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It was a weekend of turmoil in Honduras, as several days of civil unrest culminated in a violent political coup on Sunday 28 June.
Roberto Micheletti was sworn in as ‘interim president’ after the elected leader Manuel Zeleya was ousted by the milit... More >> |
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Many will welcome the news this week of a revised US policy for Afghan poppy farmers.
At a G8 meeting in Italy, Richard Holbrooke, the US special envoy to Afghanistan, outlined the replacement of the current poppy eradication programme with a new p... More >> |
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The sound of postcards dropping through the letterboxes of the powerful is being heard time and time again in northern Brazil.
It’s part of a major campaign organised by a Tearfund partner to help residents living in the Amazon city of Maraba.
The ... More >> |
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25 June 2009
Christians in Nepal are facing worrying times amid threats against them by Hindu extremists who recently carried out a bomb attack on a church.
Three people died and 13 others were injured when an improvised explosive device detonated ... More >> |
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25 June 2009
Last week we reported on killings in Peru following tension between indigenous people and the government over land rights.
Since then the country’s congress has repealed two contentious land laws which the indigenous population felt un... More >> |
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25 June 2009
‘Work is very challenging. Every day there is a new challenge. The plans you make for three days ahead never work out because there’s always a new issue to deal with.’
The words of a member of staff working for a Tearfund partner in Sr... More >> |
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18 June 2009
Dark and deadly deeds are going on in Peru’s Amazonian jungle.
Earlier this month clashes between the police and indigenous people left dozens dead on both sides and hundreds injured.
Hard facts are difficult to come by, amid curfews ... More >> |
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18 June 2009
Pakistan’s humanitarian crisis remains critical as thousands more join the 3 million people made homeless by conflict.
The ongoing military action between the Pakistani army and the Taleban in northern Pakistan is set to move into a ne... More >> |
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18 June 2009
Next week Tearfund HIV ambassador Gracia Violeta Ross Quiroga will be attending an important three-day UN meeting where she’ll speak up for those living with HIV.
The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS will be looking at the issues of migr... More >> |
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11 June 2009
More than 4,000 people have died in Zimbabwe’s recent cholera outbreak but there are welcome signs that it’s now on the wane.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that the number of new cases is down in mo... More >> |
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11 June 2009
Fears are mounting that Pakistan’s humanitarian crisis will worsen as tens of thousands more people are forced to flee their homes as fighting spreads.
Conflict so far has been concentrated in North Western Frontier Province but neighb... More >> |
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11 June 2009
Vital climate change talks are just six months away.
Tearfund is targeting the UN summit in Copenhagen with prayer and we’re urging individuals and churches to join as one global church in intercession as the countdown begins.
The sum... More >> |
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5 June 2009
Meena is one of 3 million people caught in the eye of the world’s biggest humanitarian storm.
The terror of being stuck in the crossfire of the conflict between the Pakistani army and the Taleban forced her to unceremoniously flee her h... More >> |
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5 June 2009
Like most teenagers, Patrick lives for the here and now.
That’s because, unlike many teenagers, the present is such an unremittingly grim fight for survival that it demands all his energy and attention.
The 16-year-old is an orphan liv... More >> |
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5 June 2009
Rome is the destination next Thursday for International Development Minister Gareth Thomas when he attends a key two-day meeting of G8 development ministers drawn from the world’s leading economies.
Tearfund is hoping it will be a `bog ... More >> |
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29 May 2009
Today is cleaning day for the staff of a Tearfund partner in Indonesia.
Every Friday they go to a village in the Panga and Krueng Sabee subdistrict and help locals spruce the place up.
Edi, who is one of the partner’s workers, explains... More >> |
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28 May 2009
The Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire has given millions an insight into the plight of children living in poverty in India.
It’s an insight all too familiar to Naomi Hendricks who is working to help such kids have a hope and a futu... More >> |
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28 May 2009
Make a date in your diary - this Sunday, Pentecost Sunday, is the 2009 Global Day of Prayer.
It’s a day when the church worldwide is encouraged to intercede on behalf of a hurting world.
So far Christians from nearly 300 countries are ... More >> |
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21 May 2009
More than two decades of civil war in Sri Lanka came to a bloody end for the leader of the Tamil Tigers this week when he was shot dead by government forces.
But while the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran signals the likely end to the cu... More >> |
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21 May 2009
Tearfund is appealing for support to help hundreds of thousands of people in Pakistan fleeing fighting between the country’s military and the Taleban.
Some 1.5 million people are facing the upheaval of being forced from their homes due ... More >> |
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21 May 2009
A Tearfund partner in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is among more than 60 organisations calling for greater UN action to bring peace to the country.
HEAL Africa, based in the conflict-affected province of North Kivu, is urging ... More >> |
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14 May 2009
There are mounting concerns of a humanitarian disaster unfolding in Pakistan’s Swat Valley as the government goes on the offensive against the Taleban.
It’s estimated 800,000 people have fled their homes due to fighting taking place 80 ... More >> |
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War has brought misery to millions of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Attacks have robbed people of loved ones, homes and possessions.
Many are traumatised and the task of rebuilding lives will take years.
Please pray:
for pea... More >> |
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