Maternal Death: The Avoidable Crisis
MSF's briefing paper, "Maternal Death: The Avoidable Crisis" details how the provision of emergency obstetric care to pregnant women in acute and chronic humanitarian crises can have a direct impact and save women's lives.
Annual Report 2011
2011 was a year of growth and global impact for the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Uganda war criminal Kony tops Twitter's most searched
Video on child soldiers goes viral, bringing new attention to an old problem
New fighting in Sudan's Darfur region
Sudan's armed forces and a rebel group clashed in the Western Darfur region, both sides said, the latest violence in the troubled region
UK launches 'rapid response' network for faster aid
Pre-approved aid groups and businesses will be able to access government funds within hours of a disaster striking
VIDEOS: Fighting maternal deaths worldwide
Fifteen percent of all pregnancies worldwide will experience a life-threatening complication. The most critical moment is delivery: the majority of maternal deaths occur just before, during, or just after delivery, often from complications that cannot be predicted.
Designer chicken could help empower Africa's rural women
Kenyan geneticist developing disease-resistant chicken with high egg yield
INDIA: Sri Lankan Refugees Set to Graduate from Unique Training Program
This April, 450 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees are set to graduate from a unique vocational training program in southern India designed especially for them. The class of 2012 will be only the second to graduate from the "New Beginnings" program developed by Salesian Missions and funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.
Education Transforms Lives of Sudanese Women - LWF South Sudan
Only one in six women in South Sudan are fortunate enough to have an education