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Building collapse in Dhaka

2013 Bangladesh Collapse Bangladesh Garment Workers Photos Wikipedia: 2013 Savar building collapse

The New York Times
$40 Million in Aid Set for Bangladesh Garment Workers
Tue 24 Dec 2013
Eight months after the Rana Plaza factory building collapsed in Bangladesh, killing more than 1,100 workers and leaving hundreds of families bereft and financially adrift, several prominent retailers... (photo: Creative Commons / Sharat Chowdhury)

Service Learning to Develop Leaders Against Hunger

Hunger Philippines Photos US AID Wikipedia: Philippines

Huffington Post
Service Learning to Develop Leaders Against Hunger
Sat 21 Dec 2013
With Congress planning further cuts to food stamps, hunger in America is likely to escalate. Overseas, wars and disasters in Syria, the Philippines, Central African Republic and elsewhere are creating... (photo: US Navy / Beverly Lesonik)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at a Veterans Partnership Announcement at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 31, 2013.

San Francisco Chronicle Wed 18 Dec 2013
US sending $25M in new typhoon aid to Philippines
TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — Overwhelmed by the massive damage wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in a central Philippine city, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced nearly $25 million in additional aid... (photo: US DoS)
Kerry Photos Tacloban Washington Wikipedia: John Kerry

President Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office with Speaker of the House Boehner, Saturday, August 31, 2013, while Vice President Joe Biden listens at right.

Hartford Courant Tue 17 Dec 2013
Obama's top economic aide postpones move as website fix continues
(Reuters) - President 's top economic aide is postponing his departure from the for a month... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
Health Insurance Photos Us Wikipedia: Barack Obama

One month on, UN renews pledge to help Philippines recover from deadly typhoon (UN - United Nations)

noodls Mon 16 Dec 2013
One month on, UN renews pledge to help Philippines recover from deadly typhoon (UN - United Nations)
(Source: UN - United Nations) One month on, UN renews pledge to help Philippines recover from deadly typhoon Residents of Tacloban, Philippines, queue for aid following... (photo: US Navy / Liam Kennedy)
Help Philippines Photos Typhoon Wikipedia: Typhoon Haiyan

UN rolls out aid in Yolanda-hit provinces

Sun Star Mon 16 Dec 2013
UN rolls out aid in Yolanda-hit provinces
MORE than a month after Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) pummeled the Philippines, the aid coming from Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) is... (photo: USMC / Codey Underwood)
Food Philippines Photos Typhoon Wikipedia: Philippines

File - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the press after the P5+1 Ministerial on Iran in New York City on September 26, 2013.

Detroit news Mon 16 Dec 2013
U.S. takes aim at China, ups naval aid to southeast Asia
Matthew Lee Associated Press Comments Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a joint press conference with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi Dec.... (photo: US DoS)
China Photos Security Us Wikipedia: John Kerry

STL Today Mon 16 Dec 2013
US boosts maritime security aid to Vietnam
The United States will boost maritime security assistance to China's smaller neighbors amid rising tensions over disputed territories in the South China Sea, U.S.... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant)
Aid Photos Security Vietnam Wikipedia: United States Marine Corps

Syria uses red tape, threats to control UN aid agencies

DNA India Sun 15 Dec 2013
Syria uses red tape, threats to control UN aid agencies
It is a 15-minute drive from the five-star hotel that houses UN aid staff in Damascus to rebel-held suburbs where freezing children are starving to death. Yet it is... (photo: UN / Amanda Voisard)
Damascus Hotel Photos Syria Wikipedia: Syria

Entertainers raise funds for typhoon aid

U~T San Diego Sun 15 Dec 2013
Entertainers raise funds for typhoon aid
SAN DIEGO — A number of entertainers, from “American Idol” singers to professional fighters, turned out at a downtown San Diego nightclub Saturday night to raise... (photo: US Navy / Peter Burghart)
Entertainers Aid Philippines Photos Typhoon Haiyan Wikipedia: Typhoon Haiyan

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Poverty

	Mukherjee to young scientists: Unravel truth about hunger, poverty,illiteracy, ill health Newstrack India
	The plight of Syria's refugee children: Fear, poverty and a freezing winter The Daily Telegraph
	Barack Obama is America’s poverty President, says Catholic leader The Examiner
	Rahul Gandhi is marketing poverty: Rajnath Singh Newstrack India

Charity

	Philippines After Haiyan: The Christmas Trees of Tacloban (United States Fund for UNICEF) noodls
	165,000 Christmas Wishes in South Kordofan, Sudan (United States Fund for UNICEF) noodls
	Fatal fire leaves 4 boys without dad Tulsa World
	Notice Concerning Debt Financing (Refinancing and Early Repayment) and Completion of the Contract of Interest SWAP (265.9KB) (Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corporation) noodls

Society

	Justin Bieber Tweets He’s Officially Retiring, A Look At Why The Inquisitr
	Pope Calls for Peace in South Sudan, Syria Voa News
	Pope Francis and Politics of Public Breastfeeding WorldNews.com
	What I Wanted from Santa: He Didn't Deliver World Peace or Political Civility Again! Huffington Post

This satellite image released by NOAA taken Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 7:45 a.m. EDT shows Tropical Storm Chantal. Tropical Storm Chantal formed Tuesday between Bermuda and Massachusetts, becoming the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. It could carry heavy rain to Canada but was not expected to threaten the United States, forecasters said. The storm had maximum sustained wind of 50 mph and was centered about 300 miles south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, or some 600 miles east of New York City, at 11 a.m. EDT, according to the National Hurricane Center. It was moving northeast at about 29 mph. (AP Photo/NOAA)

Storm batters southern France, Christmas flights cancelled

In this photo released by the Thai Spokesman Office, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra speaks at a news conference after a cabinet meeting at an Air Force base in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013. Prime Minister Yingluck on Wednesday proposed the formation of a national reform council tasked with finding solutions to the political turmoil that is splitting the country and paralyzing governance.

Thai PM unveils reform plan but protesters still threaten poll

ALTERNATIVE CROP TO EDB101 - Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez arrives to a local hospital, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 7, 2013.

Argentine leader's new style isn't fixing economy

Bipartisan bill seeks to boost foreign adoptions Boston Herald
Libyan tribesmen to hold more talks to reopen oil ports - pr Swissinfo
Prosecutor: Missing boy's mom did not help son Dayton Daily News
Dead and emaciated animals found in Roy, Wash. The Examiner
South Sudan President Kiir urges end to tribal atrocities Swissinfo
Jeremiah Oliver, Missing Boy, Feared Dead As Mom's Boyfriend Huffington Post
Another court defeat for Utah on gay marriage The Washington Post
Italy closing down Lampedusa immigrant holding centre The Hindu
Video: UNHCR delivers toys to Syrian refugees Belfast Telegraph
Pope’s Christmas wish: hope for a better world The Washington Post
Egypt designates Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group Swissinfo
Bahrain diplomat booked for molestation The Siasat Daily
New Indian envoy arrives, efforts pick up to defuse row The Siasat Daily
Local govts told to improve oversight of public welfare China Daily
Singapore group seeks clarification on Indian deportations The Siasat Daily
Snowden warns of loss of privacy in Christmas message Swissinfo
Egyptian government designates Muslim Brotherhood as terrori Swissinfo
All we ask for is a decent bus service Otago Daily Times
Australia’s treatment of refugees is 'cruel and mean-s The Daily Telegraph
Zarif felicitates Lebanese counterpart on Christmas Irna

South Sudan mass grave reports denied by United Nations mission

Ban urges peaceful end to conflict in message broadcast to people of South Sudan (UN - United Nations)

Condemning latest violence, UN chief urges Egyptians to find common ground (UN - United Nations)

Stefan and Susan Findel Give Their All for Children (United States Fund for UNICEF)

Stefan and Susan Findel Give Their All for Children (United States Fund for UNICEF)

Singer Katy Perry laughs in reaction to a comment before she is appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador at UNICEF headquarters in New York

Katy Perry celebrated by UNICEF

Governments Give $500 Billion to Climate Change-Causing Fossil Fuels Industry

Governments Give $500 Billion to Climate Change-Causing Fossil Fuels Industry

Iran Volleyball Federation inks cooperation deal with UNICEF Irna
Katy Perry provides boost for UNICEF Al Jazeera
Unicef engages youth in loos talk! Deccan Herald
UNICEF Urges Extension of Sanitation Programme in Angola All Africa
NSA Targeted Unicef and Israeli Prime Minister Mashable
40 Per Cent of Sudanese Children Not Registered at Birth - U All Africa
New Unicef Resident Representative Meets Minrex All Africa
All Saints' Pay! Jesus, Mother Teresa and Ghandi appear in a The Daily Mail
Jesus Christ, Mother Teresa, Gandhi Campaign For UNICEF (VID Huffington Post
Relentless Violence Against Children in the Central African All Africa
Birth Registrations Improve in Nigeria - UNICEF All Africa
Pentavalent vaccine maker claims Unicef exemption on manufac The Times of India
TV presenter and UNICEF Ambassador Cat Deeley heads for the The Daily Mail
HFPA presents Vanessa Hudgens $100k on behalf of UNICEF Phil The Examiner
Happy Halloween. October 31 is Trick or Treat for UNICEF Day The Examiner
Rihanna joins UNICEF for There For The Philippines campaign> MUZU.TV
Barclays Donates to UNICEF All Africa
Norway gives NOK 20 million to UNICEF’s work in the Central Norway Today
Vanessa Hudgens accepts $100K check for Unicef's efforts in The Daily Mail
Video: UNICEF Director visits programmes supporting Palestin Belfast Telegraph

Congolese President Joseph Kabila rides in a parade as part of celebrations of Congo's 50th anniversary of independence, in Kinshasa, Congo Wednesday, June 30, 2010.

Congo's President in Uganda for talks on stalled peace deal

Relatives of a local commander of Hamas's military Rabieh Barikeh, one of the four Hamas militants killed overnight in a firefight with Israeli troops, mourn during his funeral on November 1, 2013 in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Kerry meets Israeli, Palestinian leaders over troubled peace process

Former News of the World national newspaper editor Rebekah Brooks, accompanied by her husband Charlie Brooks, left, leaves the Central Criminal Court in London, Monday, Oct. 28, 2013.

‘British justice on trial’: Judge urges phone-hacking jury to consider only the evidence presented to them

Atheists, Work With Us for Peace, Pope Says on Christmas The New York Times
'Peace on Earth' means Syria, Sudan, and Nigeria, Pope says CNN
Paul Chryst seeks to do justice to the legacy of Pitt footba Detroit news
Did Covert U.S. Program Targeting Rebel Leaders Help Undermi Democracy Now
Iran’s proposal adopted at UN to promote sustainable global Irna
Palestinians pressure Israel on peace deal The Examiner
The Arc of Justice and the Long Run Huffington Post
South Sudan says it will attack rebel-held towns as peace ef Swissinfo
Christmas — time of joy and peace Jamaica Observer
Time to be bold and make peace in Syria The Washington Post
Peters talks up pop culture for peace Stuff
Let there be peace in our country for Christmas: PennLive le Penn Live
Daily Inspiration: A Peaceful, Steadfast, Benevolent Communi Syracuse
Pope Francis raises a profound call for justice and compassi Baltimore Sun
Rights groups demand 'justice' for Khobragade's maid Indian Express
No Peace Through Military Strength CounterPunch
African mediators seek to push South Sudan towards peace Swissinfo
Global envoy holds fresh Syria meet as peace talks loom Khaleej Times
Anti-whaling nations call for peaceful protest China Daily
Central African Republic advances election as U.S. envoy cal Swissinfo

In this handout image provided by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, taken on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, a United Nation soldier stands guard as civilians arrive at the UNMISS compound adjacent to Juba International Airport to take refuge.

'Mass ethnic killings' in South Sudan

File- Rangers from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, US Army, prepare to take La Comandancia in the El Chorrillo neighborhood of Panama City during the invasion of Panama of December 1989.

Head Hunters and Hunting Heads of States

Tens of thousands of residents have sought refuge in Juba at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan's (UNMISS) facilities due to the recent outbreaks of violence across the country. 19 December, 2013.

South Sudan prepares to wrest back rebel-held town

Indian peacekeepers prevented more casualties in South Sudan The Times of India
Thai army chief warns of 'civil war' unless crisis ends BBC News
US sends envoy to violence-plagued South Sudan Dawn
Opinion: Strong Putin casts off burdens of the past Deutsche Welle
US Calls for Disarmament in CAR Voa News
CAR death toll much higher than thought, says Amnesty BBC News
Britain's MI6 linked to Libya torture scandal Al Jazeera
Party of jailed Rwandan dissident vows to fight on US News
Kerry back to Middle East to push peace talks Al Jazeera
Guantanamo's secretive review boards Al Jazeera
French troops start disarming fighters in C. African Republi Dawn
Will Aung San Suu Kyi ever be President of Burma? WorldNews.com
CAR violence: French troops reach town of Bossangoa BBC News
Two, Even Three, Always Makes for a Better Peace WorldNews.com
French forces begin CAR operations Belfast Telegraph
The Other Compact: Chief Powhatan's WorldNews.com
UN passes resolution on CAR military action Al Jazeera
Roma in Sweden: A nation questions itself BBC News
Two terror suspects sue Poland over 'CIA torture' BBC News
Jewish suffering, Palestinian suffering Al Jazeera

File - A barefoot child stands among ragged tents at a refugee camp in Dolo, Somalia on Wednesday, July 18. 2012. The U.N., which declared a famine in Somalia one year ago, says conditions have improved but that 2.5 million people are still in crisis.

Aid agencies 'paid Somalia's al-Shabab' during famine

Mabalacat is a first class city in the northern part of the province of Pampanga, Philippines. The former municipality was officially converted into a city following a referendum on July 21, 2012 and became the third city of Pampanga after Angeles City and City of San Fernando.

Mabalacat City: At the Threshold of Development

Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013.

Pope Francis Sneaks Out Of The Vatican At Night To Help The Poor

Let ‘em Starve! Let ‘em Starve! Let ‘em Starve! Axis of Logic
Nation gives £2.8bn to help poor countries - more than US, J The Daily Mail
Leaders Zeenews
Pittsburgh suburbs have long been home to the poor Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
More than 800,000 people will be 'lifted out' overnight The Daily Mail
Discovering the power of people’s history – and why it is fe Axis of Logic
Compromise breaks deadlock at UN climate talks STL Today
Modi Zeenews
America's Free Staters and Decentralized Movement WorldNews.com
Food security in India is not doomed after all Al Jazeera
New census says the number of poor people in the U.S. is 3 m The Daily Mail
General strike against cuts brings Greece to a halt BBC News
How Indians keep themselves poor Asia Times
The Other ''Yellin' at the Federal Reserve'' WorldNews.com
General Tso’s Chicken Axis of Logic
24k will die this winter due to rising energy prices The Daily Mail
24,000 will die from cold this winter and 3m worry about hea The Daily Mail
Bracero Axis of Logic
UN Gulf News
Promote tourism, neta ishtyle The Times of India

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