Posts Tagged ‘humanitarian crisis’

Miraculous Survivors Found in Haiti

Sunday, January 24, 2010 16:14 By Madhuri Katti

International rescue teams have rescued some 130 survivors from under the rubbles and each one of them is a miracle survivor of the devastating earthquake which killed more than estimated 120,000 people, injured millions of others, destroyed entire city of Port-au-Prince and pushed Haiti to the brink of abyss.
The most recent miracle survivor is 22 [...]

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International aid to Pakistan: funds to be diverted for nuclear arsenal?

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:12 By GSerrano

Pakistan’s offensive to eradicate the Taliban has brought about approximately 2 million refugees who fled the fighting in the northwest of the country. The Pakistani government has reminded potential international aid donors that the Taliban might take advantage of other countries’ failure to help. Some countries have already pledged $224 million in aid, including the [...]

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Tamil Tigers confirm death of leader

Sunday, May 24, 2009 21:13 By GSerrano

After days of speculation as to whether LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is dead or still alive, the Tamil Tigers have finally admitted that their leader died on May 17. Last week, the Sri Lanka government released photos of Prabhakaran’s body but pro-Tamil websites insisted that he was ‘alive and safe.’
Now, for the first time, a [...]

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visits the camps for displaced persons in northern Sri Lanka

Saturday, May 23, 2009 21:21 By GSerrano

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met this Saturday with Sri Lanka government leaders on the situation of the 280,000 people displaced by war. Ban was also scheduled to visit several camps for the displaced refugees in the north.
“After winning the war of 26 years this week, the government of Sri Lanka needs to win the [...]

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Sri Lanka rejects Tamil Tigers ceasefire call

Sunday, April 26, 2009 22:54 By GSerrano

The Tamil Tigers have been surrounded by the Sri Lanka military within a radius of only six square kilometers. On the verge of defeat, the rebel group called for a ceasefire which the Sri Lanka government promptly rejected. “The LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) is not in a position to request or require anything,” [...]

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U.S. warns of the worsening conditions in Sudan’s refugee camps after the expulsion of foreign aid groups

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 22:23 By GSerrano

The U.S. State Department asserts that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will be responsible for every death that will occur after the Khartoum government kicked out foreign aid groups this month.
U.S. diplomats reported that conditions are worsening in the refugee camps that have been accommodating thousands of displaced people from the Darfur region. U.S. and the [...]

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Rescuing Gaza

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 11:49 By GSerrano

Gaza has been declared a humanitarian crisis. According to the Palestinian health ministry, the Israeli offensive has already incurred 595 lives, 195 of which are children. The war has been ongoing over the past 11 days. A most recent assault on a school building said to be housing Hamas militants left at least 30 people [...]

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