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Burma’s Kachin War harms the reputation of its reforms
asiantribune Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:24:00 AM CEST | info 
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Trigger words: [Echo] refugees[2]; humanitarian aid[1]; displaced persons[1];
Entities: Thein Sein[3]; Elaine Pearson[1]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Wunna Maung Lwin[1]; Ban Ki Moon[3]; Nay Pyi Taw[1];
Other categories: Society; Terrorist Attack; UN Bodies;
| |Share: |more: |Zoom: A A A By Zin Linn Concerning the inhumane war in Kachin state, many people do not believe that Burmese government has been going along a right reform path. As the government’s soldiers are violating various human rights in the Kachin frontline, many people start slamming the.......
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Bignona : le coll�ge de Baranlir fonctionne contre les abris provisoires
APS Saturday, May 19, 2012 11:04:00 PM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [Echo] Croix-Rouge[1]; croix rouge[1]; CICR[2];
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SENEGAL-EDUCATION-INFRASTRUCTURES Bignona : le coll�ge de Baranlir fonctionne contre les abris provisoires 19/05/2012 21:01 GMT Baranlir (Bignona) ,19 mai (APS) – Le Coll�ge d’enseignement moyen (CEM) de Baranlir, construit en abris provisoires dans une zone de palmiers du nord-ouest de Ziguinchor,.......
Articles published more than 4 hours ago
Bahamas (the): Bahamas: Hurricane Irene: DREF operation n° MDRBS001 - Final report
reliefWeb Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:33:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [Echo] Emergency[1]; Red Cross[4];
Other categories: Natural Disasters;
Source: IFRC Country: Bahamas (the) Summary: CHF 71,014 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 31 August 2011 to support the Bahamas Red Cross Society in delivering assistance to some 1,000 beneficiaries affected by Hurricane Irene....
Dominica: Dominica: Tropical Storm Ophelia DREF Final Report (MDRDM001)
reliefWeb Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:33:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [Echo] Emergency[1]; emergency[1]; Red Cross[2];
Other categories: Natural Disasters;
Source: IFRC Country: Dominica Summary: 27,516 Swiss francs were allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 11 October 2011 to support the Dominica Red Cross Society (DRCS) in delivering assistance to up to 79 families (approximately 395 persons)....
Food security: EU supports G8 initiative for a "New Alliance"
nieuwsbank Saturday, May 19, 2012 7:33:00 PM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [Echo] Humanitarian Aid[1]; food aid[1]; emergency[1];
Entities: Andris Piebalgs[1]; Kristalina Georgieva[1];
Other categories: Kristalina Georgieva; Development; EC News; Humanitarian Aid; EuropeAid Co-operation Office; Food Security & Aid; Innovation; UN Bodies; Andris Piebalgs; Agriculture; Development; Environment; Food Safety; Humanitarian aid;
[ Zaterdag 19 mei 2012 | European Union ] Brussels, 18 May 2012 - The European Commission welcomes the "New Alliance to improve Food and nutrition security" launched today, on the eve of the G8 Summit...
Articles published more than 6 hours ago
Mali: Sahel Food Insecurity and Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #8, Fiscal Year (FY) 2012
reliefWeb Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:29:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [Echo] refugees[1]; Emergency[1]; convoy[1]; emergency[1];
Entities: Ansar Dine[1];
Other categories: Conflict; Food Security & Aid;
Source: US Agency for International Development Country: Mali , Burkina Faso , Chad , Gambia (the) , Mauritania , Niger (the) , Senegal , United States of America (the) KEY DEVELOPMENTS · Humanitarian agencies continue to negotiate for full access to northern Mali to ensure aid reaches populations in need....
MEDIA ADVISORY: NGO briefing at 3 p.m., National Press Club
finanznachrichten-en Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:13:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [Echo] ActionAid[1]; Oxfam[1]; Save the Children[1]; World Vision[1];
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WHAT: Leading NGOs will respond to the outcome of the G8 summit at Camp David where global food security is high on the agenda on Saturday. G8 leaders will also assess an Accountability Re......
Jordan's Syrian refugee dilemma
euronews-en Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:40:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [Echo] refugees[6]; camps[4];
Entities: Jens Hesemann[1]; Bashar Assad[1];
Other categories: UN Bodies;
Daraa in Syria, where the uprising against President Bashar al Assad first erupted, is a short distance from the border with Jordan. Every day…...
Afghan Security Forces need urgent reforms, say agencies
nieuwsbank Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:31:00 PM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [Echo] Oxfam[5]; Victims[1]; Swedish Committee for Afghanistan[1]; Christian Aid[2]; Norwegian Refugee Council[2];
Other categories: Society;
[ Zaterdag 19 mei 2012 | Oxfam Int. ] Published: 17 May 2012 In Chicago, NATO must agree to commitments to ensure all Afghan forces can uphold law and order for Afghan men and women and children...
Tenure Guidelines are a first step, but much more is needed to ensur..
nieuwsbank Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:31:00 PM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [Echo] ActionAid[1]; Oxfam[3]; Terra Nuova[1]; Actionaid[1];
Other categories: European Enterprise News; Food Security & Aid; Environment (general); Fisheries management; UN Bodies;
[ Zaterdag 19 mei 2012 | Oxfam Int. ] Published: 11 May 2012 Civil Society Organizations? joint reaction to the Guidelines on Land, Fisheries and Forests delivered today by the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) A first essential step has been made, but there's still a long...
digitalcongo Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:29:00 PM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [Echo] personnes déplacées[2]; camps[1];
Other categories: EuropeAid Co-operation Office; Conflict;
Kinshasa, 19/05/2012 / Politique Le regain du conflit armé dans l’Est de la RDC avec ses conséquences de déplacement des populations déstabilisés et dépouillées de leurs biens a amené le coordonnateur de l’action humanitaire à lancer un appel aux belligérants pour garantir l’acheminement des.......
Police issue safety warning for long weekend
CBC Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:20:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [Echo] emergency[1]; Red Cross[3];
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Authorities are warning travellers to drive safe and take care while out in the water during the May long weekend that, for many, marks the unofficial start of the summer....
libe Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:28:00 PM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [Echo] victimes[1]; intervenir[1]; conflits[1]; rapatriement[1];
Other categories: Security Council; Conflict; UN Bodies;
La récente crise frontalière entre le Soudan et le Soudan Sud traduit les difficultés de la pacification. Dans la perspective d’une possibl......
Pas droit à l’erreur dans la sécurisation de l’Est de la RDC, messieurs du gouvernement Matata !
digitalcongo Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:28:00 PM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [Echo] personnes déplacées[1]; réfugiés[1]; intervenir[1];
Entities: Bosco Ntaganda[1];
Other categories: Conflict; UN Bodies;
Kinshasa, 19/05/2012 / Politique L’écheveau de la pacification de l’Est de la RDC devient un coriace dossier pour le gouvernement Matata qui prend ainsi son baptême de feu, une première épreuve pour porter un jugement décisif sur sa compétence à arrêter le destin d’errance soumis à la population.......
Joy News channel, Actionaid to promote womens right
myjoyonline Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:16:00 PM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [Echo] Actionaid[7];
Other categories: EuropeAid Co-operation Office;
Aid agency, Actionaid and Multi TV’s Joy News Television channel have agreed to collaborate under a new partnership intended to heighten advocacy on a wide range of developmental issues....
Articles published more than 12 hours ago
Morocco donates 50 tons of food, drugs to Malian refugees in Burkina Faso
afriquejet Saturday, May 19, 2012 11:58:00 AM CEST | info
Rabat, Morocco - Morocco has donated 50 tons of food and drugs to Burkina Faso to alleviate the suffering of Malian refugees in the West African country, PANA learned Friday from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation....
Interdiction d’entrée des armes lourdes à Tripoli
panapress-fr Saturday, May 19, 2012 11:49:00 AM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [Echo] réfugiés[3]; aide humanitaire[1];
Entities: Youssef al-Mangouch[1]; Michael Sata[1]; Macky Sall[1]; Goodluck Jonathan[1];
Other categories: Humanitarian Aid; Immigration; UN Bodies;
Tripoli, Libye (PANA) - L’entrée des armes lourdes dans la capitale libyenne, Tripoli, est désormais interdite, a annoncé le vice-président du Conseil local de la ville, Hichem Al-Krishki, cité samedi par la presse locale. Société...
Armed Forces Not Involved In the Administration Of The North & East - President Rajapaksa
asiantribune Saturday, May 19, 2012 11:37:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [Echo] Emergency[1]; camps[7];
Entities: Mahinda Rajapakse[4];
Other categories: Gender Equality; Terrorist Attack; UN Bodies;
| |Share: |more: |Zoom: A A A Colombo, 19 May, (Asiantribune.com): Armed Forces do not participate in the administration of the North and East. These regions are administered by the public service and the police. Despite this there are many who shout that the security forces camps in these areas.......
Crise alimentaire: Algérie en aide au Mali
afriquejet Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:57:00 AM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [Echo] personnes déplacées[1]; réfugiés[2]; aide humanitaire[2];
Entities: Cheik Modibo Diarra[1];
Other categories: Humanitarian Aid;
L'Algérie fait don au Mali de plus de 3.000 tonnes de riz pour vaincre la crise alimentaire - L’Algérie vient de faire don au Mali de 3.100 tonnes de riz d’une valeur de 1,5 milliard de FCFA environ, suite à la crise alimentaire qui affecte ce pays, a appris la PANA lors de la cérémonie officielle,.......
nowlebanon Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:46:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [Echo] refugees[3]; camps[1]; humanitarian aid[2];
Entities: Riad Al Assad[3]; Jisr al-Shughour[4]; Baba Amr[1]; Paul Conroy[1];
Other categories: Security; Economic Crisis - Internal Market; Terrorist Attack;
When Michael Weiss visited a refugee camp for Syrian defectors and refugees inside Turkey, he got firsthand accounts from the people fighting to free Syria from the control of the Assad dictatorship. What goes on inside Syria, Weiss discovered, is worse than the outside world understands....
Déficit céréalier en Casamance : L e CICR assiste 1.763 personnes dans la région de Ziguinchor
rewmi Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:44:00 AM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [Echo] Croix-Rouge[1]; CICR[5];
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Quelque 1.763 habitants des villages de Djinone, Balonguir, Koussabel et Baranlir, dans la zone des Palmiers au Nord-ouest de Ziguinchor, ont bénéficié d’une assistance alimentaire du Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR). ‘’Nous avons eu à distribuer aujourd’hui prés de 88,150 tonnes au bénéfice de 1....
'Sofia – permission for emergency landing'
thenews-pl Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:17:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [Echo] emergency[5];
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Events that led to the emergency landing in Sofia of the OLT Express Airbus A320 flying from Warsaw to the Red Sea coast in Egypt on Thursday have been clarified....
Trois milliards de dollars contre la faim
euronews-fr Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:43:00 AM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [Echo] aide alimentaire[2];
Entities: Dmitry Medvedev[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Herman Van Rompuy[2];
Other categories: EU-USA; Council President; Food Security & Aid;
Pour faire face à la famine et la malnutrition dans le monde, qui touche un milliard de personnes, et en particulier en Afrique comme ici au Tchad,…...
Distress incidents involving aircraft soar 57% in S’pore
JakartaPost Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:20:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [Echo] Emergency[1]; emergency[4];
Entities: Singapore Air[1];
Other categories: Air Transport - Aviation Safety;
The number of aircraft-related emergencies here shot up 57 percent between 2010 and last year.Not every one of these incidents made the news headlines, but they were enough to send the rescue ......
Un groupe de bénévoles pour l'aide alimentaire
estrepublicain Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:59:00 AM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [Echo] aide alimentaire[2];
Entities: Jason Lamy Chappuis[1]; Lamy Chappuis[1];
Other categories: Food Security & Aid;
Tous les mois, les bénévoles de l'aide alimentaire de Bouxières-aux-Dames travaillent sur deux jours. Certains vont chercher les denrées à la Banque ......
Colleghi di lavoro, separati e vicini di casa: i nuovi poveri accolti in Caritas
termolionline Saturday, May 19, 2012 7:59:00 AM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [Echo] Caritas[5];
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TERMOLI . I nuovi poveri sono accanto a noi ma non si vedono. Siamo abituati a immaginare le persone indigenti con le scarpe bucate, i vestiti dismessi e le mani a cucchiaio pronte a ricevere in elemosina qualche spicciolo.......
Ryanair told to fill 'unpaid-for' seats at emergency exits
independent-ie Saturday, May 19, 2012 7:43:00 AM CEST | info [other]
Trigger words: [Echo] Emergency[1]; emergency[6];
Entities: Stephen McNamara[2];
Other categories: EC News; Air Transport - Aviation Safety; Transport;
RYANAIR has been told that passengers must sit beside emergency exits -- even if they haven't paid the €10 charged by the airline for the seats, which have more leg room....
lavoixdunord Saturday, May 19, 2012 7:29:00 AM CEST | info [en]
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Trigger words: [Echo] Secours populaire[6];
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Double manifestations, dernièrement, pour le Secours populaire français du Pas-de-Calais...
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Herman Van Rompuy added: "We will do whatever it takes to guarantee the financial stability of the euro zone,"
wsj-en Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:30:00 AM CEST
Raj Shah says: “You’ve seen six of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world in sub Saharan Africa. You’ve seen two to three times the growth rate of the global economy and as a result you’ve seen a lot of foreign investment go to Africa but usually for things like minerals and extractive industries,” “You’ve not seen a parallel growth in private investment in agriculture. And so this effort will correct for that”
time Friday, May 18, 2012 6:36:00 PM CEST
Raj Shah said: “The focus on this effort is on small family farms,”
time Friday, May 18, 2012 6:36:00 PM CEST
Sam Worthington said: “The era of Gleneagles, of large scale massive aid pledges is over,”
time Friday, May 18, 2012 6:36:00 PM CEST
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