Mixx: aid

Israel Allows Limited Aid Into Gaza But Not Enough to Prevent Humanitarian Crisis

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:48:55 +0000

UN says temporary relaxation of blockade not enough to prevent humanitarian crisis.

Children in Conflict Zones to Get a Hand Up

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:28:42 +0000

A new initiative will use education and art to help rebuild the lives of children caught in war. The international support network was launched last week by several young people who survived war and have gone on to become artists, activists, and authors.

Haaretz - Israel News: Open Gaza to Media Coverage

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:18:18 +0000

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon was among those who lent their voices to the international protest against Israel's tightening siege on the Gaza Strip. This past weekend, the heads of the world's most important media organizations joined the group, prote

Protecting Those Who Protect Civilians

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:52:12 +0000

The International Criminal Court has taken an important first step torward protecting humanitarian workers in Darfur by requesting arrest warrants for three rebel leaders, the suspects are responsible for numerous attacks on peacekeepers.

YouTube - Free Online First Aid Lessons at OnlineFirstAid.org

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:12:13 +0000

http://onlinefirstaid.org is a free site where you can learn all kinds of practical techniques and methods for first aid. Save money and get the knowledge y...

INTERVIEW-Gaza on the Brink of Humanitarian Disaster

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:56:40 +0000

AMMAN, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Gaza faces a humanitarian "catastrophe" if Israel continues to prevent aid reaching the territory by blocking crossing points, the head of the main U.N. aid agency for

Happiness Spreads Through African Villages Thanks to Growing Contributions from Long Term Care Insurance Professionals

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:04:40 +0000

AIDS-plagued Kenya isn't on the big-bailout list, but an efficient, grass-roots movement is afoot that could produce more results than mountains of poorly-managed money. The movement is powered by human spirit and enough cash to ignite self-sufficiency an

YouTube - Free FirstAid Lessons

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:29:02 +0000

www.firstaidlessons.spasticbrain.com is a completely free site that provides 2 short lessons in Practical FirstAid each week. Written by working emergency m...

Automakers need to make case for government aid

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:24:38 +0000

Detroit's embattled automakers have two weeks to show a skeptical Congress how a multibillion-dollar lifeline will help them keep the industry from imploding.

Aid Worker Fatalities: A Growing Global Trend

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:46:55 +0000

Have you ever thought of becoming an aid worker to help people? Will you keep this dream up even if there are huge chances that you will get killed?? At least 63 workers with NGOs were murdered during the July 2007 and June this year...