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One of Britain's most high-profile charities was ordered to end criticism of military action in Iraq by its powerful US wing to avoid jeopardising financial support from Washington and corporate donors, a Guardian investigation has discovered. Internal emails reveal how Save the Children UK came under enormous pressure after it accused coalition forces of breaching the Geneva convention by blocking humanitarian aid. Senior figures at Save the Children US, based in Westport, Connecticut, demanded the withdrawal of the criticism and an effective veto on any future statements blaming the invasion for the plight of Iraqi civilians suffering malnourishment and shortages...

<p>Passive Saboteurs Ideological prejudice leads relief agencies to cut and run from Iraq.</p> <p>The world is now witnessing an exodus from Iraq. But it is not an exodus of refugees, whom critics of the war told us would flood in panic across the borders into neighboring states. These simply didn't materialize--and it tells us much that is good about the postwar realities of the country that they didn't.</p>

Investing in Mothers is Vital to Survival and Well-Being of Children, 2003 Mothers' Index RevealsFourth Annual Index Ranks 117 Countries Where Mothers and Children Fare Best and Worst: Sweden tops list, Niger ranks last, U.S. is 11th Washington, DC (Tuesday, May 6, 2003) – As Congress debates funding levels for overseas humanitarian assistance for FY 2004, the fourth annual Mothers' Index released just days before Mother's Day by Save the Children, a global development and relief organization, underscores the value of investing in mothers. The Index ranks the status of mothers' well-being in 117 countries, and reveals that where...

British Aid Plane Prevented from Entering Iraq $-17-2003, Reuters By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. forces have refused a Save the Children plane permission to land in northern Iraq to deliver aid, breaching the Geneva Convention and "costing children their lives," the British aid agency said on Thursday. Save the Children said in a statement it had been trying for more than a week to land a plane in Arbil carrying enough medical supplies to treat 40,000 people and emergency feeding kits for malnourished children. A U.S. official told the charity no aid flights would be allowed until the...