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Yemen conflict: People living in limbo
19 Nov 2009 15:30:00 GMT
Author: Oxfam
Written by Oxfam's field staff member in Yemen.

For a few hours, London's Hyde Park hosts one of the world's worst toilets
19 Nov 2009 14:49:00 GMT
Author: James Kilner
Above ground, businessmen wearing pinstriped suits strolled past multi-million-pound houses in London's exclusive Hyde Park area and doormen welcomed guests into luxury hotels.

Myanmar's neglected HIV patients face a struggle to the death
19 Nov 2009 11:27:00 GMT
Author: Phoebe Kennedy
YANGON - Htay Htay Thwe is one of the lucky ones. True, she is infected with HIV, her husband died last year, she has tuberculosis, chronic abdominal pains, no job and a seven-year-old daughter to support.

Corruption in Afghanistan - Blame and shame
19 Nov 2009 10:33:00 GMT
Author: Transnational Institute
By Martin Jelsma and Tom Kramer, Transnational Institute

Security in Afghanistan - Business as usual?
17 Nov 2009 16:05:00 GMT
Author: Transnational Institute
By Martin Jelsma and Tom Kramer

How feasible is a financial tax to fund adaptation?
17 Nov 2009 13:19:00 GMT
Author: Laurie Goering
How might the world raise the $100 billion or more per year that experts believe developing world countries will need to adapt to the effects of climate change?

Climate Displacement: The Muddle on Terminology
16 Nov 2009 20:44:00 GMT
Author: Joel Charny
As fears of the global impact of climate change grow, Im seeing more and more references in the media to climate refugees, the millions of people who may be forcibly displaced by the natural and man-made disasters that climate change will provoke. As a descriptive phrase it has the advantage of being short and clear. The problem is that from a refugee rights perspective it is nonsensical, and therein lies yet another dilemma for anyone who wants to communicate clearly about a complex issue.

Why boosting food output is not enough to beat hunger
16 Nov 2009 16:09:00 GMT
Author: Olesya Dmitracova
LONDON (AlertNet) - In a world that is producing enough food to feed everyone, why are one in six people going hungry?

Can indigenous knowledge reduce climate disaster risk?
16 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMT
Author: Jessica Mercer
I have just spent three weeks in Northern Kenya among the Borana people, followed by three weeks in Mindanao, southern Philippines, partly with the Higaonan tribe.