Tired of starving children photos?
Preventing hunger is better and cheaper than curing it
Developing Climate and Vulnerability Assessments to Build Resilience
It is essential that organisations working on poverty reduction take into account the impact of climate change on the communities and sectors where they are working. To do this, Practical Action has developed a handbook for programming design based of field experience in Nepal using our 'From Vulnerability to Resilience' Framework.
A five-part answer to the question 'Isn't the FCPA bad for U.S. business?'
What do you say when someone asks the question 'Isn't the FCPA bad for U.S. business?'
Riaz in Pakistan ? 2011 Flood relief
Millions of people continue to struggle in the aftermath of severe flooding in southern Pakistan, including many still recovering from the 2010 floods. Spearheaded by our relief expert Riaz Khalil, AmeriCares responded with two distributions of non-food items, benefiting 2,600 people, and 30 free medical camps, treating a total of 7,500 patients. On Christmas Day, 2011, a relief distribution took place in Thatta, a town located in the southwest portion of Pakistan in the Sindh province. Below, Riaz delivers an account of the great need he saw that day.
Aid workers face rising tide of emergencies, hostilities
Aid workers are now very much at the frontline of extreme humanitarian challenges facing the world, writes Plan International's Davinder Kumar
Brazilian women call the shots in politics, business
Brazil's first female president is giving women top government jobs and helping them into work
WFP launches 'World Freerice Week'
Online game that donates rice for the hungry seeks new recruits - six recruits per player to be precise
Global climate talks face tough legal questions
The biggest polluters have three options for the legal form of a future climate pact, setting the stage for fresh discord
Niger starts to tackle soaring population - with help of Imams
Hunger looming for millions in Niger
Why the UNFCCC needs more countries like Mexico
Amid the infighting over a climate deal, Mexico is quietly 'getting on with it'