Aid workers face rising tide of emergencies, hostilities
Aid workers are now very much at the frontline of extreme humanitarian challenges facing the world, writes Plan International's Davinder Kumar
Weak land rights in Africa fuel potential for conflicts -experts
Soaring investment in infrastructure, mining and agribusiness is spreading to Africa, where a lack of legislation on land rights means local communities are regularly bypassed, fuelling anger and resentment
Dire warnings as families flee South Sudan violence
Aid workers are telling of "scenes of devastation" in South Sudan's conflict-hit border region as villages are burned to the ground and 170,000 are left homeless
Africa should take lead in averting famine in Sudan ?paper
Violence has already forced more than 80,000 people from restive border areas to flee into neighbouring South Sudan
Up to 500,000 new refugees could flee to S. Sudan-WFP
More than 1,000 people per day have crossed into South Sudan over the last week - WFP