The floods in Pakistan have caused devastation of an unprecedented scale. A huge swath of the country is submerged under water and we are seeing millions of people suffering. The number of people impacted is of a scale not seen before.
On August 19, 2003, a truck bomb exploded in Baghdad, killing 22 people and injuring dozens more -- 18 of the deceased were UN staff. The day has been...
By Maura Kelly As we celebrate World Humanitarian Day 2010, there is no shortage of catastrophes that need immediate attention. Pakistan's worst-ever...
The relief community I've known for over 30 years wants to respond massively to such a huge mega-disaster. It cannot do this without money and materiel from the American people.
Americans can help out the victims of one of largest natural disasters in recent history and in the process change Pakistanis' perception of the United States in the long term.
After many experiences in global health in Lebanon, Egypt, Israel and Palestine, and the Balkans, I am older, but only mildly wiser. I am now plunging head first into a medical trip to Afghanistan working with CURE International.
Which one should come first? Human life or livestock? At least to some people here, saving livestock means saving their own life because without those livestock living would be as difficult or equal to death.
The massacre of humanitarians this week shows that there are dangers in shedding security and stepping out onto Afghanistan's dusty roads. Yet US military personnel are taking far more risks.
There appears to be a complex formulation of political and religious requirements that must be met before the media glare focuses on a natural disaster abroad and Americans reach into their pockets.
The chaos of a war zone combined with the financial attraction of an invasion led by the world's remaining superpower has proved a potent mix for a multitude of NGOs to flock to Afghanistan.
• World Vision opens emergency health clinic in Lower Dir • Growing number of children already reported to have skin diseases, eye infections • ...
People in the Swat Valley in Northern Pakistan hit by the catastrophic floods were only just recovering from the conflict that forced them from their homes last year.
This is how things get done in Haiti. It is a system threaded together with grants and goodwill, hinging on the booms and busts of the global economy and the ebb and flow of natural disaster.
The G-8 and newly relevant G-20 summit meetings generated a lot of documents. Documents which evaluate and discuss where we are and where we should be on a myriad of global development challenges.
Once economic necessity lowers cultural barriers, women can use the opportunity to renegotiate power relations within the household and the community.
Commends creation of G20 Working Group on Development Concerned development continues to take back seat to heavy focus on economic growth Welcomes r...
More than ten million people across West Africa are facing severe hunger and malnutrition because of drought, poor harvests and rising food prices.
While nobody would argue that the government shouldn't take all necessary and justifiable steps to prevent terrorism, what rational person would argue that turning extremists away from violence runs contrary to that goal?
Before traveling overseas to lead an aid project or volunteer, think about what factors would lead to success or failure by a foreign volunteer in your own country.
This weekend I, like many other fathers in this country, had the joy of celebrating Father's Day with my family. As Dad to five sons, I take special pleasure in helping them to become positive forces in the world.
My colleague Karen Palmer from Oxfam Canada has just returned from Zimbabwe on a two weeks visit. Her thoughts on the dire situation the cuontry now f...
We recently found out that the government of Haiti identified a site for temporary location of homeless people living in flood-prone settlements in Port-au-Prince. They took two months to identify the site and we had one week to prepare it.
Of the 2.2 billion children that populate the world, 163 million of them are parentless. It's a staggering number -- and one that continues to grow with the persistence of disease, poverty, and warfare.
We talk in today's workshop with Haitian kids at the hospital, do drawings, and talk more about what they've drawn. My French is emerging from the cav...
Results from this innovative program and research will be valuable for analyzing the cost effectiveness of cash interventions in food emergencies.
