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1 February 2012 - 11:46amAid organizations have provided life-saving blankets, quilts and warm clothes to thousands of people returning home in Pakistan’s north-west. In recent years, the area has witnessed an upsurge in militant activities, military operations and drone attacks, all of which have affected the lives of... -
27 January 2012 - 1:44pmZara Ahmed is worried. The youngest of her seven children, 10-month-old Nayle Kelifa, has not been eating well, and has lost a lot of weight. Drought has come to Zara’s village, Fedis, and is delaying the production of corn, peanuts, cabbage and potatoes. She would buy food from the market instead,... -
11 January 2012 - 1:26pmIn October 2011, as large parts of Pakistan’s Sindh Province lay devastated by flooding, Mai Rasheeda Qambrani was in severe pain. She was in the last month of pregnancy - her sixth in 10 years - but Rasheeda had not experienced any baby movements for a week. She needed urgent medical attention.... -
10 November 2011 - 11:56amOne hundred days after famine was declared in parts of southern Somalia, humanitarian agencies have reached more than half of the four million people who urgently need help. But after months of drought, agencies are now struggling to tackle a rise in cholera and other water-borne diseases due to seasonal... -
29 April 2011 - 2:52pmJust a few months ago, 42-year-old Anna Nyarienda could not afford to feed, clothe or educate her family. She had lost hope for a better life. “I used to do odd jobs in exchange for a plate of food,” she says. Limited employment opportunities in rural areas of Masvingo province often force...
