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Refugee Crisis Looms in Pakistan
Oct 20th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
Thousands of refugees fled fighting between Pakistani soldiers and Taliban militants in South Waziristan Tuesday, raising fears of a humanitarian crisis compounded by dangerous conditions and the onset of winter weather.
Obama administration unveils carrot-and-stick approach to Sudan
Oct 19th, 2009 - Washington Post
After seven months of internal debate, the Obama administration released its Sudan policy on Monday, warning that country's leadership it will continue to face sanctions...
Two kidnapped Darfur aid workers freed: official
Oct 18th, 2009 - Washington Post
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Two kidnapped aid workers from the Irish agency Goal were released Sunday in Sudan's troubled Darfur region after more than 100 days in captivity...
Aid agencies warn of deepening Yemen crisis
Sep 22nd, 2009 - Boston
SAN'A, Yemen—Yemen's Shiite rebels Tuesday called for an independent arbitration committee to help mediate a lasting cease-fire in their ongoing war with the government...
MacArthur Genius List: 2009 Grant Winners Announced
Sep 22nd, 2009 - The Huffington Post
The following 24 fellows each will receive $500,000 over the next five years from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation: _Lynsey Addario, 35, photojournalist, Istanbul, Turkey...

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Pakistan refugees facing 'humanitarian crisis' - 15 May 09
The United Nations says that more than 800000 people have fled their homes in northwest Pakistan over the last two weeks amid fighting between the military and Taliban forces. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has warned of ...
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'Humanitarian crisis' in Somalia as fighting rocks capital
Al Jazeera's Ghida Fakhry talks to Jendayi Frazer, the assistant secretary for African affairs at the US state department, who defends the presence of Ethiopian troops in Somalia and denies that the US gave tacit approval for last's year invasion of Somalia by Ethiopian forces.
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Gazans feel effects of humanitarian crisis - 13 Jun 09
On the second anniversary of Hamas taking control of the Palestinian Gaza Strip the territory remains the scene of a humanitarian crisis precipitated by a fall in aid and an Israeli economic blockade. Two individuals speak of the physical and psychological effects of living in the devastated region ...
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Looming humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka camps - 12 Oct 09
The UN and human rights groups have warned that the imminent arrival of monsoon rains could see tents in state-run camps being flooded with sewage, and lead to outbreaks of disease. But officials argue that enough drainage ditches have been dug to cope with excess water at the camps ...

Humanitarian Crisis from WikiPedia:

A humanitarian crisis (or "humanitarian disaster") is an event or series of events which represents a critical threat to the health, safety, security or wellbeing of a community or other large group of people, usually over a wide area. Armed conflicts, epidemics, famine, natural disasters and other major emergencies may all involve or lead to a humanitarian crisis.

There is no simple categorization of humanitarian crises. Different communities and agencies tend to have definitions related to the concrete situations they face. A local fire service will tend to focus on issues such as flooding and weather induced crises. Medical and health related organizations are naturally focused on sudden crises to the health of a community.

An ongoing or lingering pandemic may amount to a humanitarian crisis, especially where there are increasing levels of virulence, or rates of infection as in the case of AIDS, bird flu or Tuberculosis. Major health-related problems such as cancer, global warming typically require an accentuated or punctuated mass-event to justify a label of "crisis" or "disaster".