Wanted: 'disruptive' ideas to change the aid system
Kim Scriven, manager of the Humanitarian Innovation Fund, explains how and why the organisation is paying for new thinking in emergencies
Congo's President in Uganda for talks on stalled peace deal
Kinshasa and the M23 rebels failed to seal a deal last month after wrangling over what it should be called - the rebels were ready to sign a peace agreement, but Congo's negotiators wanted to call it a declaration reflecting the rebels' defeat
DR Congo: Humanitarian aid still needed in east of country
With the end of fighting between the armed forces and M23 in Rutshuru, displaced people are returning home. The ICRC and the Red Cross Society of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are carrying on with their humanitarian work in the east of the country.
Mini-film series shows challenges for millions still waiting for AIDS revolution
"See What We See" is a mini-film series launched by Medecins Sans Frontiers to counterbalance what it says is rhetoric presenting the fight against HIV/AIDS as almost won
Soldiers clear the way for Democratic Republic of Congo's President Kabila as he makes his way through a street in Goma
Soldiers clear the way for Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila (not pictured) as he makes his way through a street in Goma, a town in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, November 30, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)
Acrobats entertain Democratic Republic of Congo's President Kabila as he makes his way through a crowded street in Goma
Acrobats entertain Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila (not pictured) as he makes his way through a crowded street in Goma, a town in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, November 30, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY)
Soldiers clear the way for Democratic Republic of Congo's President Kabila as he makes his way through a street in Goma
Soldiers clear the way for Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila (not pictured) as he makes his way through a street in Goma, a town in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, November 30, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Kabila stands for the national anthem along a street in Goma
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila (front C) stands for the national anthem along a street in Goma, a town in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, November 30, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Kabila waves as he walks along a street in Bunagana
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila waves as he walks along a street in Bunagana, a town formerly held by M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, November 30, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Kabila walks along a street in Bunagana
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila (front C) walks along a street in Bunagana, a town formerly held by M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, November 30, 2013. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)