Read more humanitarian crisis stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8697/humanitarian-crisis.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:59:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/59791/pakistani-town-beats-back-taliban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagArmed residents of a town in the troubled Swat Valley fought off Taliban forces yesterday, the latest sign that locals are helping the Pakistan army beat back militants, reports the Wall Street Journal . Several Taliban fighters were captured when hundreds of residents stormed out of the mountain town of Kalam,...http://www.newser.com/story/59791/pakistani-town-beats-back-taliban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 7:35:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59142/taliban-shave-beards-to-elude-pakistani-troops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrantic Taliban fighters are shaving their notoriously full beards and hair as they flee the Swat valley to escape Pakistan’s military, which says it’s making inroads against the militants, Reuters reports. The military is asking civilians to expose Taliban fighters, but nearly 1 million residents have already escaped. About 925...http://www.newser.com/story/59142/taliban-shave-beards-to-elude-pakistani-troops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 May 2009 15:55:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58532/pakistani-civilians-stuck-as-55-militants-die-in-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPakistani troops and warplanes killed at least 55 Taliban militants today in what Prime Minister Raza Gilani is calling a "war of the country's survival," the AP reports. Fighting centered in the northwestern Swat Valley, where a curfew prevented residents from fleeing and the main town has only three doctors...http://www.newser.com/story/58532/pakistani-civilians-stuck-as-55-militants-die-in-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 May 2009 17:08:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49320/un-asks-davos-for-613m-in-gaza-aid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe UN asked attendees at the Davos economic forum for $613 million to address “massive and multi-faceted” needs resulting from recent violence in Gaza, the BBC reports. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says the funds will provide medical care and clean water for 6-9 months. As fresh violence heightened the need for...http://www.newser.com/story/49320/un-asks-davos-for-613m-in-gaza-aid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 9:24:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47341/red-cross-slams-idf-after-grisly-gaza-find.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Red Cross has condemned the Israeli military in unusually harsh terms after finding 15 corpses in shattered houses the organization was prevented from visiting, the Washington Post reports. Officials said they received reports of casualties in the Gaza neighborhood Saturday but weren’t allowed to enter until yesterday. Four children...http://www.newser.com/story/47341/red-cross-slams-idf-after-grisly-gaza-find.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Jan 2009 4:45:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46008/the-worlds-worst-humanitarian-crises.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAid organization Doctors Without Borders has released its annual list of the world's worst humanitarian crises. Here's a sample: Somalia: Increased friction between insurgents and the government unleashed some of the worst violence in a decade. One in five children there dies before turning 5. Congo: Hundreds of thousands have...http://www.newser.com/story/46008/the-worlds-worst-humanitarian-crises.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Dec 2008 16:42:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44689/sudan-prepares-for-tougher-us-stance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe government of Sudan is getting nervous about the Barack Obama White House. The Bush administration called the situation in Darfur genocide, but did little to stop the carnage that has left 450,000 dead and 2.5 million displaced in western Sudan. But several members of Obama's foreign policy...http://www.newser.com/story/44689/sudan-prepares-for-tougher-us-stance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Dec 2008 7:53:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43397/zimbabwe-bars-carter-annan-mandelas-wife.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagZimbabwe has denied Jimmy Carter, former UN chief Kofi Annan, and the wife of Nelson Mandela entry to the country to review its humanitarian crisis, Reuters reports. Even the support of former South African president Thabo Mbeki, who's been trying to mediate an end to the ongoing political stalemate, wasn’t...http://www.newser.com/story/43397/zimbabwe-bars-carter-annan-mandelas-wife.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Nov 2008 10:57:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41770/un-boss-jets-to-congo-amid-new-fighting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUN chief Ban Ki-Moon is traveling to the Democratic Republic of Congo to press for a peace deal just as new fighting breaks out, the Guardian reports. The Congolese government has rejected peace talks with the rebels, who have vowed to attack the provincial capital of Goma and continue a...http://www.newser.com/story/41770/un-boss-jets-to-congo-amid-new-fighting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Nov 2008 4:32:50 CST