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  • Video: Health Crisis in Occupied Territories is “Destroying a Society!”
    5 March 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    On March 4, 2009, a press conference was held in London and simulcasted to “The Palestine Center” in Washington, D.C. Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of “The Lancet” publication, summaried a report, issued this date, by his group. It is entitled: “Health in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.” The study, part of a series, is the result of “a 2-year collaboration between Palestinian public health scientists, WHO and associated UN agencies,” along with many others. The report documents the (…)

  • Gaza Fundraising event, Sunday 8th February
    7 February 2009 par (Open-Publishing)

    Gaza Fundraising event, Sunday 8th February
    http://www.bolton.vivapalestina.org/index.html
    Basic Needs List (updated 1 February 2009)
    PLEASE NOTE WE ARE NO LONGER COLLECTING CLOTHES (OR FOOTWEAR) OR TOYS ETC, WITH THE LIMITED SPACE WE HAVE IN THE CONVOY WE ARE CONCENTRATING ON FILLING THE REMAINING SPACE WITH VITAL RECONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT.
    There is a need for food stuff but instead of taking donations of food, we would like to collect donations which would enable us to buy the food (…)

  • Pakistan Earthquake Response
    31 October 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    By Brian McAfee
    With now over 300 reported deaths, 500 injured and thousands rendered homeless as a result of the October 29 earthquake that struck Baluchistan in southwest Pakistan a new need for humanitarian assistance presents itself. Many in the area have left their homes because of fear that their homes will collapse due to structural damage from the initial earthquake or the numerous aftershocks that continue to occur.
    UNICEF reports that over 70,00o people, 30,000 of them (…)

  • Too Few Aware Of World Orphan Week.
    11 October 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    By Brian McAfee
    October 11 marked the end of World Orphan Week. With 133 million orphans in the world today, most in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and 15 million of them orphaned due to HIV/AIDS (according to SOS Children) we have a moral responsibility to ensure the basic needs orphans around the World. These needs include health, education and welfare. Addressing poverty issues in the various regions particularly populated with high levels of orphaned or abandoned children is being (…)

  • USAID May Outsource Global Cash-Distribution Function
    22 June 2008 par (Open-Publishing)

    "Someone in the State Department or at USAID likely already is planning to leave government service and enter the private sector to get that contract," the source said. "That’s just how things are at State. You can be sure that there’s an official or a group of officials who are currently making plans to start their own company, use their inside connections to secure the contract, and become millionaires at the expense of the average working stiff."
    June 03, 2008 The multi-billion dollar (…)

  • US Doors Cracked to Iraqi Refugees - A full-blown humanitarian disaster looms in Iraq
    24 September 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    Published on Monday, September 24, 2007 by Inter Press Service US Doors Cracked to Iraqi Refugees
    A full-blown humanitarian disaster looms in Iraq, warns a new report on the refugee crisis there by Amnesty International, and the international community is responding with little more than “global apathy”
    by Ali Gharib
    The report, “Millions in Flight: The Iraqi Refugee Crisis”, released Monday, charges that the international community and particularly countries responsible for the onset (…)

  • Paralyzed Gaza girl, Maria Amin is in need of humanitarian help
    27 August 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    Paralyzed Gaza girl, Maria Amin is in need of humanitarian help
    By Mary MacElveen
    August 26, 2007
    As most of you know through my columns and my on-air appearance on CNN concerning Youssif, I am very concerned for all children either maimed or killed by war. In Youssif’s case, he will be coming to the United States along with his family for treatment. His treatment will be long and arduous, but seeing his energy via the feed produced by CNN, he may surprise those that will provide his (…)

  • New Orleans turns to international aid
    16 June 2007 par (Open-Publishing)

    Posted on Fri, Jun. 15, 2007 New Orleans turns to international aid By BECKY BOHRER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
    http://www.sunherald.com/218/story/77475.html
    NEW ORLEANS — The cash-strapped city of New Orleans is turning to foreign countries for help to rebuild as federal hurricane-recovery dollars remain slow to flow.
    Kenya Smith, director of intergovernmental relations for Mayor Ray Nagin, said city leaders are talking with more than five countries. He wouldn’t identify the countries, (…)

  • We Can Stop Iraq’s Humanitarian Crisis
    9 October 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Iraq is Having a Humanitarian Crisis! - What We Must Do
    The situation in Iraq is a full blown humanitarian crisis. Water and food supplies are either foul or insufficient. Lack of sanitation has produced an environment that supports disease. The people suffer from cold, heat, lack of light, clean water and food. Their medical system is in desperate need of medical supplies and clean, safe facilities. Since the US invasion, 3 1/2 years ago, they have lived the trauma of a 9/11 (…)

  • THE HUMAN CATASTROPHE IN LEBANON
    15 July 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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    All health care professionals should be made aware of the humanitarian disaster occurring right now in the country of Lebanon.
    As always civilians are paying the most serious consequences of decisions taken by politicians. This is cruel and injust.
    The situation in Lebanon is dramatic:
    the entire civilian infrastructure is destroyed, numerous innocent civilians are killed. The ordinary people of Lebanon are completely besieged from the air and the sea. No one can leave or enter the (…)