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[RED DEMOCRATICA] Number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon triples, reaching 1 million

 

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April 3, 2014
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Number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon triples, reaching 1 million
The number of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon has reached the 1 million mark -- threefold increase from the April 2013 total of 356,000 refugees. "The extent of the human tragedy is not just the recitation of numbers," says Ninette Kelley of the United Nations refugee agency. "Each one of these numbers represents a human life who ... have lost their homes, their family members, their sense of future." Reuters (4/3), BBC (4/3), BBC (4/2), The Guardian (London) (4/2)
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UN envoy urges Afghans to vote
Jan Kubis, the United Nations special representative for Afghanistan, says participation in Saturday's elections will help the Afghan people determine their future. Voice of America (4/3)
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Battle against tropical diseases gets $240 million boost
The World Bank, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation and other donors are pledging a combined $240 million to fund efforts to eradicate neglected tropical diseases such as Guinea worm and river blindness. "Together with the governments of endemic countries, we are fast approaching the goal of controlling or eliminating many of these ancient causes of human misery," says Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization. Reuters (4/2), The Guardian (London) (4/3)
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Formal employment opportunities at businesses are few in Africa, which makes it more difficult for countries to reduce poverty, says a report from think tank Center for Global Development. In contrast, the informal sector employs 9 out of 10 African workers. The Economist (tiered subscription model) (3/29)
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Oil companies must switch to greener energy, UN climate chief says
The United Nations climate chief Christiana Figueres says the global oil and gas industry must switch to producing clean, low-carbon energy. To reduce global warming, "three-quarters of the fossil fuel reserves need to stay in the ground, and the fossil fuels we do use must be utilized sparingly and responsibly," she argues. Reuters (4/3)
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Evidence points to sectarian massacres in CAR, group says
Massacres, allegedly by Christian anti-Balaka militias and by Muslim Seleka rebels in remote Central African Republic villages, are being investigated by Human Rights Watch. The group says more peacekeepers are warranted due to CAR's size. Voice of America (4/2), Daily Maverick (South Africa) (4/2), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (4/3)
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