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Is rivalry among relief and media groups hampering aid flow to Haiti?
LONDON (AlertNet) - Many experts have berated a lack of coordination between numerous providers of aid in Haiti since a massive earthquake struck two weeks ago. Most of the reasons for this - such as severe damage to Haiti's government and aid agencies, it
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Cell phones and radios help save lives after Haiti earthquake
Thomson Reuters Foundation runs an Emergency Information Service in quake-hit Port-au-Prince
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Mauritanian Muslim imams initiate rare ban on female circumcision
UNICEF estimates that 3 million girls and women are cut each year across communities in 28 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle-East
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Efforts to curb climate change may need a rethink in wake of U.S. vote
It's hard to imagine an upset in one U.S. Senate race could derail plans for a new international climate change treaty. But that may be the case. The U.S. Democratic party's loss of a long-held Senate seat in Massachusetts this week, to Republican Scott Br
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HAVE YOUR SAY: How could Haiti aid efforts be coordinated better?
LONDON (AlertNet) - Fuel shortages, impassable roads and ruptured communications in earthquake-stricken Haiti are slowing the distribution of vital aid to survivors - but is poor coordination of aid work compounding these problems? The answer depends on wh
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