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Water
Britain pledges 64 million pounds for Congo
07 Jan 2009 06:00:16 GMT
Source: Reuters
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it would donate 64 million pounds ($94 million) this year to help tackle a humanitarian crisis in the conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. ... 

ISRAEL-OPT: Water, sewage system "collapsing" in Gaza, says official
05 Jan 2009 13:38:45 GMT
Source: IRIN
The UN has warned that power networks were down in large parts of the Gaza Strip on 4 January, with hospitals relying on generators. Without power for pumps, 70 percent of Gazans are estimated to be without tap water. 

MAURITANIA: Water treks grow longer, rougher
02 Jan 2009 17:41:41 GMT
Source: IRIN
As water captured in village wells during the 2008 rainy season runs out or dries up, residents in southern Mauritania are spending more time and travelling farther in their hunt for water. Water gatherers in Boura village, 400km southeast of the capital Nouakchott, told IRIN January means the start of longer water treks. 

Weaving themselves back into the Afghan social fabric
02 Jan 2009 13:23:39 GMT
Source: UNHCR
The ethnic Turkmen of Afghanistan are finding it hard to cope back home after decades as refugees in neighbouring Pakistan, but many put their faith in their traditional carpet-weaving skills. 

TOGO: Coming in from the storm
01 Jan 2009 15:42:12 GMT
Source: IRIN
Residents in Togo's northern Savanes region say when it is dry here, not a drop of water can be found for kilometres. But when the floods come, nothing holds back the storms' fury. 

Zimbabwe cholera deaths not slowing; 1,600 dead
30 Dec 2008 17:55:33 GMT
Source: Reuters

SENEGAL: Fighting nature, one drop at a time
29 Dec 2008 18:40:11 GMT
Source: IRIN

MYANMAR: Cyclone survivors face water shortages
29 Dec 2008 15:22:26 GMT
Source: IRIN

RPT-FEATURE-Ancient water source vital for Australia
24 Dec 2008 13:04:43 GMT
Source: Reuters

YEMEN: Role of local NGOs in October flood relief efforts
23 Dec 2008 11:39:59 GMT
Source: IRIN



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