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Zimbabawe: Not Prepared for Floods Amid Conflicting Weather Forecasts

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Sibongile Dube knows the devastation heavy rain can leave in its wake. A villager in the lowveld area of Mberengwa in Zimbabwe’s Midlands province, Dube’s home is one of many that were washed away by flash floods last year.

800,000 Kashmiris Haunted By Horror

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Maheen was nine years old when she witnessed the death of her elder brother. At the age of 10 she saw the dead body of her neighbour, killed in the crossfire between Kashmiri rebels and Indian security forces, his guts spilled out on the road.

Europe-Development: Mapping Out the EU’s Harmful Projects

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Dozens of European Union-funded projects across several countries are ‘environmentally or socially unsound’, according to a map created by a joint effort between CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe.

Development-Niger: Three Million Children Threatened by Hunger

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Women have been left in charge of many of the households in the village of Zamkoye-Koïra, in western Niger, as food shortages have driven male family members to leave in search of work elsewhere. A national survey of vulnerable households shows that 5.4 million people face food insecurity across Niger.

Unicef Funding Falls Short Leaving Millions Of Children At Risk

Friday, February 03, 2012

If the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) had 1.28 billion dollars it could help 97 million people around the world.

Latin America Takes A New Look At Neglected Diseases

Friday, February 03, 2012

The rise of emerging economies in Latin America is an opportunity to improve strategies for fighting neglected illnesses and increase the region's contribution to the global struggle against them, says the regional director of an organisation devoted to this purpose.

Brazil Deploys 'junior Firefighters' To Snuff Out Dengue

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

The government of the state of Rio de Janeiro is unveiling a battery of creative tactics to engage the population in the battle against dengue fever, which is threatening to reach unprecedented epidemic proportions as a new virus strain hits Brazil.

Pakistan-India: Women Expose Secret Genital Cutting Rite

Sunday, January 29, 2012

'It was a dark and dingy room, where an elderly woman asked me to take off my panties, made me sit on a low wooden stool with my legs parted and then did something…I screamed out in pain,' recalls Alefia Mustansir, 40, of her childhood experience.

Pakistan: New Rehab Plan Brings Hope for War-Disabled

Saturday, January 28, 2012

The prolonged United States-led war against terrorism has left a large number of people disabled in Pakistan, compelling the government to institute a rehabilitation plan that will include imparting vocational skills.

India: Male Activists Enhance Pre and Postnatal Care

Friday, January 27, 2012

The primitive Juang tribe in remote Nola village on Chandragiri hill experienced its first three institutional childbirths only a month ago.

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