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Wednesday 19 November 2014

Fwd: AlertNet Expresso - Your daily shot of humanitarian news


The top humanitarian headlines from trust.org this week include:

GLOBAL

Nobel peace laureate Satyarthi says failure to end slavery is global sin

Ebay founder Omidyar commits $50 mln to combating global slavery

Almost 2 billion people use water contaminated by faeces

UN says fast-track plan can end global AIDS threat by 2030

MIDDLE EAST

Iraqi Kurds say West not providing enough arms to defeat Islamic State

Suicide car bomb kills 5 in Iraqi Kurdish capital

Second Frenchman likely on IS beheading video - govt spokesman

Palestinians kill five in Jerusalem synagogue attack

ASIA

Human trafficking victims in India need greater legal support

PROFILE-Why helping the poor is an obsession for BRAC founder Fazle Abed

AFRICA

African leaders abuse Chinese aid and channel to their home areas

Former African child slave calls for end to global scourge

World Bank sees $3-4 bln Ebola impact on Africa, well below worst case scenario

Cuban doctor in Sierra Leone tests positive for Ebola

Ivory Coast government yields to soldiers' demands after protests

PROFILE-Nigeria journalist puts faces to girls kidnapped by Boko Haram

 

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