John Holmes

                   

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: POLITICS: Aid Agencies Fear Humanitarian Disaster in North Kivu

ipsinternational.org
02-Nov-2008
        

UNITED NATIONS, 01/11/08 (IPS) - Tens of thousands of Congolese fleeing the latest fighting between government forces and armed opposition groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C.) are straining the already...

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John Holmes: Homeless at Home

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02-Nov-2008
        

Today, the United Nations estimates that 77 million people – more than 1% of the world’s population – are displaced within their own countries, having been forced to flee their homes by armed conflicts, violence, urbanization,...

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John Virgoe: The way forward in Burma

guardian.co.uk
01-Nov-2008 10 related
        

In the wake of Cyclone Nargis, we must respond to the suffering of people who cannot wait for distant political change Megaphone moralising is not a policy and will not help the people of Burma. Contrary to his article, the...

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Wonderland (2003) - 1CD Finské-titulky

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01-Nov-2008 26 related
        

Většina ikonek je aktivních, zkuste podržet myš a tak zjistíte, k čemu slouží Alternativní název:Drogtanya (eng), The Wonderland Murders (eng) Hodnocení filmu:6.6 / 10 104 min [ The 80's - unplugged. The murders - unveiled. The...

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HAITI: Activists Urge World Bank to Erase Crippling Debt

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31-Oct-2008 3 related
        

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 31 (IPS) - On a recent visit to the hurricane-ravaged island of Haiti, World Bank President Robert Zoellick declared that 500 million dollars of Haiti's 1.7-billion-dollar foreign debt had been cancelled,...

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Inside the Numbers - WV vs UConn

foxnews.com
31-Oct-2008
        

UConn will host the West Virginia on Saturday at noon in a Big East game that will have a major impact on Big East play. What’s at stake: The Huskies (6-2, 2-1) can take over first place in the Big East with a win and have...

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Haiti-World Bank : Zoellick ‘misled' storm-struck Haitians over debt cancellation

medialternatif.org
31-Oct-2008
        

Call for World Bank chief to explain claim that $500m Haitian debt already cancelled – weeks after relief delayed by six months By Center for Economic and Policy Research, Haiti Advocacy Platform Ireland-UK, Haiti Support...

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DRC: Aid Agencies Fear Humanitarian Disaster in North Kivu

ipsnews.net
30-Oct-2008
        

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (IPS) - The situation in the strategic city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was relatively calm Thursday after a night of fierce shooting and widespread looting, the Office of the...

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Ceasefire in eastern DR Congo holding as UN missions stretched to limit

un.org
30-Oct-2008
        

The ceasefire in the volatile eastern portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced by Laurent Nkunda, the leader of a rebel group, is holding, with United Nations blue helmets being stretched to the limit in...

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Congo rebels reach Goma edges, declare cease-fire

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29-Oct-2008 2,436 related
        

Congolese rebels reached the outskirts of Goma and declared a cease-fire Wednesday to prevent panic in the city, where retreating government soldiers were commandeering cars and firing wildly as people fled in torrents of human...

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