By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 October 2007 The international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders says it is launching a worldwide appeal aimed at getting donors and governments to support a campaign to provide ready-to-use food to malnouris...
By Sarah Zaman Washington 04 October 2007 The popularity of skateboarding has soared and plummeted since the sport's inception more than a half century ago, much like skateboarders themselves. But now it is more popular than ever. Urdu TV's Sarah Zam...
By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 11 September 2007 A lawyer for Pakistan's former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has filed a legal challenge against the government for deporting him from Pakistan. The government, however, has argued Mr. Sharif was not forc...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 26 August 2007 Man walks past debris at the beach of Tecolutla after the passing of Hurricane Dean in Veracruz, southern Mexico, 23 Aug 2007 The International Federation Of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is urgently appea...
By Mona Ghuneim New York 24 July 2007 U.N. relief coordinator John Holmes says one of the most severe droughts on record in southern Africa could turn into a serious humanitarian crisis if help is not forthcoming. VOA's Mona Ghuneim in New York repor...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 18 July 2007 Pakistani villagers move out from a flooded area in Shahdad Kot district near Hyderabad, in Pakistan, 03 July 2007 The United Nations is appealing for 38 million dollars to assist hundreds of thousands of people in...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 July 2007 The United Nations reports less than half of its $4.4 billion appeal has been received, six months after it was launched on behalf of 19 countries in crisis. The United Nations says lack of money is hampering the e...
By Paula Wolfson White House 15 July 2007 The White House has rejected an appeal from two prominent Senate Republicans for a new approach to the Iraq war. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the senators want the president to draft a revised war plan. John W...
By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 11 July 2007 Nepalese women carry fodder on a street in Kathmandu, (File Photo) The U.N.'s World Food Program is appealing for $49 million to help more than a million people affected by a decade of conflict. The WFP says th...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 25 July 2006 Afghan woman sits over sacks of flour after getting them from CARE International at the food distribution center in Kabul, March 19, 2006 Afghanistan is seeking nearly $80 million to help fight an imminent foo...