Built for 200 inmates, the prison currently houses over a thousand, mostly men, although there are also separate compounds for minors and women. It received just 1,000 liters of piped water a day, barely a liter per person for drinking, cooking and washing.
HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 05.18.2012
KABUL, Afghanistan -- About three years ago, Abdul Fattah grew tired of seeing his cousins driving fancy cars, impressing girls and earning the respec...
Louis Belanger | Posted 04.23.2012
Louis Belanger | Posted 05.29.2012
Growing insecurity in Mali and northern Nigeria is disrupting the supply of food to communities suffering from a major food crisis affecting 13 million people in West Africa.
Posted 03.24.2012
Before "Hunger Games" fans take their seats at movie theaters nationwide, activists will give them a chance to do something about food-aid issues plag...
Caroline Gluck | Posted 05.22.2012
Eastern Congo is supposed to be at peace. But life for civilians in Mweso health zone, Masisi territory, North Kivu, is anything but peaceful.
Louis Belanger | Posted 05.08.2012
Some 13 million people are at severe risk from a food crisis which is set to escalate into a full scale humanitarian emergency in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa if urgent action is not taken.
Louis Belanger | Posted 04.24.2012
For the seventeenth time in 20 years, politicians from 40 countries are gathering in a foreign city, this time London, to try to solve the troubled state that is Somalia.
Louis Belanger | Posted 04.23.2012
A new approach to Somalia is urgently needed. Somali women and men are asking for a greater say in efforts to bring about peace and security in their country.
Louis Belanger | Posted 04.21.2012
During a visit to the Gorgol region of Mauritania, Senegalese musician Baaba Maal discovered the harsh reality for communities affected by a food crisis that now touches one in four people across the country.
Louis Belanger | Posted 04.03.2012
AP | By KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 03.19.2012
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Thousands of people died needlessly and millions of dollars were wasted because the international community did not respond fast eno...
Posted 01.11.2012
Thursday marks the second anniversary of the Haiti earthquake that killed 316,000 people, but experts say it could be at least another 10 years before...
Caroline Gluck | Posted 02.06.2012
Unemployment is especially hard in rural areas, where there are few economic opportunities available. This was a major issue in Haiti, as much before the earthquake as now. But, after the quake, it's also hampering people's ability to rebuild their lives.
Posted 11.21.2011
There's no better way to spread the joy of the holiday season than to give to those in need. But as the seasonal charity solicitations being to tug at...
Posted 12.31.2011
As she continues to settle into her role as an Oxfam ambassador, Kristin Davis has taken a keen interest in empowering women in need, CNN reports. ...
Louis Belanger | Posted 12.26.2011
Women from Blue Nile State struggle to survive By Surendrini Wijeyaratne of Oxfam International Juba: Arriving in Mina transit camp in South Sudan's...
Winnie So | Posted 10.21.2011
"The first time I went [to Kenya], I had the guilt. I was just handing money out. I really was having that weird, stunned feeling. The thing is, when I feel that guilt, I come to Singapore to talk about it. I try to funnel it towards action."
Kelly Rigg | Posted 12.16.2011
If you've ever looked at grocery store labels (grapes from Chile, apple juice from China, rice from Thailand) you know the global food supply system is complex. With climate change, there will be winners and losers.
Bill Quigley | Posted 12.12.2011
Where has the money raised for Haiti gone? What about the Red Cross? What about the U.S. government? What about the money raised in France, Canada and across the world? What about the pledges to the UN? Where is the money?
Coco McCabe | Posted 12.12.2011
If only food and water were as plentiful as the stories of hardship and sadness we've heard the last few days as we've crisscrossed the drought-ravaged region of southern Ethiopia, from Yabello to Negele and back.
Scarlett Johansson | Posted 12.12.2011
Here in Katiko, people are receiving approximately $25 USD a month in aid, which they spend on school fees, household items and food.
Louis Belanger | Posted 11.29.2011
The Afghan army and especially the police are still not ready to properly safeguard civilians, as 20,000 police have yet to receive training and the force routinely does not investigate civilian deaths at its own hands.
Scarlett Johansson | Posted 11.29.2011
In the Turkana region of Northern Kenya, there is some sign of hope. But there is also more work to be done.
Scarlett Johansson | Posted 11.26.2011
Several months ago I came across an article about a refugee camp that profoundly struck me. Dadaab, the largest refugee camp in the world, was declared full occupancy in 2008, but has received between 600 and 1,500 Somali refugees daily since.
Caroline Gluck | Posted 05.21.2012