SF Gate:
The U.N. humanitarian chief says Sri Lanka's decision to release Tamil refugees confined to government camps is good news but the United Nations is concerned about how they are being returned home. John Holmes, who just retur (Read More)
CNN:
About once a year the movie industry manages to amaze even the cynical of critics when it comes to a sports drama, but “The Blind Side” is more than that, it’s a humanitarian drama. This movie is the epitome of all that can g (Read More)
CNN:
In his work for a humanitarian agency in Afghanistan, Lex Kassenberg asks an important question when he visits schoolchildren: What will you do when you grow up?
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L.A. Times - Asia:
The rocket lands near the perimeter wall of the Serena Hotel, injuring two people. Suspected insurgents fired a rocket Saturday at a luxur (Read More)
The Guardian:
Colombo government bows to international pressure to close internment camps that have held civilians since end of civil war with Tamil TigersSri Lanka today bowed to international pressure and announced plans to close the int (Read More)
The Guardian:
A flu pandemic in Ukraine that has triggered a nationwide panic is worsening this weekend with up to 400 deaths already reported.The arrival of the virus, suspected by the World Health Organisation to be swine flu but possibl (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
Aaron Cohen travels the world, rescuing girls sold into prostitution. He tells Carole Cadwalladr why he does it – and how a suburban kid turned heroin addict became a human rights campaignerI don't know where to even start w (Read More)
Inner City Press:
By Matthew Russell Leewww.innercitypress.com/imfhr1srilanka111909.html UNITED NATIONS, November 18 -- The International Monetary Fund's seemingly dismissive attitude toward human rights, including labor rights and (Read More)
East Africa Forum:
VOANovember 18, 2009A malnourished boy is portrayed at a feeding center in Damota Pulassa village, southern Ethiopia.The United States is committed to helping people in need all over the world, and it takes this mission very (Read More)
CNN:
Sri Lanka says 130,000 war-displaced Tamils still held in internment camps will soon be free to leave. Humanitarian groups have criticized the camps' squalid conditions. (Read More)
Washington Post:
MAZRAQ, YEMEN -- From his tent made of blankets, Ali al-Majeshri stared at the tarpaulin tents in the refugee camp across the road. Five days before, he and his family had arrived at this wretched patch in a failing nation, d (Read More)
The Guardian:
Ivan Klasnic reveals the story behind his two kidney transplants and the debt he owes his familyIvan Klasnic winces as he remembers the day his life was turned upside down. It was November 2005 and Werder Bremen had just beat (Read More)
Change.org's Blog Network:
Back in August, the humanitarian and international development blogosphere slogged it out over a controversial video from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) UK. The video, titled 'Boy,' featured a stark image of a small, clay ho (Read More)
Change.org's Blog Network:
Our esteemed Humanitarian Relief (now War and Peace) blogger, Michael Kleinman, who's on break, introduced us to Oisteen Thorsen, a humanitarian campaigner with Oxfam. Led by Oxfam, one of the most respected and trusted names (Read More)
The Guardian:
Senior diplomat formerly stationed in Kabul claims troops 'handed over for severe torture a lot of innocent people'The Canadian government was fending off calls for a public inquiry on torture today after allegations from one (Read More)
The Guardian:
Yoani Sánchez, an internationally known dissident blogger, posted US president's quotes on her websiteUS president Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "ta (Read More)
Change.org's Blog Network:
Compared with the energy and awareness surrounding the genocide in Darfur, the crisis in Congo is often known as the "forgotten conflict" -- despite the fact that over five million people have been killed since the war began (Read More)
The Guardian:
Freelance writer was kidnapped at gunpoint in 1985 while writing about Palestinian refugees for the UNBritish investigators in Lebanon may be poised to solve a 25-year-old murder mystery after finding human remains believed t (Read More)
SF Gate:
Silicon Valley, the launch pad of technology dynamos like the iPhone and Google's search engine, recognized innovations of a less flashy sort that may still prove to be game-changers. The Tech Awards, a humanitarian program r (Read More)
UN News Centre - Top Stories:
The top United Nations humanitarian official has welcomed the recent releases of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from camps in northern Sri Lanka, and underscored the need to ensure full freedom of movement for those rema (Read More)