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Bottles Reborn as Blankets for Disaster Victims
World  (tags: recycling, humans, eco-friendly, clothing, GoodNews, Refugees&Relief, world )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - alertnet.org
A plastic bottle thrown into a Taipei recycling bin could be reincarnated as a blanket to warm disaster victims in any of 20 countries, thanks to a unique project by the world's largest Buddhist charity. The Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation
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Tamil Refugees -- Escaping From Hell
World  (tags: Refugees&Relief, asia, Sri Lanka, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', world, politics )

Cal
- 4 days ago - greenleft.org.au
While two boat loads of Tamil refugees fleeing Sri Lanka push their case to be admitted into Australia, two reports on Sri Lankan atrocities against Tamils have been released without a word from the Australian media or government.
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Take Action - Meet the Needs of Displaced People in Sudan
World  (tags: obama, petition, government, ethics, politics, world, violence, HumanRights, freedoms, conflict, Refugees&Relief )

Daphna
- 9 days ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
While the Obama Administration has announced a plan for peace in Sudan, there still needs to be a greater focus on: - Access for international aid programs and gender-based violence programs in Darfur; - Protection of civilians; - Prioritization of
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Support Relief Efforts in Asia and the Pacific - The Petition Site
World  (tags: petition, world, UnitedNations, humanrights, Refugees&Relief, humans, death, children, ethics, government )

Daphna
- 9 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
According to estimates, the most recent earthquake in Indonesia killed upward of 500, and the number is expected to rise. In addition, tens of thousands were forced to leave their homes. And because of the back-to-back emergencies, there's be
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A New Hope for Africa: Young Liberian Activist, Kimmie Weeks
World  (tags: war, africa, conflict, death, HumanRights, humans, interesting, children, Refugees&Relief, society, UnitedNations, world )

Daphna
- 15 days ago - gimundo.com
At ten years old, you were probably spending most of your time playing with Barbies or Matchbox cars. Not Kimmie Weeks: He was busy trying to save his country instead. Weeks, now 26, was born in the turbulent African nation of Li
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Unlock the Camps in Sri Lanka- Take Action
World  (tags: Refugees&Relief, humanrights, humans, Petition, conflict, ethics, freedoms, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', politics )

Daphna
- 18 days ago - takeaction.amnestyusa.org
A quarter of a million displaced Sri Lankans who are being held in de facto detention camps are facing a humanitarian disaster as monsoon rains threaten to flood camps. They cannot leave the camps, which are overcrowded and lack basic sanitation facilitie
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Stop Housing Demolitions and Forced Evictions in N'Djamena
World  (tags: world, violence, Refugees&Relief, politics, interesting, humanrights, africa, corruption, conflict )

Daphna
- 32 days ago - takeaction.amnestyusa.org
Since February 2008, tens of thousands of people have been made homeless after being forcibly evicted from their homes in Chad's capital, N'Djamena. Satellite images acquired by Amnesty International showed that about 3,700 structures had been destroyed i
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Urgent Help Needed for the Earthquake Survivors in Indonesia and Samoa! - The Petition Site
World  (tags: world, society, government, humans, interesting, Refugees&Relief, death )

Daphna
- 33 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Earlier this week the Samoan islands were shaken by a massive earthquake, then hit by a deadly tsunami. As needs rose in Samoa, Indonesia's Sumatra island was rocked by a catastrophic 7.6-magnitude earthquake and just hours later, the already-devastated a
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Indonesia Quake Death Toll May Be Thousands
World  (tags: world, Refugees&Relief, earthquake, Indonesia )

Cal
- 37 days ago - reuters.com
Rescue teams struggled in heavy rain on Thursday to find people trapped under debris after a powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian city of Padang, possibly killing thousands.
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Dozens Dead as Tsunami Slams Into Samoan Islands
World  (tags: death, world, Refugees&Relief, natural disaster, tsunami )

Cal
- 38 days ago - cnn.com
- A huge emergency effort is under way in the Samoan Islands after towering tsunami waves triggered by an 8.0 earthquake left dozens dead and entire villages flattened or submerged.
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Migrants Risk Lives for Europe
World  (tags: West Africa, Sahara desert, migration, Europe, deadly crossing, Refugees&Relief )

Dee
- 54 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Panorama reporter Paul Kenyon has returned to West Africa to trace the route of African migrants as they attempt a deadly four-day crossing of the Sahara desert on foot.
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Bill Clinton Chides Nations Over Help for Haiti
World  (tags: world, government, aid, Refugees&Relief, society, news )

Cal
- 58 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton reprimanded wealthy nations Wednesday for coughing up just 3 percent so far of the hundreds of millions of dollars in aid they had promised for Haiti.
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In Somalia, Troops for Peace End Up at War
World  (tags: conflict, africa, Refugees&Relief, war, violence, politics, interesting, world )

Cal
- 64 days ago - latimes.com
African Union soldiers contend with a vague and underfunded mission with no cease-fire to enforce. Among the troops who have died, some apparently succumbed to illness due to malnutrition.
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Entering Gaza: An Interview With Viva Palestina Activist
World  (tags: VIVA Palestina Aid Convoy, palestine, GAZA SIEGE, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', Refugees&Relief )

Elderberr
- 75 days ago - electronicintifada.net
On 15 July, a humanitarian convoy organized by Viva Palestina entered the Gaza Strip via Egypt with medical supplies and blankets. The convoy of 200 included British MP George Galloway, former US representative and Green Party presidential candidate Cynth
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Yemen's Last Jews Set to Flee Country
World  (tags: world, Refugees&Relief, politics, freedoms, anti=Semitism, Arab anti-Semitism, middle-east, 'HUMANRIGHTS!' )

Cal
- 85 days ago - jpost.com
Israeli sources confirmed on Thursday Yemeni media reports that the overwhelming majority of the final remnant of Yemen's ancient Jewish community, numbering some 250 people, are looking to leave the country due to persecution and violence.
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