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Our Observer describes the humanitarian disaster in Swat valley
One of our Observers in Karachi, south Pakistan, has travelled the length of the country in order to administer humanitarian aid in the war-torn region of Swat valley. The refugees are left with...
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“Anger everywhere” in Gaza after Israel storms aid ships
The Israeli Army's interception of a flotilla of boats heading to Gaza with 10,000 tonnes of aid has dismayed locals in the strip. One of them, a student from Gaza City, says that people are already...
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Turkish fury over Israeli interception: “We'll all be on the next ship to Gaza"
Turkish protestors in Taksim square. Photo: Umit Yilmaz. Ten thousand people have been demonstrating outside the Israeli embassy in Istanbul today, in protest against the IDF interception of...
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"The President’s absence gives fundamentalist groups the opportunity to...
Aid distribution in Pakistan. Photo published on flickr by the Disasters Emergency Committee, an umbrella organization of 13 UK NGOs. They have no links to militants. One of our Observers in Pakistan...
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Pakistani youth rally to bring aid to flood-hit areas
A long, arduous relief effort is underway in Pakistan after weeks of devastating floods. Despite the threat of insurgent attacks, the growing risk of epidemics, and warnings of more floods to come,...
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Winter is harsh for Gaza’s poorest
Two years after the Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip, reconstruction of damaged property seems to have ground to a halt. In the rainy season, the peope of Gaza struggle in their precarious homes....
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Egyptian doctors send medical aid through porous eastern border
As Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi strengthened his grip on the country’s capital, a group of Egyptian physicians began sending out convoys transporting medical aid and doctors to Libya. Read more...
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Massive drought forces Somalis to flee their homes
Severe drought is forcing Somalis to abandon their homes and travel long distances - often walking for days - in search of food. This is the worst drought in the region decades: an estimated 10 million...
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In pictures: drastic situation of refugee camps in Central African Republic
Thousands of refugees are arriving daily in Bossangoa, Central African Republic, fleeing attacks from former Séléka rebels and armed militias. Nearly 40,000 of these displaced persons have sought...
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Children face illness and death in S. Sudan’s refugee camps
Six months after the eruption of an ethnic conflict, South Sudan faces a chaotic humanitarian crisis in which children are the first casualties. The United Nations estimated on Tuesday that 50,000...
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How the Islamic State group steals UN food aid
One of the photos posted by the Islamic State group on social networks. A part of the United Nations World Food Programme emblem can be seen underneath the jihadis
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