Coping with crisis
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| Wed 10 Nov, 2010. |
NAIROBI, 10 November 2010 (IRIN) - How do earthquake survivors cope with the destruction of their homes: from the terror of the moment, when the building shakes and gives way, to the aftermath of picking through the debris of their lives? And what about those who have witnessed horrors, or endured brutality – how do they carry on, burdened with those memories?
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GLOBAL: Fund gets results, but will it get funding?
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| Tue 09 Mar, 2010. |
Achieving targets to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and halve tuberculosis rates hang in the balance as donor commitments to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Fund come up for review. Read more...
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EGYPT: Nearly a third of children malnourished - report
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| Thu 05 Nov, 2009. |
CAIRO - Despite a number of positive economic
indicators, Egypt has a hunger problem: Nearly a third of all children
are malnourished, according to a new report compiled by the Ministry of
Health and the UN Development Programme (UNDP). Read more...
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GLOBAL: A rough guide to climate change monies
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| Thu 24 Sep, 2009. |
Almost every day a think-tank or a non-governmental organisation releases a new price tag for mitigating or adapting to the impact of climate change in poor countries. Read more...
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PAKISTAN: Struggling to earn a crust in Swat
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| Mon 31 Aug, 2009. |
People living in and around Swat Valley's principal city of Mingora are facing tough economic choices as a direct result of the recent clashes between government forces and militants in northwestern Pakistan. Read more...
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PHILIPPINES: Legal system falls short on human trafficking
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| Fri 24 Jul, 2009. |
Like many Filipinos, 20-year-old Analyn dreamed of a brighter future for her family abroad, but instead of a well-paying job, she was forced to marry a man more than twice her age from South Korea to get an entry visa to that country. Read more...
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SOUTH AFRICA: Violent protests "worrying but not surprising"
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| Fri 24 Jul, 2009. |
Protesters have again brought violence to township streets throughout South Africa over state failure to deliver on longstanding promises of housing and social services for all, but the discontent and frustration run much deeper. Read more...
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TIMOR-LESTE: Grappling with youth unemployment
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| Thu 16 Jul, 2009. |
A decade after voting to end Indonesia's 24-year occupation, Timor-Leste is struggling with one of its thorniest socio-economic problems: half the men aged between 20 and 24 in Dili, the country’s largest city, are unemployed. Read more...
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