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Filmmaker Cofounds Humanitarian Effort In Afghanistan

Posted 12.03.2009 | Impact


Sometimes, documenting the world's injustices is not enough. That's what NEED magazine founder Kelly Kinnunen realized on a recent trip to an IDP camp...

Congo Spurns Burundi Refugees at Border

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 10.10.2009 | World


Georgianne Nienaber

Frustration in the face of this humanitarian tragedy is understandable. Where is SOS Hillary Clinton in the face of this, especially after her courageous meetings with Congolese President Joseph Kabila?

The Least of These: Family Detention in America

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics


Arlene M. Roberts

Given the financial and other challenges of housing families in detention centers, Obama should consider more 'civil' alternatives available, such as releasing families into the community.

The Faces of Detention and Deportation: Jean Murat Montrevil

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics


Arlene M. Roberts

Instead of expending its resources to deport immigrants like Jean Murat Montrevil, ICE should exercise its discretion to grant Deferred Action.

Majority Of Pakistan Swat IDPs Back Home

GroundReport | Posted 09.28.2009 | World


ISLAMABAD: Around 90 per cent displaced people, out of the total, due to the operation in Swat, have so far returned to their homes....

IDP Resettlement A Crucial Step To Keeping Extremism At Bay

Hisham Wyne | Posted 08.22.2009 | World


Hisham Wyne

It was the historic lack of government involvement and social alienation that allowed Islamic militants gain a foothold in the North-Western regions in the first place.

Pakistan's Homeless Displaced By Fighting "Totally Ignored"

Nosheen Abbas | Posted 08.16.2009 | World


Nosheen Abbas

They can't even provide us a tent, how will they make our houses? What are we expected to go back to?

Young Pakistanis Slowly Reversing The Brain Drain

Nosheen Abbas | Posted 08.02.2009 | World


Nosheen Abbas

The younger lot who return to Pakistan feel insecure at times, but understand that this is a temporary phase Pakistan is experiencing, and that eventually things will return to normal.

In Waiting To Strike Taliban, Pakistan Committed Strategic Blunder

Ahsan Butt | Posted 07.23.2009 | World


Ahsan Butt

When the Taliban overstepped their bounds, both literally and metaphorically, it led to greater public support for aggressive action, and gave the civilian leadership badly needed political cover to order the latest military operation against the militants.

Pakistan's Refugees Burden Its Major Cities

nytimes.com | Posted 07.19.2009 | World


Pakistan is experiencing its worst refugee crisis since partition from India in 1947, and while the world may be familiar with the tent camps that hav...

Pakistani Bloggers Unite, Call For Action

Mona Sarika | Posted 07.02.2009 | World


Mona Sarika

By communicating the problems to the local and international community, bloggers are hoping to mobilize financial and monetary support for refugees.

The Surge "Success" Debunked

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


Luis Carlos Montalván

Iraq remains a powder keg. "The Surge" has done little to increase security, a state of civil war remains and regional conflict threatens greater problems for the future.