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Syria: Reveal Inmates' Conditions

Syrian authorities should make public the fate of prisoners at Sednaya against whom military police used lethal force during unrest in early July 2008.
WFP Text Message Food Voucher Program Launches In Syria

The World Food Programme is ready to launch the first ever mobile food voucher program. The pilot program is set to aid 1,000 Iraqi refugees in Syria this week.
GLOBAL GREEN USA WELCOMES IRAQ ACCESSION TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION

Calls for Remaining Middle East Countries to Join International Weapons Ban.
Mario Cuomo: Lincoln and Obama -- My Comparison

I delivered this speech in President Obama's hometown of Chicago on Friday, February 13th, the day after the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth.
One of Iraq's Few Successes Since the U.S. Invasion Was Saving Its Ancient Marshes: Now They're In Peril Again

A unique civilization that has existed in Iraq for thousands of years, the marsh Arabs survived Saddam but now are losing a battle against nature.
A Brief History of Slavery

With human trafficking and forced servitude still rampant in the 21st century, we're here to give you a glimpse at the history of this tragic issue.
The Environmental Cost Of The Iraq War

Years of war in Iraq have destroyed a once fertile landscape. Find out how you can help Iraqis rebuild their environment and their communities.

Nurse and babies from Children's Village Alwaye-Cochin, India, and Getting Married Sudanese Style.

Lisa: This is a photograph of a nurse and babies from Children's Village Alwaye-Cochin, India. To give some background to the work we do in this village, I have the story of a little boy, Vishnu...