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  • As flu pandemic declared, leaders must focus on poor countries to avert "bleaker picture"

    June 11th, 200905:42 PM ET
    By World Vision staff
    Aid Agency Commends WHO's Chan for Highlighting Developing World's Needs Amid H1N1 Flu Threat June 11, 2009, Geneva-As the World Health Organization today raised the pandemic alert for Influenza A(H1N1) to its highest level, humanitarian specialists are calling on governments and health authorities globally to strengthen poor communities' access t...

  • One Million Small and Growing

    June 10th, 200902:09 PM ET
    By Mark Hanlon
    It feels like yesterday. I was in a meeting at Compassion International for one of those regularly occurring leadership gatherings and noticed a rare feeling of excitement in the room. The buzz was about a major milestone we had reached - 500,000 sponsored children - and everyone was already envisioning the next big goal - 1 million sponsored child...

  • Obama Addresses Religious Freedom, But A Lot Left Unsaid Regarding Intolerance

    June 04th, 200912:51 PM ET
    By DR. CARL A. MOELLER
    By Carl Moeller Open Doors USA President/CEO  Earlier this week I - along with many religious rights organizations including the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom - urged President Obama to address the issue of freedom of religion and other basic human rights in the Muslim world during his major speech from Egypt...
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