The U.S. has pledged more than $100 million dollars in emergency assistance for Pakistan. Ahmad Kamal, Pakistan's former ambassador to the United Nations, discusses Pakistan's humanitarian crisis and the anti-Taliban military campaign.
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Interview (video)
Video
January 7, 2009
Gaza strikes pause briefly to allow humanitarian aid
Bernard Barrett of the International Committee of the Red Cross discusses the brief pause in fighting and describes how the ground invasion has impacted the ability of humanitarian organizations to operate.
Web Original Video
December 1, 2008
Pirates overshadow humanitarian crisis in Somalia
Somali human rights worker Zam Zam Abdullahi Abdi speaks about the critical situation in her country -- the widespread hunger, lawlessness and targets on humanitarian aid workers.
Perspectives
November 13, 2008
Six months later, Myanmar recovering from cyclone
A Worldfocus contributing blogger writes about the lasting impact of Cyclone Nargis, which ripped through Myanmar and killed as many as 130,000 people.
Blogwatch
November 12, 2008
Hurricanes raze Haitian infrastructure; second school falls
A school partially collapsed in Haiti today, the second in a week. After suffering four hurricanes in the space of a month, Haitian infrastructure is in decay.
Video
October 23, 2008
Hunger epidemic worsens for Somali children
Over 400,000 people arrived at refugee camps, driven from Mogadishu by fighting and escalating violence. Drought, poor harvests and a civil war that began in 1991 have ravaged the country.
