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Democratic Republic of Congo rape survivors.
Democratic Republic of Congo rape survivors. © International Rescue Committee
An estimated 5.4 million people have died during the last decade of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, making the country's civil war and its aftermath the world's most fatal conflict since World War II. In addition to murder, rape is used as a tactic by all the armed groups in Congo "on a scale never seen before." In today's features, meet some of the Congolese women and girls working to rebuild their lives after being targeted by this brutal campaign.

In another undercovered conflict, Somalis forced from their homes by the protracted and now escalating violence in their country are struggling to survive on less than one meal a day. That's in news, and in analysis, Edward J. Lincoln and Sam Natapoff propose international economic cooperation as the most effective, sustainable response to this global instability and insecurity.
Hollywood Help For Darfur Relief Flights
Humanitarian Air Service run by the World Food Programme (Photo: WFP/Richard Lee)
As Sudanese officials warned that the UN was heading towards Iraq-style disaster in Darfur, a UN air service in the Sudanese province received $500,000 from a humanitarian organisation founded by Hollywood actors George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, producer Jerry Weintraub and civil rights lawyer David Pressman.
Image: Humanitarian Air Service run by the World Food Programme (Photo: WFP/Richard Lee)
A displaced Somali woman and her child.
Many of the hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Somalia are surviving on less than one meal a day, reports the International Committee of the Red Cross, as the protracted conflict in Mogadishu escalates and spreads to other parts of the nation.
From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Image: A displaced Somali woman and her child. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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A recent U.S. court ruling refuted a civil lawsuit brought by Vietnamese plaintiffs against major American chemical corporations for their manufacture of the herbicide and chemical weapon known as Agent Orange.
From: Global Exchange
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The Internet Under Surveillance: RSF report, 2003
UNESCO withdrew its patronage for Online Free Expression Day at the last minute yesterday, on the grounds that it could not support the various demonstrations organised to mark it.
From: Reporter Senza Frontiere
Image: The Internet Under Surveillance: RSF report, 2003
Untested nanotechnology is being used in more than 100 food products, food packaging and contact materials currently on the shelf, without warning or new FDA testing, according to a new report.
From: Friends of the Earth International
In contrast to the Bush administration's 'exaggerated' use of the military as an agent of foreign policy, international economic cooperation can promote global political stability and decreased conflict, say Edward J. Lincoln and Sam Natapoff.
From: Policy Innovations
Josephine (left), a Congolese rape victim, with other survivors.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, "women and girls are victims of rape on a scale never seen before." This collection of photos shows survivors recovering and rebuilding their lives with the help of an international refugee agency.
From: International Rescue Committee
Image: Josephine (left), a Congolese rape victim, with other survivors. © International Rescue Committee
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Nude protest on melting Swiss glacier, by Greenpeace
Although many people claim to be in favour of tackling climate change, few have passed the acid test whereby they are required to pay for it themselves.
From: Eco worldly
Image: Nude protest on melting Swiss glacier, by Greenpeace
Food, not fuel: Mexican maize farmer. ©CAFOD
The rush towards biofuels is theatening world food production and the lives of billions of people, says British government adviser.
From: Times Online
Image: Food, not fuel: Mexican maize farmer. ©CAFOD


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