Millions Displaced by Violence, Disasters

More than 30 million people were displaced within their own countries last year. That number comes from a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and the Norwegian Refugee Council. The two groups blame criminal violence and natural

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2012 Sees Record Number of Internally Displaced The number of people displaced within their own countries by armed conflict, violence and human rights violations totaled nearly 30-million in 2012. Many of the newly displaced were in Syria and the eas

U.N. Asks for Record $22 Billion to Aid World's Needy

U.N. Asks for Record $22 Billion to Aid World's Needy The United Nations, or U.N., is asking for $22.2 billion dollars to provide life-saving help for nearly 93 million people worldwide. The U.N. made the request on Monday to international donors. Th

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 October 2007 The UN refugee agency says it has begun transferring people who have been internally displaced by clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from makeshift settlements to a new camp. The UNHCR say

Pakistan mobilising for displaced

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NPR 2010-03-11

President Obama welcomed Haitian President Rene Preval at the White House today. Preval is in the US thanking Americans for their help after Haitis devastating earthquake in January. Mr. Obama says the quake was one of the most devastating incidents

2007年VOA标准英语-Refugees Return to Instability in Eastern Congo

By Malcolm Webb Nairobi 23 August 2007 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says many of the 10,000 Congolese refugees, who fled to neighboring Uganda Tuesday, have returned to their homes. The exodus from villages in the North Kivu prov

VOA标准英语2009-42 Million People Uprooted Around World

The U.N. refugee agency reports 42 million people were forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution at the end of last year. In its annual report, the UNHCR said most of the world's refugees and internally displaced people are in developing countri

VOA标准英语2011--Sudan Blames Bombardment on Southern Agg

Sudan Blames Bombardment on Southern Aggression As violence continues along Sudan's disputed north-south border, the government of Sudan has rejected U.S. President Barack Obama's demand for peace. On the defensive after international condemnation of

VOA标准英语2011-South Sudan Aid Agencies Continue Food Ai

As voting in southern Sudan's independence referendum enters its final days, relief officials say at least 1 million people will continue to need food assistance despite an improvement in food security over the past year. It is midday at a large spor

VOA慢速英语2012--Many Congolese Still Need Emergency Aid

Many Congolese Still Need Emergency Aid Humanitarian agencies are still trying to reach thousands of people in the eastern DRC who were displaced by the recent military offensive by M23 rebels. Many of the displaced fear they may have to flee violenc

VOA标准英语2012--UN: Millions in Somalia Need Aid

UN: Millions in Somalia Need Aid The U.N. says millions of people in Somalia still require humanitarian aid, despite advances against al-Shabab militants. A new funding appeal has been launched to address the countrys immediate needs and build resili

VOA慢速2010年-Development Report - UNICEF Appeals for Aid

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Children eat lunch at an orphanage being used by the U.N. children's agency UNICEF for Haitian children separated from parents after last month's earthquake UNICEF is appealing for more than one bil

Shanghai unveils official microblog to serve the public

SHANGHAI, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Shanghai municipal government Monday launched the microblog Shanghai City on China's popular Twitter-like microblogging service Weibo.com. The microblog, officially verified as originating from the Information Office

China shuts down 97,000 blog, microblog accounts in anti-porn campaign

China shuts down 97,000 blog, microblog accounts in anti-porn campaign BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities have shut down about 97,000 blog and microblog accounts over the past seven months which are allegedly involved in dissemination

VOA标准英语10月-Iraqi Government Encourages Refugees, Internally

The International Organization for Migration says the Iraqi government is allocating more than $200 million to persuade internally displaced people and refugees to return home. the IOM says the government is enacting a variety of legal and practical

中英双语新闻——150 Micro blogs’ creative magicians

Qin (Dear friend), will you stay at home and go shopping online this weekend? Qinmen (dear friends), you should guard the safety of your online accounts and develop good habits. Weve summarized nine points of advice for you. Have a happy weekend onli

中英双语新闻——129 Micro films fragment time

We are living in a micro era. After the massive popularity of micro blogs and micro novels, online micro films are growing bigger now. 我们生活在一个微时代。继微博和微小说广受欢迎之后，网络微电影风潮也在日趋壮大。

China to give further support to small, micro-sized firms

BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council, or the Cabinet, on Wednesday called for more efforts to support the sound development of small and micro-sized enterprises. Small and micro-sized firms serve as a significant channel for creating job

Internet Opens World to Microloan Investors

The Internet is linking entrepreneurs in the developing world with investors in industrial nations through sites that broker small people-to-people loans. These so-called microloans go to family-owned businesses in Africa, Asia and other areas. A $2