Stories about Humanitarian Response from April, 2009
Sri Lanka: Human Shields
Sri Lankan expatriate blog “Musings from Toronto” reports that the LTTE are using civilians as human shields.
Japan: Bullying at school, the parents’ point of view
Ijime – the Japanese word for “bullying” – is still a worrying social phenomenon in Japan, despite the “latest” surveys published by the Japanese Ministry of Education [pdf, ja] (no data after 2007 is available) appearing to show how the cases of bullying at school have decreased by 7.1% in later years...
Kazakhstan: Happy 130th birthday!
The world’s oldest person has been discovered in Kazakhstan, Askhat reports.
Sudan: Surviving without the help of NGOs
On March 4th, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan. In retaliation, 13 NGO’s were banished from the country the day after, a number that rose to 16 within the week. As a result, a handful of projects have halted operations: those offering drinkable water supply, food distribution, health care and teaching systems among others.
Sri Lanka: Vanni Mercy Mission
Indi.ca comments on the much talked about Vanni Mercy Mission: “These Sri Lankans don’t need politics, they need relief.”
