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- Burma’s trail of destruction
  Posted by devolved from The Age
  They have a saying in Burma that if the roof is not sound, the whole house is prone to leaks - and the recent cyclone has blown the country's roof right off, a catastrophe that could reach even greater proportions if the ruling junta keeps resisting foreign help.
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- An aid worker’s selfless life
  Posted by devolved from The Age
  From women's hospital nurse to wife of an Ethiopian clan leader, devoted aid worker Valerie Browning has published a memoir of her life, which she believes would have been no life at all without risk.
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- Getting humanitarian aid to Myanmar
  Posted by nelsonjs from Theseminal
  As the death toll continues to rise in the wake of Cyclone Nargis that struck Myanmar (Burma) last weekend, international aid is beginning to arrive from neighboring countries. China, India, and Thailand have been able to fly in supplies, but the military junta has been hesitant to allow other countries to help with the aid effort-including aid offered by the United States.
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- Congo: Child trafficking on the rise
  Posted by Justonehumbletruthseeker from AlertNet
  Hundreds of children trafficked into the Congo, lured by false promises of jobs or visas. Children as young as 9 yrs old are forced into labor or prostitution. Child exploitation is rapidly spreading.
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- Northern Uganda improving but still faces problems � UN humanitarian chief
  Posted by Justonehumbletruthseeker
  'Triple effort' called for from humanitarians to bring Ugandan citizens home
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- I'm Traveling Pole To Pole To Save The Planet
  Posted by Orato
  I am Jon Earle, 28, a New Zealander and an active member of the Pole to Pole Leadership Institute, a non-profit organization devoted to inspiring, empowering and training youth to address the critical issues of our time. Right now we’re preparing for the second Pole to Pole journey. The first expedition was run in 2000 which would travel from the North to the South Pole via the Americas, stopping off at different environmental conservation and humanitarian projects along the way.
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- The Ten Most Underreported Humanitarian Crises of 2006
  Posted by Justonehumbletruthseeker
  take a moment to read the top ten most underreported humanitarian stories of 2006. each section is a brief overview of a humanitarian story that has been mostly overlooked this past year, compiled by doctors without borders. as we look ahead for a brighter future in 2007, let us remember what we could have done more about in 2006.
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devolved
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Dropped out of the rat race, but possibly still a rat… Now viewing the world from Down Under.
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