May 2008

    • 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  • foreign aid  • humanitarian crisis  • humanitarian aid  • survivors  • Than Shwe

  • April 2008

    • 300,000 Dead in Darfur: UN

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 23, 08 6:27 AM CDT

      300,000 Dead in Darfur: UN

      (Newser) - The UN's humanitarian chief has painted a grim picture of the situation in Darfur, estimating that disease, war, and famine have claimed 300,000 lives in the region since conflict broke out in 2003—100,000 of them since 2006. People are continuing to die as efforts to solve the crisis have stalled, he warned the Security Council. More »

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      United Nations  • Sudan  • Darfur  • genocide  • UN Security Council  • humanitarian crisis

  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • Gaza, Israel Spar Over Power Outage, Embargo

      Associated Press  |  Jan 21, 08 8:16 AM CST

      Gaza, Israel Spar Over Power Outage, Embargo

      (Newser) - Gazans awoke to a second day without its main power plant or fuel as international leaders condemned the “collective punishment of the people of Gaza,” and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert resolutely said Gazans "will walk, without gas for their cars" until their "murderous regime's" rocket attacks cease. World leaders, meanwhile, worry the situation will spiral out of control, the AP reports. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Ehud Olmert  • Gaza  • Arab Israeli conflict  • fuel  • rocket attacks  • humanitarian crisis  • blockade

    • Humanitarian Relief is a Text Message Away

      CNET  |  Jan 17, 08 6:33 PM CST

      Humanitarian Relief is a Text Message Away

      (Newser) - A Google-funded website that uses technology to spread the word about emergencies launches today, CNET reports. The company's charitable arm has put $5 million into InSTEDD, which will use social software like Twitter and Facebook to alert humanitarian groups to crises and organize rescue operations. “Social networking in the humanitarian space, that's something you're going to see,” InSTEDD’s CEO said. More »

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      Google  • Facebook  • relief  • Google Earth  • open source  • humanitarian crisis  • UNICEF  • twitter

    • Kenyan Prez Agrees to Form Unity Gov't

      BBC  |  Jan 5, 08 6:08 AM CST

      Kenyan Prez Agrees to Form Unity Gov't

      (Newser) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki today pledged to form a unity government, after talks with the top US diplomat for Africa aimed at solving the country's violent post-election crisis, the BBC reports. Jendayi Frazer met first with opposition leader Raila Odinga, who has said he will not negotiate unless Kibaki steps down. Another meeting is planned. More »

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      Kenya  • diplomacy  • Mwai Kibaki  • Raila Odinga  • diplomat  • humanitarian crisis  • Jendayi Frazer

  • December 2007

    • Ethiopia Forces Untrained Civilians Into War

      New York Times  |  Dec 15, 07 11:08 AM CST

      Ethiopia Forces Untrained Civilians Into War

      (Newser) - Ethiopa's overstretched army is forcing untrained civilians into the bush to fight guerrillas, the New York Times reports. Office clerks, teachers, and other white-collar workers face imprisonment or torture if they refuse to comply, but many have been killed in battle, say aid workers. “We don’t know how to operate guns, but the government sent us to the front lines,” said one civil servant. More »

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      United Nations  • soldier  • Ethiopia  • humanitarian crisis

  • August 2007
  • July 2007

    • Iraq Refugees Spark Crisis for Neighbors

      BBC  |  Jul 26, 07 4:08 PM CDT

      Iraq Refugees Spark Crisis for Neighbors

      (Newser) - Over 2 million Iraqis have fled their war-torn homeland, with 50,000 more leaving each month for neighboring countries—primarily Jordan and Syria. A UN official is terming the exodus a "humanitarian crisis," and the organization is calling for extra funding to cover medical supplies and shelter for the refugees. More »

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      Iraq  • Syria  • immigrant  • refugee  • Jordan  • humanitarian crisis

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