The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed bands burning villages, kidnapping children, robbing travelers and killing people with impunity.

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Just a little help, a small security force, a bit of food, can save lives.

Just a little help, a small security force, a bit of food, can save lives.

The world spends $40 billion a year on pet food.

The world spends $40 billion a year on pet food.

If President Bush is serious about genocide, an immediate priority is to stop the cancer...

If President Bush is serious about genocide, an immediate priority is to stop the cancer...

Photographs are still being taken but aren't being shown. There's one of a skeleton bound...

Photographs are still being taken but aren't being shown. There's one of a skeleton bound...

One of the things that really got to me was talking to parents who had...

One of the things that really got to me was talking to parents who had...

It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified...

It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified...

There are other issues I have felt more emotionally connected to, like China, where I...

There are other issues I have felt more emotionally connected to, like China, where I...

Random violence is incredibly infectious.

Random violence is incredibly infectious.

The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought...

The photos were taken by African Union soldiers. People in Congress saw them. I thought...

The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where we're seeing 100,000 victims per month.

The conflict in Darfur could escalate to where we're seeing 100,000 victims per month.

Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. It's not biology...

Half a million women die each year around the world in pregnancy. It's not biology...

I have often tried to tell the story of a place through people there.

I have often tried to tell the story of a place through people there.

While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they...

While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they...

The U.N. Population Fund has a maternal health program in some Cameroon hospitals, but it...

The U.N. Population Fund has a maternal health program in some Cameroon hospitals, but it...

Every year 3.1 million Indian children die before the age of 5, mostly from diseases...

Every year 3.1 million Indian children die before the age of 5, mostly from diseases...

You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring...

You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring...

We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and...

We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and...

Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad...

Most of the villagers were hiding in the bush, where they were dying from bad...

You would see people going back to homes that had been burned, putting thatch over...

You would see people going back to homes that had been burned, putting thatch over...

The bulk of the emails tend to come after a column. I can get about...

The bulk of the emails tend to come after a column. I can get about...