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Archive for August, 2008

NPR’s “All Things Considered” on Thursday examined the plans of presumptive presidential nominees Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to increase U.S. foreign aid. According to “All Things Considered,” the next president likely will build

The United Nations Foundation announced that it will provide 10,000 anti-malarial bed nets to families living in temporary camps on the border of Thailand and Burma. The First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush, joined by Executive Director of the UN Foundation’s Nothing But

On Sunday, August 3, three children from an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp were severely wounded by an unexploded ordnance device (UXO) they found near an airstrip in Gozbeida, Chad. All three children were brought to the hospital run by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans

The United Nations World Food Programme welcomed Canada’s decision to deploy a frigate to Somalia to protect WFP food ships against piracy.

“WFP is grateful for Canada’s leadership in protecting our maritime lifeline from piracy - this is a critical

To help injured disaster survivors that may be at risk for infection from blood-borne viruses or tetanus in the environment, new vaccine recommendations were released in the latest issue of the American Medical Association (AMA) Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to evacuate its staff from Tawila and Shangil Tobaya in North Darfur, after a series of violent assaults against MSF staff. The suspension of activities leaves

Millions of people in DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) are experiencing hunger not seen in almost a decade according to findings of a new UN assessment in DPRK.

“Millions of vulnerable North Koreans are at risk of slipping towards precarious

Residents in California affected by today’s earthquake are urged to register themselves and their loved ones on the Safe and Well website, to let family and friends around the country know of their status. Safe and Well is an easy way to assist people seeking to locate those

Close to three months after Cyclone Nargis slammed into Myanmar, nearly 700,000 children under the age of 17 are still in need of longer term assistance, says UNICEF. An estimated 2.4 million people were affected by the cyclone which destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of

Hurricane Dolly made landfall on Wednesday, July 23, pounding Southeastern Texas with torrential rains and 100-mph winds. The hurricane downed trees, caused massive power outages and flooded communities. After slamming South Padre Island, Hurricane Dolly moved inland and generated