Stories about Humanitarian Response from May, 2009
Pakistan: Prachinar, The Valley Of Death
Parachinar is the capital of Kurram Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. The scenic valley dubbed as Pakistan’s heaven has been transferred into the valley of death due to sectarian clashes. Pro-Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked militants are persecuting Shias in the region to drive them out.
China: 1st Anniversary Of The 5.12 Sichuan Earthquake
Today is the 1st anniversary of the May 12 Sichuan earthquake. Kai Pan from CN review has selected 6 popular online videos for commemoration of the disaster.
Sri Lanka: Helping The IDPs
Sarvodaya, the largest and most established NGO in Sri Lanka, has been at the forefront of helping the IDPs in the Sri Lanka's war ravaged north. Learn more about their...
Afghanistan: Opium Eradication Campaign
Joshua Foust reflects on how actually affective is the opium eradication campaign in Afghanistan.
Pakistan: Help The IDPs
Chowrangi blog appeals to the world community to help the 500,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Pakistan and posts ways to help them.
Sri Lanka: British Journalists Arrested
In Mutiny reports that three British TV journalists, who reported the grim situation from the Sir Lankan IDP camps for Channel 4 News, have been arrested and will be deported...
Madagascar: Behind the Scenes of Foko Ushahidi SMS Alert System
A growing community of bloggers in Madagascar have been helping a global audience understand the political struggle between a former mayor and a president that recently drove their country into national disarray. A new initiative led by Malagasy bloggers captures witness accounts of social unrest via SMS text messages and Google maps using the Kenyan web interface, Ushahidi.
Pakistan: Fighting The Taliban
The Pakistan army has started to fight back to take control of several districts of the North-West Frontier Province from the Taliban insurgents. More than half a million people have been displaced due to the fighting and this has become a humanitarian crisis. And the fighting is not going to end anytime soon. Pakistani bloggers weigh in on the situation.
China: Car racing incident
On 7 of May, around 20:05, a 25 year-old young man Tan Zhuo (譚卓 see thumb nail photo) was hit and killed by a racing car when he was walking...
Russia: Helping the Homeless in Moscow
Notes on Moscow writes about volunteering to help the homeless.
Pakistan: Internally Displaced Persons
CHUP! – Changing Up Pakistan updates the latest state of the Pakistan’s Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who are fleeing the fighting escalated by the military’s recent operations against the Taliban.
Bangladesh: Faces Of Poverty
Ashley Wheaton at The Dhaka Diaries comments about the faces of poverty in Bangladesh: “Poverty can be determined not only by your income but by by your access to services,...
Afghanistan: Picnics and living standards
Õnne Pärl reflects if the number of picnics match the living standards of Afghans, notices that ruins are being restored in mosques and social spaces with playgrounds and quotes his...
Kyrgyzstan: Lost In the “White Valley”
Elena has visited the small village near the tailing pit in Kyrgyzstan and presents pictures of the people who live in such dangerous radioactive place.
Sri Lanka: How Many Lives Are Still Required To End This War?
Indi.ca asks a burning question: “War is dirty and war is death. Sri Lanka has chosen war and it’s too late to turn back. It’s a terrible question, but you...
