Full Coverage: Aid
June 2008
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06/24/2008
Japan should take a global leadership role and act to stem the food crisis by re-exporting its 1.5 million tons of surplus rice -- at reasonable prices -- say a trio of international policy experts.
Read moreFrom: Center for Global Development Related: [Japan] [Aid] [Emergency Relief] [Food] [International Cooperation] [Trade] [Nutrition/Malnutrition] [Geopolitics] |
06/20/2008
As many as 3.7 million meals will soon be delivered to Myanmar cyclone survivors thanks to an global online game that donates approximately half a gram of rice every time a player gets a right answer.
Read moreFrom: World Food Programme Related: [Myanmar] [Aid] [Internet] [United Nations] |
06/19/2008
Almost two years after 17 of its members were murdered, the humanitarian group Action Against Hunger has pulled out of Sri Lanka, beginning a new international campaign in the hope of finding justice.
Read moreFrom: Action Against Hunger-USA Related: [Sri Lanka] [Aid] [Nutrition/Malnutrition] [Civil Society] [Codes of Conduct] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/18/2008
The G-8 foreign ministers, meeting next week, must deal decisively with the humanitarian toll that rising food prices and reduced foreign aid are taking on Africa, said a panel of leaders focused on African progress.
Read moreRelated: [Africa] [Development] [Aid] [Food] [International Cooperation] [MDGs] [Poverty] [Geopolitics] Image: Africa and the G8 © OneWorld US
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06/14/2008
Nearly 3,000 Americans have signed a petition by an international aid group urging the G-8 finance ministers, meeting this weekend, to cancel Haiti's "illegitimate" billion dollar debt as Haitians struggle to endure sky-rocketing prices of food and fuel.
Read moreFrom: Jubilee USA Network Related: [Haiti] [Aid] [Emergency Relief] [Food] |
06/14/2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (OneWorld) - Millions of people across the world are more likely to face hunger and starvation due to disruption in aid deliveries caused by the rising prices of food, UN officials said this week.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Aid] [Emergency Relief] [Food] [Poverty] [Nutrition/Malnutrition] [Civil Society] |
06/13/2008
Afghan president Hamid Karzai unveiled a new 5 year plan for social and economic development at a conference to reform aid efforts to Afghanistan in Paris yesterday, writes the UN News Agency.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Afghanistan] [Aid] [International Cooperation] [Civil Society] [United Nations] Image: The new development strategy will give regular Afghans a greater role in their country's development. © Edward Grazda / Eurasianet (Open Society Institute)
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06/13/2008
WASHINGTON, Jun 12 (OneWorld) - It's high time to revamp the way Washington delivers foreign aid, since the current system is well past its sell-by date, according to a new report reflecting broad consensus among foreign policy experts, development aid practitioners, and members of Congress.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [United States] [Aid] [Civil Society] [Geopolitics] |
06/13/2008
Adam Chataway of Kilburn, London, has reached the final of "Britain's Most Inspiring Fundraiser," which aims to recognize the volunteer fundraising efforts of people in every community.
Read moreFrom: ActionAid UK Related: [United Kingdom] [Aid] [Volunteering] [Activism] [Civil Society] |
06/10/2008
From the United States to Ghana to Palestine, 12 ordinary citizens are fostering dialogue across borders and breaking down stereotypes in order to protect workers' rights and endangered species, and promote peace.
Read moreFrom: YES! Magazine Related: [Aid] [International Cooperation] [Activism] [Civil Society] [Peace] |
06/09/2008
The Iraqi government recently pledged $195 million to accommodate returning refugees, but it must wait for security conditions to improve significantly for a sustained period of time before encouraging mass repatriation, said an international refugee agency last week.
Read moreFrom: Refugees International Related: [Iraq] [Middle East] [Aid] [Refugees] [Conflict] [Security] Image: An Iraqi refugee. © International Rescue Committee
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06/09/2008
Security and international aid have become dangerously intertwined in Afghanistan, even though the 5 million refugees that have returned to the country since 2002 are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance, writes policy adviser Anna Husarska.
Read moreFrom: International Rescue Committee Related: [Afghanistan] [Aid] [Refugees] [Conflict Resolution] [Security] Image: Afghans need both security and development, said Bernard Kouchner, the former humanitarian worker turned French foreign minister. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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06/09/2008
Saw Leh Ler Shee is just one of the million children displaced by the Myanmar cyclone but he and many others have found refuge in child-friendly spaces run by caregivers and relief groups.
Read moreFrom: United Nations Children's Fund Related: [Myanmar] [Children] [Aid] [Emergency Relief] [Shelter & Housing] [Youth] |
06/09/2008
Single mother Judith Alexandre and other Haitian families are hard hit by raised food prices, but an international relief organization is working diligently to provide for those who have no other option but to skip meals.
Read moreFrom: Oxfam America Related: [Haiti] [Aid] [Food] [Poverty] [Trade] |
06/06/2008
As the UN summit on the global hunger crisis comes to a close today, advocacy groups are demanding greater attention be afforded small-scale and women farmers.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Agriculture] [Aid] [Food] [International Cooperation] [Labor] [Poverty] [Indigenous Rights] Image: A North Korean farmer. © Food First / Institute for Food and Development Policy
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06/05/2008
An additional 1 million people in developing countries began receiving anti-retroviral therapy by the end of 2007, bringing the total number of HIV-positive people receiving treatment to 3 million, states a new UN report.
Read moreRelated: [Aid] [Poverty] [Disease/treatment] [HIV/AIDS] [United Nations] Image: © Olivier Dargouge / SciDev.Net
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06/05/2008
Tens of thousands of Sudanese villagers from Abyei -- a strategic region to both forces that fought in Sudan's civil war -- are receiving much-needed aid after a worrisome flare up of fighting.
Read moreFrom: Mercy Corps Related: [Sudan] [Aid] [Refugees] [Conflict] [Conflict Resolution] [Peace] Image: Displaced by the violence. © Refugees International
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06/04/2008
A minute-long video from a Washington, DC-based think tank depicts the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act as helplessly out of date and encourages Americans to demand change.
Read moreFrom: Center for Global Development Related: [United States] [Aid] [Poverty] [Governance] [Arms & Military] [Security] |
06/04/2008
Reproductive rights activist Mary Bloom discusses the link between gender inequality in Africa and the devastatingly high rate of HIV infection among African women.
Read moreFrom: Reproductive Health Reality Check Related: [Africa] [Aid] [Poverty] [HIV/AIDS] [Gender] Image: Tendayi Westerhof, a Zimbabwean fashion model, speaks openly about her HIV+ status and the need to focus anti-AIDS programs on women and girls. © Centre for Development and Population Activities
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06/03/2008
The Myanmar military junta has closed many camps for cyclone survivors, forcing displaced persons back into isolated areas and undermining their access to aid, reports Refugees International.
Read moreRelated: [Myanmar] [Aid] [Emergency Relief] [Refugees] [Shelter & Housing] [Governance] |
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