Humanitarian

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• Relief group says simple, effective tactic in global AIDS fight also one of most neglected

  
  Today is a good news day — Authority: 129
  "A proven and cost-effective strategy for turning the tide on global AIDS still remains significantly underutilized, World Vision warned in advance of World AIDS Day. Efforts to prevent mother-to-baby transmission of HIV must be urgently scaled up in high-prevalence countries to avoid needless infection of children, ...
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• Lily Allen and Duran Duran record climate change song – Telegraph

  
  Best Of Joanne — Authority: 126
  The worlds first musical petition is a re-recording of the Midnight Oil song Beds are Burning. Mark Ronson, Jamie Cullum and Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas also took part. The song has been launched to raise awareness of global warming in the run up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December. ...
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• Washington, Tokyo at odds on military base closure

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Tokyo, Nov 14 (RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama and Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama are at odds on a US military base in the southern Japanese island of Okinawa. Obama arrived here Friday to kick off his Asian tour.Newly appointed Hatoyama said in his election campaign earlier that he would close the US [...]
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• World Vision Kenya Millenium Water Alliance Coordinator Jobs.

  
  MY AFRICAN CAREER — Authority: 158
  World Vision Kenya is a leading non-governmental Christian humanitarian, relief, development and advocacy organization with projects in most parts of Kenya. We wish to urgently recruit a highly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit http://myafricancareer.blogspot.com/ for Vacancies, Career Tips and Resume ...
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• Let’s go bowling

  
  The Collegian Online — Authority: 535
  For those of you avid Collegian readers, this is usually about the time of year I start forecasting bowl possibilities for Fresno State.
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• Charter for Compassion

  
  Once A Wretch — Authority: 103
  I have heard of so much of random acts of kindness that rendered by people who we dont know are realise they are there. Yet when times of needs arises, they volunteered themselves to act. It can be just a simple act like holding an umbrella for us during the rainy days and when we dont have an extra hand or to ...
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• Combating Piracy By Addressing The Humanitarian Crisis In Somalia

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 612
  opendemocracys Flickr photostream/Creative Commons Somali pirates continue to be a major threat to maritime traffic in the Gulf of Aiden, and while some efforts to deter the attackers have been successful, experts argue that the only long-term and effective way to combat piracy is by addressing the humanitarian ...
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• UN Official: ‘Penalize Israel Over Gaza’

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 571
  UN Official: ‘Penalize Israel Over Gaza’ By politicaltheatrics Published: November 12, 2009 Citing the Goldstone Report, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay told the Security Council Wednesday that Israel was responsible for the killing of more than 1,000 civilians in Gaza and attacks ...
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• Beyond LEED: Living Building Challenge 2.0 Certification Unveiled

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 746
  This week the International Living Building Institute released its new green building standard to the public at Greenbuild 2009 . Version 2.0 expands on its already impressive focus to now cover social issues – any Certified Living Building must be net-zero energy , net-zero water, non-toxic, provide for ...
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  MobileActive.org - A global network of people using mobile technology for social impact. — Authority: 131
  
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• New Tools for Peace in Afghanistan

  
  God's Politics Blog — Authority: 642
  When all you have is a hammer everything seems like a nail. No famous line more aptly applies to the president’s current dilemma of seeking the best solution for Afghanistan. When it comes to foreign policy, if all you have are…
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• Publications: Asylum Seekers/US, Boat Arrivals/Australia, Burmese Refugees/China, Humanit. Resp. Index, IDPs/Africa, Internal Displ. & Armed Conflict

  
  Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog — Authority: 129
  "Border Burdens: China’s Response to the Myanmar Refugee Crisis," China Security, vol. 5, no. 3 (2009) [text via Human Security Gateway]Denial and Delay: The Impact of the Immigration Law’s “Terrorism Bars” on Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the United States (Human Rights First, Nov. 2009) [text]- See also ...
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• Stewart Among Finalists for 2009 Home Depot NMPA Humanitarian Award

  
  Stewart-Haas Racing News and Video — Authority: 131
  ATLANTA – Tony Stewart has been named as one of the finalists for the 2009 Home Depot NMPA Humanitarian Award. The other finalists are fellow driver Greg Biffle and Tim Booth of Michigan International Speedway.[nichemate]0,1,1,Tony Stewart,,US,,,,,,,,1[/nichemate]Tony was nominated for his annual event Prelude to ...
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• Ethiopia Opposition Accuses Weyane of Using Aid for Votes

  
  Abbay Media — Authority: 131
  By Jason McLureNov. 10 (Bloomberg) — Ethiopia’s opposition today accused Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s government of using its access to foreign-funded, anti-poverty programs to gain support for the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front. Members of the opposition are routinely denied ...
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• The Power of Produce

  
  NEED - The Humanitarian Magazine — Authority: 117
  Kevin Estrada under a canopy of cherry plum trees. Whether because of expense or inaccessibility, many people in the US do not get enough fresh produce. Lauren Anderson, founder and director of Produce to the People (PttP), realized this problem and did something about it. Lauren now runs the San Francisco-based ...
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• The Journey Of A Biscuit To The Philippines

  
  Be The Change — Authority: 125
  The World Food Programme (WFP) has distributed over 230 tons of High Energy Biscuits in the Philippines as part of its response to the recent typhoons . The video below shows how the biscuits travelled the 9,374 kilometres from the factory to the beneficiaries, and in particular, one little boy called Antonio ...
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• Ashley Judd receives ‘Hollywood Hero Award’

  
  Hollywood Entertainment — Authority: 141
  For her humanitarian work, Ashley Judd received the fourth annual USA Today Hollywood Hero Award. Ashley Judd is currently a student. In July 2009, Judd enrolled at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in the Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA) program.
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• Veterans Day, Armistice Day

  
  Musings of a Quaker Witch — Authority: 115
  Thinking about my own attitudes towards and beliefs about war, the Peace Testimony, and how people have reacted to the support Ive expressed today for Armed Forces service members... I thought I might re-post this piece about how I found an expression of the Peace Testimony through service to military families. ...
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• No more than 100 LRA fighters left in Congo-UN

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 714
  Source: Reuters * Bulk of LRA rebels forced out of Congo -U.N. * Remaining fighters cross border into "weakest link" CAR By Joe Bavier KINSHASA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Military operations against ...
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