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Far Too Few Using Improved Sanitation; More People Using Drinking-Water From Safe Sources - UNICEF/WHO (Medical News Today)

20 Jul 2008

Every day, over 2.5 billion people suffer from a lack of access to improved sanitation [1]and nearly 1.2 billion practise open defecation, the riskiest sanitary practice of all, according to a report issued today by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Drinking-water Supply and Sanitation (JMP).

News Africa (Aljazeera)

20 Jul 2008

Somalia's opposition coalition has endorsed a truce with the country's transitional government amid efforts to end years of bloodshed.

Peace, not indictment of president, stirs Sudanese (AP via Yahoo! News)

20 Jul 2008

For years, Mohammed Ali has been hearing relatives and friends tell how government-backed militiamen torched villages in his native Darfur, raped women and shot fleeing civilians.