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  1. Darfur fighting displaces more than 30,000 people-U.N.

    Human rights groups and the U.N. estimate that hundreds of thousands of people have died in Darfur's conflict, although the toll is disputed by the government, which says around 10,000 people were killed

  2. Central African Republic dissolves government after peace deal

    Central African Republic President Francois Bozize dismissed his prime minister and dissolved the cabinet on Saturday

  3. Afghan troop levels top agenda for Obama-Karzai talks

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  1. Juna Dely, CLM beneficiarywith her one-year-old son in LaGonave. Photo by Niall Murphy, Concern Worldwide

    A Path to a Better Life in Haiti

    11 January 2013 15:00 GMT | Comments ( 0 )

    Niall Murphy, Concern Worldwide | Aid Worker Diaries

    Juna Dely lives on the island of La Gonave, Haiti, with her partner Jean Wodline, his mother, and five of her six children. ...

  2. Flood victims carry rations past flood waters while heading to their home from a distribution point in Murad Chandio village, some 35 km (22 miles) from Dadu in Pakistan's Sindh province, January 26, 2011 (REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro)

    Humanitarian Policy: What I Wish I Had Known in the Field

    10 January 2013 22:31 GMT | Comments ( 0 )

    Caroline Nichols | AlertNet News Blog

    Sometimes in the field even critical policy discussions pass us by. Take me, for instance.

  3. Mireille Henry looks over the CARE Village Savings and Loan Program cashbox with Christine Constanne another member of the group, on January 7, 2012. Mireille lost everything during the earthquake on January 12, 2010, but is now the treasurer of a VSLA.

    Rebuilding in Haiti: Mireille's story

    10 January 2013 22:01 GMT | Comments ( 0 )

    CARE International | Aid Worker Diaries

    It’s been a challenging -- and chaotic -- journey for Mireille, 44, since the earthquake that affected millions of Haitians ...

  4. Fidia (right), 12, and Judith, 12, stand in the yard of Christine Constanne, a member of a CARE VSLA program in Miton, Haiti on January 7 2013.

    Haiti Earthquake Three Years Later: CARE Banks on Women in Recovery

    10 January 2013 21:50 GMT | Comments ( 0 )

    CARE International | Aid Worker Diaries

    “Whether you’re talking about creating homes, jobs or reliable local sources of food, the reconstruction of Haiti isn’t ...

  5. Love food, hate waste

    10 January 2013 18:32 GMT | Comments ( 0 )

    Jo Khinmaung | AlertNet News Blog

    Jo Khinmaung, Tearfund's food security expert, on the scandal of wasted food.

  6. An image from Oxfam's recently launched "Food for All" campaign, created by RKCR/Y&R. IMAGE/Courtesy of Oxfam

    Starving babies or epic landscapes - is that really all there is to Africa?

    10 January 2013 15:21 GMT | Comments ( 0 )

    Katie Nguyen | AlertNet News Blog

    Oxfam's new ad campaign aims to shrug off old stereotypes of hunger and deprivation, but some say it still relies on cliche

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Haiti three years on

How can Haiti get back on its feet, 3 years after quake?

How can Haiti get back on its feet, 3 years after quake?

AlertNet asks aid officials and other experts how Haiti's sluggish recovery from a major quake 3 years ago can be speeded up. Here are 10 key action points more

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US, Russia talks on Syria end without breakthrough

US, Russia talks on Syria end without breakthrough

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Kenya tackles climate threats to wildlife, tourism

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  1. Farmers seek new income from Fairtrade carbon credits

    The credits, due by the end of 2013, aim to help small producers access carbon finance while offering buyers a quality assurance

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Three years after the earthquake: Empowering the people of Haiti - Handicap International - UK

Three years later: Taking the next steps toward recovery in Haiti - World Vision - USA

Three Years After Haiti Earthquake, International Medical Corps Continues Critical Training & Cholera Response Programs - International Medical Corps - USA

Malians flee as fighting breaks out - Plan International

Haiti three years on - ShelterBox

Podcast: Haiti earthquake three years on - Christian Aid - UK

New earthquake-resistant schools for Haitian children - Plan International

Haiti faces new crisis three years on from earthquake - ActionAid

Immunizations Protect Women and Children in Rural Haiti - AmeriCares

Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines: from one mother to another - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - Switzerland

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