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14.05.2008
Recent military operations by US and NATO forces have displaced thousands of families in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, forcing them to live without shelter, food and medical assistance. UN agencies and other international aid groups have been asked to provide humanitarian relief to the unfortunate victims.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [United Nations] [Conflict] [Human rights] [Emergency relief] Image: Empty streets / Photo credit: Abdullah Shaheen / IRIN
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12.05.2008
Displaced by devastating floods more than two decades ago, residents of Bihar in eastern India have been forced to live on a century-old British constructed levee. Living in abject poverty and in fear of criminals, these landless farm workers have not seen any government official in the last 25 years.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Shelter & housing] [Poverty] [Land] [Aid] [Rivers] Image: About 400 families are living on the levee / Photo credit: Prashant Ravi / BBC
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