Even before the economic collapse of 2008, architects -- and young architects in particular -- had turned away from designing splashy new icons and to...
There is still much work to be done before Lucians can go back to life as normal, and in some cases even be able to go back to their homes or what's left of their homes.
The way in which international and national authorities in Haiti are dealing with Hurricane Tomas can teach us a great deal about how the economically...
Beloved by the locals since his arrival in 2005, Todd's good-natured persistence underlies his belief that in spite of floods or earthquakes, health care for Pakistanis in rural parts of the country is an attainable goal.
When they're not flying over Afghanistan, airmen from Fairchild Air Force Base are helping local children at The Soliska School in Kyrgyzstan.
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Finding new ways to capture the strength and experience of the Baby Boomers, while still nurturing subsequent generations will be an important challenge ahead.
"Ultimately, we were underestimating ourselves, but more importantly, we were underestimating our friends, neighbors, colleagues, and New Yorkers in general."
In economic terms, there is a decreasing marginal capacity to care about disasters and act. To say it simply, there is a limit to what our brain and our heart can handle.
There are 925 million hungry people in the world today. Here are 10 new approaches -- permanent solutions to ensuring all people throughout the world have enough nutritious food.
Journalist Linda Polman discussed corruption and aid organizations, the topic of her new book, "The Crisis Caravan: What's Wrong With Humanitarian Aid...
I recently assisted in a surgical procedure in Kabul on a young boy. The chief surgeon was an Afghan man. I didn't know how he would respond to a woman as our fierce Asian eyes met over surgical masks.
Only a fraction of affected communities getting the aid they need as UN launches new humanitarian appeal for crisis
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Millions of people in Pakistan have been forced to flee their homes to escape the worst floods in living memory.
Aid agency Oxfam is providing suppo...
The transparency discussion that I complied started as one that focused on the lack of transparency, but evolved to include a second string of thought.
NetHope is supporting the relief effort by providing equipment and expertise to our 15 member NGOs operating in Pakistan, including communications, power and computing equipment.
We know from the outpouring of support and concern after the earthquake in Haiti that even during these difficult economic times, we as a country are capable of so much more to Pakistan.
This year there are two major challenges in Gaza that make observing Ramadan a lot harder. The first one is soaring prices of fresh produce and the second is frequent and prolonged power outages.