Congolese nun wins UNHCR award for work with displaced women
Sister Angelique Namaika has helped transform the lives of more than 2,000 women and girls who were forced from their homes and abused by rebels in northeastern DRC
INSIGHT-U.S. and allies target Hezbollah financing, ties in Africa
SYRIA-CRISIS/HEZBOLLAH-AFRICA (INSIGHT)=2:INSIGHT-U.S. and allies target Hezbollah financing, ties in Africa
Appeal for underfunded operations
Includes VIDEO - Some of the ICRC's operations in protracted and lesser-known conflicts are currently underfunded. At a press conference in Geneva, Pierre Krähenbühl, the ICRC's director of operations, explained why this may be and outlined the funding the ICRC is currently seeking from its donors to fill the gap.
Nigeria's stolen oil is sold and laundered abroad - report
Stolen Nigerian oil worth billions of dollars is sold every year on international markets and much of the proceeds are laundered in world financial centres, a report says
Congo rules out amnesty for top M23 rebels
Rebels who've taken part in multiple rebellions, are on international sanctions lists or have committed war crimes will not be granted amnesty
UK's DEC Syria appeal hits 20 mln pounds, access a problem
Access to people in Syria may be getting worse for aid agencies, the head of Britain's Disasters Emergency Committee said in a Twitterview
From Lord's Resistance Army captive to tailor, teen gets a second chance
Rose is married and expecting her second child. But she was in a bad place until she met this year's Nansen Refugee Award winner and started rebuilding her life and learning a skill.
OP-ED: Financing of Disaster Risk Reduction Needs Urgent Reform
LONDON, Sep 18 (IPS) - Over 20 years, disaster losses in developing nations have amounted to 862 billion dollars (a considerable under-estimate). During this period the international community has spent just 13.5 billion dollars on disaster risk reduction (DRR), equivalent to 40 cents of every 100 dollars of development aid this has to change.
Former Lord's Resistance Army slave now sings a joyful tune
After eighteen months as a teenage captive, Monique rears a son and works towards her dream of becoming a full-fledged tailor with the support of a special woman.
U.N. must revamp plan to protect Congo civilians -document
CONGO-DEMOCRATIC/UN:U.N. must revamp plan to protect Congo civilians -document