Brazil residents face evictions ahead of 2016 Olympics - WITNESS
Up to 170,000 Brazilians risk losing their homes to make room for major sports events, according to a video by Priscila Neri
Accountability innovations we love, No.3: "Venture Accountability"
In the 3rd of a series of blogs, Blair Glencorse of the Accountability Lab discusses the accountability innovations he loves
INSP seeks entries from mainstream media for its 2013 awards
INSP, The coordinating body for the world's street newspapers serving the homeless, wants entries from mainstream media for its 2013 awards.
PHOTOBLOG -Syrian refugees in Jordan arrive at first tent camp
Newly created camp will offer refuge to some 20,000 people
Protecting the flood-affected children in the Philippines
My focus was on the approximately 400 children inside that afternoon. In my conversations with them, there were no overt signs of psychosocial distress, indicative of their resiliency. But there were definitely some signs of mounting distress, such as shouting and dealing with things in an overly aggressive manner.
Filipino children should not be made to live in such conditions
Whenever I read reports of a flood, I imagine a powerful river, swift-moving and ice-cold. The Colorado River transplanted to an unsuspecting town. The flooding in Manila, the Philippines is nothing like that.
Gender Equality on Olympic Field Should Inspire Empowerment Off
Some hurdles cleared but still far from finish line
Reforming the software
The fight against corruption needs to focus not on creating new laws and institutions but on changing values
Corruption news round-up: Corrupt condoms, failed Bribery Act scare stories, Greek politician nepotism and impoverished anti-graft agencies
A critical look at some of the good governance stories from the past week
Are Britain's humanitarian response plans keeping "ahead of the curve"?
The Humanitarian Futures Programme is keeping tabs on the status of DFID's Humanitarian Emergency Response Review