The global aid system: better the devil we know?
AlertNet survey shows aid groups want to cut U.N. costs and bureaucracy, but don't see a big bang solution
Disaster aid faces value-for-money test - survey
Climate change, rapid urbanisation seen playing ever greater role in future emergencies - AlertNet poll of 41 aid groups
FACTBOX-Innovative private-sector aid projects
Mobile money, locally made food aid, refugee business advice and more
FACTBOX-Profiles of new humanitarian aid donors
Top 10 new donors in terms of humanitarian aid reported to the U.N. between 2006 and 2010
INTERVIEW-Aid groups must heed lessons of Niger crisis
Niger is facing another year of food shortages, this time threatening 7 million people
Business expertise tapped for smarter disaster aid
Aid agencies are teaming up with companies to find more effective ways of providing emergency relief
CASE STUDY-How does Britain monitor aid?
Britain has committed to raising its aid spending to 0.7 percent of gross national income by 2013
FACTBOX-Obstacles to justice facing Pakistan's incest victims
Dismissive attitudes by family, doctors, police and judges stymie legal process
Girl's fight for justice breaks silence on incest in Pakistan
Report on incest in Pakistan confronts a long-hidden problem that is rarely addressed
FACTBOX -Rights groups urge Pakistan to more effectively address incest
Report identifies areas where laws and procedures hamper reporting of cases and prosecution