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Aid Agencies Warn of Iraq Refugees' Mental Health Crisis 援助机构警告称伊拉克难民的心理健康危机 LONDON Aid agencies say there is a desperate need to train more mental health professionals in Iraq to treat the survivors of Islamic S
Outgoing UNICEF Chief Wants Governments to Prosecute Rape as War Crime 即将离职的联合国儿童基金会主席希望政府以战争犯罪的名义起诉强奸犯 The outgoing director of the Uni
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 18 February 2006 A successful black woman unexpectedly falls in love with a white man and the rocky road of their relationship offers some fresh insights into changing atti
By VOA News Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 18 October 2007 We bring you a rare look inside the troubled southern African nation of Zimbabwe. Today, this nation of between 10 million and 12 million is teetering on the edge of what a member of its own parliament i
By Nico Colombant Monrovia 26 February 2008 More and more disabled people in the war-scarred Liberian capital Monrovia are gathering in downtown areas begging for money, saying they are struggling to survive. The country's health minister says many p
Sexual Harassment Looms Larger Than Cain in US While Republican party presidential hopeful Herman Cain continues to dismiss accusations of sexual harassment in his past, his uncertain political plight has become a main focus of American media. Advoca
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the global financial crisis may have shaken world confidence, but not the international community's resolve to help the United Nations continue working to fight poverty and disease. From United Nation's headqu
IN THE NEWS - Abortion Debate Takes Center Stage in US Election Campaign This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The Republican Partys national convention opens Monday in Tampa, Florida. Republican delegates will officially nominate former Massac
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 30 March 2006 Kenyan officials Thursday launched preparations for an international assembly of parliaments to be held in Nairobi in May. This is the first time the assembly w
By Mandy Clark London 19 June 2008 On World Refugee Day Friday, as the world commemorates the plight of 11 million people who have fled their homes, the U.N. refugee agency has created a refugee village in the heart of London. The aim is to highligh
Southern Africa leaders plan to meet Sunday in South Africa in an attempt to break a stalemate over allocating Cabinet positions in a planned government of national unity in Zimbabwe. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA from Johannesburg, that in the m
U.N. aid agencies are rushing aid to help thousands of people affected by devastating floods in Yemen. The agencies say many of the victims are without shelter, food and proper medical care. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva. The United Natio
US Bead Parties Boost Ugandan Women Its party time for Madison Blandford and three dozen of her girlfriends. The 11-year-old invited her classmates and neighbors to see - and buy - beaded jewelry made by women in Uganda. My grandma got me a bracelet,
The plight of Christians in the Middle East was the subject of a two-week meeting of Roman Catholic bishops at the Vatican in October. Thousands of Christians are leaving the region each year, some due to the rise of Islamic fundamentalism. In the cr
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 08 November 2006 The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling on the United States to end its economic embargo of Cuba. An old car passes next to a billboard in Havana that reads '70 perc
By Sonja Pace London 17 March 2008 A new Red Cross report says that five years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, many Iraqis still lack adequate access to basic health care, sanitation and clean drinking water. VOA's Sonja Pace has more from Londo
By Mil Arcega WAshington, DC 05 May 2006 watch ILO Child Labor A new report released by a United Nations agency that promotes social justice and labor rights says child labor is declining for the firs
Voters in US Heartland Wary of Military Action in Syria GREENTOWN, INDIANA As President Barack Obama seeks authorization from Congress for U.S. military strikes on Syria, voters in the U.S. are expressing concerns about another engagement in the Midd
U.S. President Barack Obama is back in campaign mode - traveling to regions hard-hit by the economic recession to rally support for his massive stimulus plan. His first stop was in a town in American's heartland with one of the highest unemployment r
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama introduced Senator Joe Biden as his running mate Saturday. They spoke at a rally in Springfield, Illinois, two days before the Democratic National Convention. 美国民主党总统候选人奥巴马在星期