New agreement securing relief to 800,000
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) have signed a historic three years partnership agreement with NRC, worth 993 million NOK. It supports NRC's work for people displaced by war and conflict and will directly benefit approximately 800,000 people in 2013 alone.
Is China's investment in African forests a problem?
Is China's investment in Africa's forests a positive or a negative? It depends on who you ask - but making the relationship more transparent could help
UN threatens to stop working with Congo army units accused of rape
United Nations says 126 women raped in eastern Congo town
Congo close to a peace deal with M23 rebel faction - sources
Deal would sideline ICC-wanted rebel commander Bosco Ntaganda
Sierra Leone launches program to stop child soldier recruitment
Sierra Leone is the first West African country to adopt an official child soldier policy aimed at preventing a new generation growing up in violence
Ushering an end to gender-based violence
From across the globe, grassroots voices joined World Pulse's Digital Action Campaign, proving that women not only bear the brunt of the world's violence -they are holding the solutions
Changing how food aid is allocated may save more lives
International development agencies may be able to save the lives of a greater number of undernourished children by changing how they allocate food aid in developing countries, suggests a study published this week (4 March) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.