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Marriage, the Sudan way.
sweet sad story from Sudan... Or "How Westeners will never figure it out"Grass-mud horses and Chinese censorship
What is the link between a cartoon, a nature documentary and the Chinese Internet censorship?"Change Starts Here" - blogger wants to change the world
A blogger raises funds through comments left on his post.After the global financial crisis comes the global humanitarian crisis?
First came worldwide food crisis, now the collapse of major financial institutions. Aid organisations are raising warning flags, governments run out of money.All stock markets drop 10-15% today. Except Iraq's.
An overview of the stock markets today... It looks like the place to be is Iraq!Dubai builds the world's tallest tower (again)
Today, Dubai revealed its successor, the Nakheel Tower, to be "over one kilometre" high and have more than 200 floors.Bloggers unite for the plight of refugees
Bloggers activate a viral network advocating the plight of refugees.Humanitarians are more targeted than ever before.
United Nations staff and humanitarian field workers are being deliberately targeted for attack by extremists and armed groups at an alarming rate.Can Bill Gates help Africa feed itself?
Bill Gates donates $75 million into helping small farmers in Africa and Latin America to sell their crops as food aid — a move which could overhaul the old global food aid system.Billions 'wasted' by aid system.
Billions of dollars will be wasted unless there is a radical overhaul of the system of giving aid, a report from Care International warnsDrop of Western influence at the UN: Good or Evil?
European policies on human rights enjoyed the support of 72% of UN members a decade ago but only 48% by last year, while the US suffered a steeper collapse from 77% to 30%.Climate change: the struggle of the poorest
Climate change is a fact. It is no longer a question how to avoid it, but rather how to cope with it. For the poorest, it is "to adapt or to die".UN Peacekeepers - sexual misconduct scandals continue...
UN Peacekeepers in the bad spotlight againWhat if someone photoshopped pollution statistics....
Two million plastic beverage bottles, used in the US every five minutes. But here is what they would look like, those two million bottles...Palin: Iraq war 'a task that is from God', gas pipeline 'God's will'
Last year, Gov. Palin gave an insightful view of her foreign and domestic policies... The word "God" appeared frequently.Expensive Food, Poor Farmer.
High food prices causes a global food crisis. Yet farmers produce more, and get less for their product. What causes the high food prices then?UN Peace Keepers muffle negative inspection report
UN investigator blows whistle on alleged gold, arms and drug smuggling by UN peace keepers in CongoCutting agricultural aid research or how to dig your own grave...
In this age of the global food crisis, should we give people fish or rather teach them how to fish?Who profits from the global food crisis?
Seems only a few harvest the profits from the global food crisis
