UN climate talks need fresh ambition on emissions
Small island states have proposed a 'workplan for survival' showing deep emissions cuts can be made quickly and affordably
Ce que j'ai tir? des R?unions de printemps du FMI et de la Banque Mondiale ? Washington
Les R?unions de printemps 2012 du Fonds Mon?taire international et de la Banque mondiale auxquelles j'ai ?t? invit? cette ann?e, ? Washington, au m?me titre que 35 autres journalistes des pays en d?veloppement venus des quatre coins du monde, auront ?t? pour moi plus qu'enrichissantes.
PHOTOBLOG: Song and dance amid Senegal's hunger crisis
Do people facing starvation have time for fun and laughter?
CPJ: UK set for historic libel reform
New libel legislation proposed by the British government has been met with general approval by reform campaigners, who will now train their sights on further strengthening some aspects of the bill during the parliamentary process.
Pakistan Blog: Women working in security
A security officer has to be on her toes to always be a step ahead than those who wish us damage. Not many may know it but it is a perpetual struggle to keep our staff, our projects and premise protected. It also looks adventurous from the outset; but I as a security officer have learnt NOT to be adventurous. This, to me, is the basic definition and requirement to be in security business. Being brave does mean respecting security and safety rules.
From Monitoring To Demanding Womens Rights In Latin America. The Time Is Now.
In December 2011, the Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women's Rights (CLADEM) launched the campaign For a State that fulfills its duties towards women's human rights[1]. AWID spoke to Elba N??ez Ib??ez, CLADEMS's Regional Coordinator, about the goals and scope of this campaign. [1] The Campaign is conducted by an Alliance including Inter-American Platform for Human Rights, Democracy and Development (PIDHDD), International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Red-DESC) and the Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and African Diaspora Women's Network.
Cassava comes to the table
The lowly but widely used tuber may be about to claim its rightful place as food security concerns grow
Foundation runs journalism training course in Bhutan
A group of 14 Bhutanese journalists attended at five-day course on Election Reporting run by the Bhutan Media Institute in collaboration with the Thomson Reuters Foundation from May 14-18.
Too many women dying from pregnancy and childbirth-related complications
A woman or girl dies every two minutes due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth
SOUTH SUDAN: THE RAINS THAT CREATE A SMALL WALL OF PEACE
Children run and play as the skies above Leer airstrip in Unity State of South Sudan rumble. The clouds swell, it slowly gets grey and the sun retreats. Many children in the conflict prone border areas would not sing for the rain to go away.