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MSF protests comments by French Foreign Minister in Jerusalem
08 Oct 2008 09:11:00 GMT
Source: Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) - International
MSF wishes to emphasize that independence from all governments and interests (political, religious, economic and military) is central to its definition of humanitarian action. Relief efforts increased for upcoming Winter in Georgia
07 Oct 2008 22:47:58 GMT
Source: World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe office (MEERO)
By Dwayne Mamo TBILISI – Autumn has engulfed Georgia and the rainy season has arrived. With Winter on the horizon the rehabilitation of collective centres to house displaced people becomes more urgent. Estimates show there are still 37,540 displaced people in 268 centres in Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital, with another 15,000 or so living with host families. In and around Gori, the Georgian city just south of South Ossetia, are an estimated 12,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs), of which 2,400 are still living in a tent camp set up in a city park. 
UMCOR Hotline for October 7, 2008
07 Oct 2008 19:57:00 GMT
Source: United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) - USA

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Human Rights Violence Escalates into Traumatic Conditions in India
07 Oct 2008 18:33:00 GMT
Source: Catholic Relief Services (CRS) - USA
Press Contact Caroline Brennan 917.545.9299 cbrennan@crs.org HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLENCE ESCALATES INTO TRAUMATIC CONDITIONS IN EASTERN INDIA New Delhi, October 7, 2008 -- In the eastern Indian ... 
Oxfam: ‘European Parliament recognizes the need to support developing countries in their fight against climate change’
07 Oct 2008 16:53:04 GMT
Source: Oxfam GB - UK
    Oxfam welcomed today’s vote by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee on the ETS Directive to use 50% of the auctioning revenues generated from the emission permits for developing countries to tackle climate change via an international fund.   The EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) covers almost half of EU emissions, the largest polluting sectors ranging from [...] 
Oxfam applauds brave political moves on climate change, despite economic crisis
07 Oct 2008 16:36:30 GMT
Source: Oxfam GB - UK
Oxfam today welcomed three positive statements on climate change and energy policies by parliamentarians and policy makers in the UK, EU and UN. Oxfam applauded those responsible for recognising the need to keep focused on the fight against climate change despite global economic turmoil.   In the UK the government-mandated Committee on Climate Change called for cuts [...] 
LRA violence continues to displace and traumatise increasingly desperate Dungu residents
07 Oct 2008 15:07:00 GMT
Source: Medair - Switzerland
Medair remains the only active international NGO on-the-ground in Dungu Territory, with staff providing emergency health care and free medicine for IDPs, as the crisis escalates daily. On 26 ... 
The 4 Clean Campaign - Water, Hands, Food and Latrines
07 Oct 2008 13:40:00 GMT
Source: Malteser International - Germany


"4 Clean Campaign" - Clean water and hygiene for a new beginning after the cyclone. One day with the mobile team of Malteser International in the Irawaddy Delta

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Daw Khin Mya's nightmare of 2 May 2008
07 Oct 2008 12:43:00 GMT
Source: Malteser International - Germany

Myanmar Oct 7 (Malteser International) - Today I met an elderly lady. I was very impressed by the story she told me. She lost her husband and her house during the cyclone. But she does not give ... 
Micro-Finance Award: 37,000 vulnerable children helped by program
07 Oct 2008 10:40:08 GMT
Source: World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe office (MEERO)
By Andrea Vujosevic Some 37,000 children and their families have benefited from VisionFund AzerCredit’s micro-finance program during the past decade. Azerbaijan’s banking and micro-finance association acknowledged this work recently, bestowing an award for 'the financial institution with the best community impact'. 


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