Posts Tagged ‘refugees’
Posted on June 12, 2009 - by Frank
Grief and Despondency in Sri Lanka’s Camps
The following is reprinted with permission from Reuters AlertNet. Images used in this article were obtained from the author and are used with permission from the author. The views expressed in this article are the author’s alone.
Through our partner in Sri Lanka, TEAR Fund is one of the few organisations with good access to those suffering through displacement.
Written by: A writer in Sri Lanka
She stood in the door frame of a former clothing factory in northern Sri Lanka. A tiny little woman with long, slightly grey hair pulled back in a ponytail. In her hand she held a small plastic photo album. She showed it to everyone who passed. There was no way I could understand what she said in Tamil but as I looked at the photos of three children, I understood the tone. It was one of absolute grief.
Posted on June 10, 2009 - by Frank
TEAR Fund Helping Refugees in Pakistan
TEAR Fund has recently approved a sum of money to be sent to our partner in Pakistan to provide assistance to the many people who are now refugees after fleeing the Swat Valley area to the fighting between government forces and the Taliban.
Pakistan is a country we are monitoring closely.
Posted on February 18, 2009 - by Frank
Pact Signed in Darfur
A first step has been made towards peace in Darfur with an agreement of “good intention” being signed between the government of Sudan and the main rebel group from the western Darfur region.
The agreement comes after negotiations hosted by Qatar and jointly sponsored by Qatar, the United Nations, African Union and Arab League and they hold the hope that this will lead to broader conference on peace for Darfur.
It seems that the agreement includes measures to aid and protect refugees in Darfur and a commitment by the two sides to continue negotiations in Doha.
May this be a true move towards peace and security.
Darfur Rebel Group Signs Accord – BBC
Sudan, rebels sign prisoner release deal – CNN
Sudan Rivals Sign Darfur Pact – Al Jazeera
Posted on July 21, 2008 - by Frank
Understanding Humanitarian Problems Through Games
Allow us to introduce you to two great games.
Most sites aimed at helping people to understand different humanitarian problems are very heavily geared towards readers (including this one). They present information that needs to be read. Not all people learn in this way though. For that reason, there are various online games you can now play to understand such situations better.
Jonathan Read from Filmguide alerted The Humanitarian Chronicle to one geared at helping people better understand the Darfur situation – Darfur is Dying. Check it out.
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