Q&A: Why do we need a new global system for climate services?
Jan Egeland says better climate information will strengthen aid work, defending the poor against disasters
International Widows Day: Triple Vulnerability?
For many women, the loss of a husband is only the first traumatic step in a long-term ordeal that will see them lose status, income security, livelihood, a home, personal safety and security. Once widowed, women in many countries are often denied inheritance and land rights. No one expects widowhood to be the happiest period of a woman's life. But should it really be this miserable for so many millions of women?
About 100 women raped in Congo - MSF, radio
The attacks have been blamed on a group of about 200 rebels
International Widows Day
Today marks the first annual International Widow's Day, a day of action adopted unanimously by the UN General Assembly last December to "give special attention to the situation of widows and their children."