Charity warns of Afghan famine
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Millions of people face starving to death after a drought in Afghanistan, the UK charity Christian Aid warns.
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The number of people seeking assistance on how to manage their debts has hit record levels, a charity warned Monday.
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Afghanistan appeals to the international community for extra supplies of wheat to tackle dire food shortages.
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British charities launch a huge aid effort for victims of the Asian tsunami which has killed more than 50,000 people.
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Afghanistan's soaring opium trade threatens to wreck rebuilding efforts, the UN and World Bank warn.
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The Red Cross warned Friday that a massive aid effort is needed to cope with floods in 18 countries across Africa that have already affected at least 1.5 million people and killed nearly 300.
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A housing charity warns that thousands of homeowners are struggling to repay their mortgages.
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The international community and the Afghan government alike must raise their game this year to stop Afghanistan from tearing itself apart, Britain's Foreign Secretary said Sunday.
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Coldplay, The Darkness and Travis are set to re-record Band Aid&#39;s hit single - to raise millions for Africa&#39;s new victims of famine.
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More than 1.3m Bangladeshis hit by Cyclone Sidr will face monsoon rains in inadequate shelter, Oxfam warns.
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The United Nations humanitarian chief warned Tuesday of a catastrophic situation developing in Darfur unless international donors act soon to bolster a beleaguered African peacekeeping force in the Sudanese province.
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A new humanitarian catastrophe like the one in Darfur could hit Chad, UK aid agency Oxfam warns.
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Afghanistan's Islamic council has told President Hamid Karzai to stop foreign aid groups from converting locals to Christianity and also demanded the reintroduction of public executions.
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Â· Charities forced to pull staff from affected areas Â· Wave of bombings linked to siege of Red Mosque
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As pledges for the tsunami crisis neared $4 billion, the UN humanitarian chief said yesterday that he feared tens of thousands of people dying of starvation elsewhere in the world would be forgotten. ''I am afraid that we may see now not the same degree of generosity in other parts of the world, and that would be the ultimate irony ...
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The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) warned on Friday that the plight of hundreds of millions of hungry people around the world has been overshadowed by the crisis in the Darfur region of western Sudan.
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Criticism aimed at Britain and allies by Afghanistan's government threatens to undermine public backing for military action, lawmakers warned Thursday.