The following is a letter I received from Congressman Ed Pastor regarding the situation in Syria, dated October 16, 2013. It is entirely unedited without media spin: October 16, 2013 Mr. Robert Tilford (Address deleted for security reasons) Dear Mr. Tilford: Thank you for expressing your concerns about potential U.S. military involvement in Syria. I […]
South Sudan: Humanitarian Crisis in the World’s Newest Country
Written by Onnik Krikorian This post is part of our special coverage South Sudan Referendum 2011. Less than a year since declaring its independence in July 2011 to become the world’s newest country, South Sudan continues to face a humanitarian crisis. Civil war between the African South Sudan and the Arabic North, Sudan, had already claimed […]
Pakistan: A Humanitarian Crisis
Pakistan has been hit by a severe humanitarian crisis as a result of the military onslaught against the Taliban insurgency. The valley of Swat is in Pakistan’s Malakand division, a beautiful valley often dubbed as another heaven on planet earth. It used to be a prominent tourist resort before it was struck by militancy and […]
Humanitarian Crisis Deepening in Nepal
The humanitarian crisis is deepening in Nepal, fueled by skyrocketing market prices. Most working Nepalis earn about one dollar a day, not enough to fulfill their essential needs of food, shelter and clothing. Due to high levels of poverty, quality education in rural parts of the country remains a luxury. The countr has become divided into the haves and […]
Humanitarian crisis in Gaza
The Israeli border blokade has wornsened the situation in Gaza and if urgent measures were not taken to ease the blokage, it is feared that Gaza would plunge into a humanitiarian crisis arising out of lack of power and widespread shortages of drugs and other essential supplies. Despite repeated assurances by the Israeli PrimeMinister, Mr.Ehmud Olmert that Israel would […]
Kenya: Humanitarian crisis worsening post-election
The United Nations warned today of the harsh realities that have gripped Kenya post-elections. The daunting estimates clearly warrant urgent attention and help under the prevailing crises. The UN is doing all it can under the circumstances. UNITED NATIONS Kenya: Humanitarian crisis worsening post-election
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