Word: humanitarian
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...year that the realities of government rarely live up to expectations. One group particularly angered by the White House's lack of action are activists and lobbyists for Darfur, who backed him in last year's election and wanted quick action to end the killing and start fixing the humanitarian disaster in the troubled Sudanese region. Frustrated by the absence of an official policy, groups such as the Save Darfur Coalition, the antigenocide advocacy organization the Enough Project, and Humanity United, a California foundation that provided a significant portion of the money behind the Darfur movement, lashed out at Obama...
...question now is whether the government of Sudan - and the many fractious rebel groups - will make the right moves and end the humanitarian catastrophe in Darfur and prevent renewed fighting between north and south. (See a TIME video on Sudan...
...front for the Tigers. Rajaratnam is believed to have donated over $2 million to the TRO, which has been banned in the U.S. and Sri Lanka since 2007. The organization has always denied that it is a front for the Tigers, arguing that it was engaged in charitable and humanitarian work in Tamil-majority areas in northern and eastern Sri Lanka during the civil-war years. The ministry had also shared a dossier on Rajaratnam with the U.S. Justice Department earlier this year...
...same interview, however, Rajaratnam said he wanted to help rebuild civilian life in his homeland after over 2½ decades of war. "I would like to participate more actively in doing humanitarian work in Sri Lanka," Rajaratnam told the publication. "I am a firm believer that with success comes responsibility and the incredible power of possibility - a responsibility to help those less fortunate and the possibility of actually succeeding in making a difference." Whether he can make that difference from a U.S. prison cell remains to be seen...
...with Swat, the long lead time before the attack on South Waziristan allowed more than 100,000 residents to flee the area and go to camps set up for an expected flood of refugees. While this massive influx of displaced persons risks a humanitarian disaster, especially if the operation is not wrapped up before the onset of winter, it does allow the military to work unimpeded without risking civilian casualties. Still, the camps, if not managed properly, can cause widespread resentment and frustration for displaced civilians, and provide fertile ground for anti-government propaganda...