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18 Jun 2010 22:27

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World: Kyrgyzstan conflict: Holy crap, there’s a lot of people who need help

  • 1M number of people directly affected by the ethnic conflict
  • 191 number of people killed in the conflict since it started last week
  • $65M the amount of help the UN is trying to get the country source
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28 Feb 2010 10:09

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World: Chile earthquake: Lots of people lost their shelter in the quake

  • 1.5 million people displaced by the Chile quake source
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21 Nov 2009 10:46

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World: Sri Lanka’s ready to let go of thousands of displaced Tamils

  • 130,000 Tamils could be released source
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29 Jul 2009 18:31

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World: Things aren’t looking so hot in Nigeria after three days of fighting

  • 4,000 Nigerians displaced after 3 days of civil violence source
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24 May 2009 10:54

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Politics, World: Sri Lanka needs to deal with the mess it made during the war

Yo, Sri Lanka – see all these Tamil people stuck in displacement camps? This isn’t cool. Take care of this. Now. source
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21 Mar 2009 08:56

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U.S., World: The Iraq War has had a devestating effect on millions of civilians

  • 4.7 million civilians have been displaced during the war source
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15 Mar 2009 11:25

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World: Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers conflict takes a huge toll

  • 36,000 civilians have been displaced during the conflict’s recent flare-up, the Red Cross says
  • 2,800 civilians may have been killed in the fighting between Sri Lanka and the separatist group source
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04 Mar 2009 10:45

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World: How many people from Darfur have been displaced?

  • 2.5 million Darfuris have been forced to flee their homes source
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