Full Coverage: Aid
November 2007
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30.11.2007
More...Related topics/regions: [Education] [Energy] [Fisheries] [Food] [Intermediate technology] [International cooperation] [Labour] [Land] [Population] [Poverty] [Social exclusion] [Tourism] [Transport] [Volunteering] [Youth] [Environment] [Animals] [Atmosphere] [Climate change] [Conservation] [Environmental activism] [Forests] [Oceans] [Pollution] [Renewable energy] [Rivers] [Soils] [Health] [Disease] [Infant mortality] [Malaria] [Nutrition/malnutrition] [Human rights] [Civil rights] [Gender] [Indigenous rights] [Sexuality] [Culture] [ICT] [Media] [Globalisation] [Governance] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution] [Peace] Image: Waves of Change
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26.11.2007
Even while 3,000 and more people were killed by the deadly storm, local volunteers shouting warnings about the impending cyclone on loudspeakers saved thousands of lives in Bangladesh. This simple, inexpensive and effective warning model is now inspiring policymakers in developing countries.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Bangladesh] [Shelter & housing] [Volunteering] [Knowledge] |
26.11.2007
The fatal cyclone of November 15 has seriously affected seven out of the nine working districts of the Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), while completely destroying one of its Rural Knowledge Centres.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Bangladesh] [Emergency relief] [ICT] [Knowledge] |
23.11.2007
The World Bank has announced $250 million in aid for the recovery and rehabilitation of millions of Bangladeshis affected by Cyclone Sidr. Part of the funds will also be used to strengthen the countryÂ’s disaster mitigation systems.
more...Related topics/regions: [Bangladesh] [South Asia] [Emergency relief] [Shelter & housing] [Oceans] |
22.11.2007
The verdict in the case of Ethiopian anti-poverty campaigners Daniel Bekele and
more...Netsanet Demissie, which was expected today, has been postponed again because a judge is in hospital. From: ActionAid Asia Related topics/regions: [Ethiopia] [Justice and crime] Image: Daniel Bekele, ActionAid
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21.11.2007
Aid agencies have put the total death count at over 5,000 – more than half being children – four days after Cyclone Sidr wrecked Bangladesh’s southern coast. An estimated 400,000 children under the age of five have been affected by the fatal storm in Bangladesh, with many drowning or being injured by falling trees.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Bangladesh] [Children] [Emergency relief] [Civil society] Image: Aftermath of the storm/ photo credit: BBC
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08.11.2007
The UN and World Food Programme (WFP) have warned of humanitarian crises in central-west, central and northeastern Afghanistan if food does not reach people before winter. About 400,000 people are in urgent need of food aid before heavy snow blocks up the mountainous regions.
more...Related topics/regions: [Afghanistan] [South Asia] [Food] [Poverty] [Security] Image: Afghan children
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01.11.2007
Wealthier nations are not living up to their international aid commitments, and private donors, despite their generosity, can't fill the gap.
more...Related topics/regions: [Finance] [MDGs] Image: As coordinator of the UN's Millennium Campaign, Eveline Herfkens urges donor governments to meet their aid commitments.
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