Word: aid
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...humor and heart, Up is the studio's most deeply emotional and affecting work. Docter says he had a ball digging fresh ground, finding "this nice new road that we got to go out and drive on." The story of a septuagenarian grouch who uses his cane, hearing aid and dentures to thwart all evildoers; a buddy movie whose pals are separated by 70 years; a love story that transcends the grave - has there been a movie like this in the history of feature animation? "Well," says the man who made Up, "I hope...
...food and a small army of volunteers. But the Tarakais are the exception. An overwhelming majority of Pakistan's newly displaced are living in private homes in towns across the northwest, where they are provided with shelter but are struggling to find food and medical attention. While international aid agencies focus on the camps, the hundreds of thousands of refugees staying outside them are unregistered and, as a result, cannot access crucial supplies...
...crisis could get worse if crucial steps are not taken now. Despite what has become a public outpouring of support for the refugees, with civil-society groups, aid agencies and the local media leading a high-profile campaign to marshal resources, funds are running perilously low. Last Friday, the UNHCR raised the dollar figure required to over $500 million. Of that amount, only $88 million is in its sights. The remainder, the UNHCR says, is needed urgently "to help the most vulnerable and worst-affected people through the end of 2009." For its part, Washington has pledged $110 million...
...grow awareness about his venture. He is running ads on black radio stations, hoping to lure affluent blacks, who are likely to shop more frequently and not just at the top of the month, which is when customers who rely on government assistance to buy food receive their aid. Meanwhile, he regularly invites local students into the store. "We're trying to teach the children how to eat properly," he says. Despite such tactics, Beyah regards himself as a pure businessman, not an activist. He's also an optimist - and hopes to open at least five stores in the coming...
...story revealing names of police officers who had allegedly tortured human-rights activists in jail. "It seems there is still a long way to go insofar as human-rights issues are concerned," says Leonard Makombe, a political commentator. "That might strangle the government, as it depends on Western aid for survival. That aid can only come if human-rights violations and media freedom is seen to be done and not talked about...