The gender agenda: the humanitarian sector's failure to consider different needs
Gender issues in emergency response and long-term recovery efforts still overlooked by humanitarian actors, new report argues
Woman the barricades, but not the corner office?
International Women's Day reminds us that the women's movement is unfinished everywhere, writes Samantha Nutt
Rural women face threat of protracted violence after war
Food security and the impact of conflict and insecurity on rural women are at the core of addressing the root causes of inequality, writes Maria Butler
Africans live in fear of inner-city arms depots
Around 200 people killed on Sunday when arms depot blast tore through Congo Republic's capital Brazzaville
LRA launches new Congo attacks, may be "last gasp"
The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has launched a new spate of attacks in Democratic Republic of Congo this year after a lull in the second half of 2011, UNHCR says
A lesson of our world's fragility ? my impressions from Brazzaville
I am just back from Brazzaville, where I walked through the ruins of Mpila. This was the densely populated neighbourhood which took the brunt of the massive explosions which rocked the Congolese Republic's capital on Sunday.
INTERVIEW-Rural teen girls key to global development
Many adolescent girls in poor rural areas don't attend school, and are neglected by society and aid groups alike, says gender expert
Improving African markets key to better food security - book
More access to credit, cutting red tape and improving storage and food processing all could help cut hunger crises in the region, the authors say