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Much of Somalia's food aid diverted: U.N. report

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Gunmen attack US aid agency in Pak, kill 6

Articles: 28, Last update: Mar 11, 2010 2:11:00 AM, Start: Mar 10, 2010 2:03:00 PM

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Much of Somalia's food aid diverted, says report

ngrguardiannews Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:01:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Greg Barrow[1]; Peter Smerdon[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Food Security & Aid; Ban Ki-moon; Security Council;

Thursday, March 11, 2010 Much of Somalia's food aid diverted, says report A NEW report from the United Nations Security Council has shown that up to half the food aid intended for the millions of hungry Somalis is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and local UN workers....

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Up to half UN food aid goes astray

abc-au Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:30:00 AM CET | info

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Other categories: Food Security & Aid;

The United Nations has found that up to half the food aid in Somalia is diverted to corrupt contractors, local UN workers and Islamic militants....

[dehai-news] (Reuters): UN agency punished Somalia whistleblower

dehai Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:55:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Eric Overvest[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Stephane Dujarric[1]; Ismail Ahmed[1]; Mark Trevelyan[1]; Tim Pearce[1]; Louis Charbonneau[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Ban Ki-moon; Security Council;

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Stephane Dujarric said: "We are extremely pleased with his critical work in Haiti, where he has been UNDP's Country Director since 2009. Our investigation found no involvement on his part in any of the alleged corrupt activities,"

Stephane Dujarric said: "The results of the investigation were that no corruption had occurred,"

UN agency punished Somalia whistleblower Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:24am GMT * U.N. report says agency retaliated against whistleblower * Victim blames official now running UNDP Haiti programme * UNDP denies corruption in Somalia, backs Haiti official * Security Council report says much Somali food aid.......

Much of Somalia's food aid diverted: U.N. report

ChinaPost Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:51:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Ban Ki Moon[1];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Security Council; Food Security & Aid;

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Much of the food aid intended for Somalia's poor is diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local U.N. workers, according to a Security Council report....

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Haiti: Earthquake Emergency appeal no. MDRHT008 Operations update no. 8

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:28:00 AM CET | info

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Of the Swiss Francs 218.4 million sought, the International Federation solicits Swiss Francs 2.07 million to support its inter-agency coordination of the Shelter and Non-Food Items Cluster. The donor response report shows current coverage of 50% of the Appeal target....

Somalia Complex Emergency Situation Report #3, Fiscal Year (FY) 2010

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:28:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Echo) refugees[1]; Emergency[1]; emergency[3]; displaced persons[1];

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Entities: Michael Ranneberger[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; UN Bodies;

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last situation report was dated February 3, 2010....

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Hunger and Malnutrition Crisis Resurfaces in Niger

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:28:00 AM CET | info

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Other categories: Food Security & Aid;

These interventions come on the heel of an announcement by the government of Niger that the rate of severe food insecurity in the country has tripled since last year....

DVD sales raise $1m for charity

abc-au Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:07:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Robert Tickner[1]; John Brumby[1];

The sales of DVDs of last year's Sound Relief concert have raised another $1million for charity....

Half of Somalia food aid diverted: UN report

dailytimesPK Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:53:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Amir Abdulla[1];

Other categories: Security Council; Food Security & Aid;

* Transportation contracts largest source of revenue in Somalia * WFP to probe allegations NAIROBI: Up to half of the food aid intended for needy Somalis is routinely diverted, according to a United Nations report, an extract of which was obtained by AFP Wednesday....

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(AHN) Report: Somalia Food Aid Diverted To Corrupt Contractors, Armed Groups

AHN Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:32:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Echo) food aid[3]; humanitarian aid[1]; Food Aid[1];

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Entities: Amir Abdulla[1];

Other categories: Security Council; Food Security & Aid;

A United Nations group monitoring the arms embargo and humanitarian aid to Somalia claimed in a report that half of food donations intended for 2.5 million poor Somalis was diverted to corrupt contractors and militants. - (AHN)...

[dehai-news] (NewStatesman, UK) The BBC's allegations over Ethiopian aid: what is the truth?

dehai Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:25:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Echo) refugees[1]; Oxfam[2]; food aid[1]; camps[2];

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Entities: Charlie Wilson[1]; Johnnie Walker[1]; Paul Vallely[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid;

The BBC's allegations over Ethiopian aid: what is the truth? Posted by Nicholas Winer - 10 March 2010 11:17 Aid workers must be pragmatic - if food was getting to people, then the money was doing its job. The food shortage in Ethiopia is still on-going....

[dehai-news] (New York Times) Somalia Food Aid Bypasses Needy, U.N. Study Says

dehai Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:25:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Neil MacFarquhar[2]; Jeffrey Gettleman[2]; Mohamed Osman[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed[1]; Omar Bongo[1]; Ali Bongo[1]; Sharif Shek Ahmed[1]; Amir Abdulla[1]; Al Shabab[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Ban Ki-moon; Security Council;

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Ali Bongo said: “We have to tell these folks that you cannot go on like this — we know what you are doing, you can’t fool us anymore, so you better stop,”

Somalia Food Aid Bypasses Needy, U.N. Study Says By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and NEIL MacFARQUHAR Published: March 9, 2010 As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local United Nations staff members, according to a new Security Council report....

Spring Tree Planting Held

kcna Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:19:00 AM CET | info

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Pyongyang, March 10 (KCNA) -- Spring tree planting of the Red Cross took place in Anhung-ri, Thaechon County of North Phyongan Province on Wednesday on the occasion of the period of the general mobilization for spring land management. Present there were officials of the Red Cross Society of the.......

Six killed in attack on aid agency in Mansehra

dailytimesPK Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:08:00 AM CET | info

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* US-based Christian aid agency’s seven staff members wounded, one goes missing * Agency suspends operations across Pakistan Staff Report ABBOTTABAD: Terrorists stormed into the office of World Vision International, a US-based Christian aid agency, in Oghi village in Mansehra on Wednesday, killing six staff members, police and a witness said....

Gunmen attack US aid agency in Pak, kill 6

indiatimes Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:47:00 AM CET | info

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Suspected Islamist militants stormed an office of a US-based Christian aid agency in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six members of staff in a hail of bullets and a bomb....

(AHN) Update: World Vision Suspends Operations In Pakistan

AHN Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:46:00 AM CET | info

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World Vision, a U.S.-based aid agency, has suspended operations in Pakistan following an attack on its office in the country's northwestern Manshera district on Wednesday. - (AHN)...

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Haïti : L'ONU appelle à mettre les droits des déplacés au cur de la reconstruction

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:28:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Walter Kalin[1];

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« Les droits de l'homme de la population déplacée d'Haïti devraient servir d'indicateur pour l'ensemble des initiatives visant au rétablissement », a déclaré le Représentant du Secrétaire General pour les droits humains des personnes déplacées, Walter Kalin....

United States Government Haiti Earthquake Disaster Response

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:28:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Angeles County[1]; Miami-Dade[1]; Fairfax County[1];

Other categories: Communicable Diseases; Public Health (general); Natural Disasters;

President Obama January 14, 2010 In response to the President's direction, a whole of government effort has been launched to support the people of Haiti. More than 20,000 U.S....

Disaster Experts Praise Chile Quake Response

NPRnews Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:05:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Federico Quilodrán[1]; Julio López[1]; Santiago-Chile[1]; Sebastián Piñera[1]; Carmen Fernández[1]; Michelle Bachelet[1]; Mariano Rojas[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Natural Disasters;

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Sebastián Piñera told: "When there is an earthquake of this magnitude when one knows that it will interrupt basic services like power and water, and that it will generate fear, and also generate vandalism and looting public order has to be guaranteed from the first day,"

A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake capable of tremendous damage struck central Chile early Saturday, shaking the capital for a minute and a half and setting off a tsunami....

Militants storm NGO office in Mansehra

NewsJang-en Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:02:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Echo) Plan International[1]; victims[1]; World Vision[3];

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Entities: Ameer Haider Hoti[1]; Mohammad Qasim Fahim[1]; Owais Ahmed Ghani[1]; Munir Ahmad[1]; Ahmad Ghany[1];

MANSEHRA: Six staff members, including two women, were killed and seven others sustained injuries when over a dozen armed men wearing masks attacked t...

No future talks with SWA militants: official

NewsJang-en Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:02:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Ismail Khan[1]; Masood Ahmed[1];

WANA: The political administration in South Waziristan on Wednesday ruled out future talks with the militants. “The elimination of militants fr...

Disaster experts praise Chile quake response

AP Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:53:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Federico Quilodrán[1]; Julio López[1]; Santiago-Chile[2]; Sebastián Piñera[1]; Carmen Fernández[1]; Michelle Bachelet[1]; Mariano Rojas[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Natural Disasters;

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Sebastián Piñera told: "When there is an earthquake of this magnitude - when one knows that it will interrupt basic services like power and water, and that it will generate fear, and also generate vandalism and looting - public order has to be guaranteed from the first day,"

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- President Michelle Bachelet leaves office Thursday with a chunk of her country in ruins - and her popularity in the clouds.......

Half Somalia food aid is stolen, UN report says

telegraph Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:48:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Greg Barrow[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; Food Security & Aid;

Up to half the food aid intended for millions of hungry people in Somalia is stolen by corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local UN workers, according to a leaked UN report....

UN Report: Much of Somalia's Food Aid Diverted

africaFM Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:40:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Edith M Lederer[1]; Lower Shabelle[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid;

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press Writer UNITED NATIONS March 10, 2010 (AP) The Associated Press Internally displaced persons receive at a food distribution point in Torotow village in Lower... Internally displaced persons receive aid at a food distribution point in Torotow village in Lower.......

KENYA: Thousands hit by flooding

africaFM Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:40:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Adel Yahya[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Environment (general); Natural Disasters;

ISIOLO-NAIROBI, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - At least 10,000 people in have been displaced by flooding , mainly in the north, which has prompted of an outbreak of waterborne diseases . Hundreds of heads of livestock have drowned or gone missing and dozens of houses and business stalls are submerged....

Obama meets Preval, warns Haiti situation 'dire'

focusnews-en Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:16:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: René Préval[1]; Barack Obama[1];

Other categories: Natural Disasters;

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Barack Obama said: "The situation on the ground remains dire and people should be under no illusions that the crisis is over,"

René Préval said: "We must draw the lessons from what occurred in Haiti. These are lessons for all of mankind," "The massive, spontaneous, generous help was a good response to the disaster. However, its effectiveness must be improved, because effectiveness depends on the quality of coordination"

Washington. President Barack Obama said Wednesday that Haiti's plight was still "dire" after its earthquake and warned after meeting Haitian President Rene Preval of a possible new humanitarian disaster, AFP reported. The US leader expressed fears that looming spring rains in Haiti could pose a severe threat to 1....

6 killed as gunmen storm US aid agency in Pakistan

kuwaittimes Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:15:00 AM CET | info

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Entities: Frontier Province[1]; Mohammad Salim[1];

Published Date: March 11, 2010 OGHI: Suspected Islamist militants stormed an office of a US-based Christian aid agency in Pakistan yesterday, killing six members of staff in a hail of bullets and a bomb. Nuclear-armed US ally Pakistan is battling Al-Qaeda-linked militants who have launched a string.......

Microwork is the new, new buzzword in global outsourcing

theglobeandmail Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:34:00 PM CET | info

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