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Africa's Baobab Trees Are Dying Baobab trees are not only iconic images of dry, hot areas of Africa. Baobabs are important because they supply water and food for people and animals. They are sometimes called the tree of life. Yet, say researchers, so

2006年VOA标准英语-UNICEF: Children in Ethiopia Facing Lethal

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 31 March 2006 Women fetch water in drought-hit Dubluk, Ethiopia The U.N. Children's Fund, UNICEF, says Ethiopian children are facing an epidemic of lethal diseases. UNICEF says

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By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 05 May 2006 watch Hydro Power report For a long time, hydropower was considered the original renewable energy resource. In many countries, hydropower represents a high

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 08 December 2006 U.N. aid agencies are stepping up humanitarian assistance to three flood-stricken countries in the Horn of Africa. The agencies are warning the risk of epidemics breaking out in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia is

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 May 2007 The head of the Red Cross says worsening conflict in some of the world's most difficult trouble spots present the organization with ever more complex humanitarian challenges. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from ICRC h

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VOA标准英语2012--Easing Displacement through Development

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VOA慢速英语2012--Many Congolese Still Need Emergency Aid

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Religious Freedom Report Highlights Displacement, Repression STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says countries that undermine religious freedoms ultimately threaten their own security. Secretary Kerry says those who attack religious

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Report: Displacement Risk Soars Its estimated about 27 million people are displaced every year by natural disasters. A new report says the problem will get worse with more frequent extreme weather events and development in hazard-prone areas. Interna

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 June 2007 U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) officials say camps for internally displaced people are beginning to sprout up across Iraq. This is happening, officials say, because communities in the country are closing their doors t

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As the death toll from the heat wave continues to rise...one Indian artist has carved a giant sand sculpture in the country's eastern city of Puri that highlights the dangerous effects of global warming. A simple but bold message...Act fast before it

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Souem plants crops in the dry season on her relative's plot, using water from the irrigation system Cambodia's government, with the help of international lenders and foreign investors, is funneling investment into the country's vast rural areas. Alth

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 August 2007 A woman wades through a flooded street to collect food in Sirajgonj, about 104 kilometers (65 miles) north of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, 03 Aug 2007 United Nations aid agencies are warning that millions of peopl