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Clinton: Famine Aid Must Prevent Future Crises The United States has pledged an additional $17 million to nations in the Horn of Africa coping with severe drought. That includes $12 million for Somalia, where tens of thousands of people have died of
By Steve Baragona Washington 18 November 2009 With world leaders meeting in Rome to discuss ways to tackle global hunger, a new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture finds more Americans than ever before are experiencing food insecurity. The
Parents Find Kidney Donor for Daughter Through Facebook 家长通过Facebook找到肾脏捐赠者 WASHINGTON Most people use Facebook to stay in touch with friends. Increasingly, however, social media are proving to be useful in fulfilling other more
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By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 09 March 2008 The charity Save the Children USA is starting a campaign to dramatically decrease the number of children who die before the age of five. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa reports the campaign will focus o
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 18 June 2007 Palestinians are grappling this week with a new political reality - the Palestinian territories are now effectively split between Fatah in the West Bank and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from o
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 18 December 2007 The African Union has inaugurated a panel of distinguished citizens to promote efforts to prevent conflict on a continent that has seen more than its share of wars. VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from AU h
Ethiopia is appealing for $266 million in emergency aid for the remainder of this year to alleviate food shortages threatening the lives of nearly 6.5 million people. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa reports officials estimate that one of every e
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 06 April 2006 The World Bank and Britain will send a team of investigators to Vietnam next month to look into possible fraud in aid projects worth tens of millions of dollars.
Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has asked South Africa for short-term financial assistance to get his government and the public service working again. Mr. Tsvangirai first unsuccessfully sought assistance from Western donor nations. 津巴布
By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 October 2007 Campaigning has ended for Togo's legislative elections, the first serious challenge to the ruling party's more than four-decade grip on power. Party leaders say Sunday's election can change Togo's reputation as an
By Alex Villarreal Washington 05 November 2007 The United Network for Organ Sharing reports that more than 73,000 Americans are on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Most of them suffer from kidney failure, or end-stage renal disease. Kidney d
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 11 June 2007 In a new sign of trouble for Somalia's transitional government, elders of the Hawiye clan, which dominates in the capital, are threatening to boycott a national reconciliation conference, scheduled to begin in fiv
By Phuong Tran Dakar 14 October 2007 Voters in Togo started lining up at dawn Sunday to participate in a landmark election that presents the first major challenge to the ruling party. Observers say this year's vote promises to be the country's first
By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 20 June 2007 Cambodia's annual donor conference has ended with pledges of almost $700 million in aid, even though donors expressed frustration at continued corruption and poor governance in the country. Cambodia has enjoyed r
Developing countries in Africa are bracing for serious setbacks in their economies. One of the countries that may feel the effects of the downturn more acutely than others is Kenya, which suffered months of political unrest earlier this year. VOA Co
By Steve Herman Kathmandu 11 April 2008 Vote counting is under way in Nepal following the nation's historic constituent assembly election. Officials say preliminary reports indicate a high turnout and a low level of vote manipulation. VOA Corresponde
By Sonja Pace London 12 June 2008 International donors pledged more than $15.5 billion in aid for Afghanistan during a one-day meeting Paris. Western leaders and experts have repeatedly argued that Afghanistan needs more NATO troops to fight the Tal
The international donor community has unveiled a $70-million Educational Transition Fund aimed at improving the quality of education for the country's children. Some of the money will also be used to pay school fees for orphans and other under privi
Officials in charge of dealing with disasters in Asia have hailed progress in efforts to better prepare the region. At a meeting in Thailand, they said climate change is worsening natural disasters, however, and that more cooperation and aid for deve