Aid News
News on development and aid topics collected by The Road to the Horizon
Syria: Repression Grows as Europe, US Avoid Discussing Rights(New York) – Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign relations chief, should raise human rights concerns with Syrian officials during her visit next week and seek specific commitments to improve their… |
Farming in a time of drought Farmers in the West Bank face unprecedented challenges in accessing land and water. |
Hunger and Malnutrition Crisis Resurfaces in NigerIn response to massive food shortages and staggering acute malnutrition rates in Niger, international humanitarian organisation Action Against Hunger | ACF International launched an emergency… |
West and Central Africa: 85 million children to be immunized against polioTwo of my family members are languishing as beggars in the streets of Freetown as a result of deformity due to polio, tells Yabom Saffie, a Sierra Leonean mother whose children have just been… |
WFP Welcomes Investigation Into its Food Assistance Operations in SomaliaROME – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today said it would welcome an independent investigation into its food assistance operations in Somalia. At the same time, the agency said it… |
Food crisis: Zimbabwe returns to the brinkThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has renewed its plea for funds as hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans are in urgent need of food assistance. According to… |
Poop for the PeopleHealth starts at the grassroots. Literally. We just got truckloads of manure to supply our food security program. Learn more about the program. |
Forbes Rich List: Number Of New Billionaires Reflects Global RecoveryForbes magazines list of the worlds billionaires mirrors the global financial recovery. It includes 62 Russians — nearly twice as many as last year — most of whom are returning after being knocked… |
Africa: New Oil to Flow From Continents HotspotsThe power balance in Africas crude oil production landscape is set to shift in the near future as a number of new oilfields come online. |
The Rundown - March 11A comprehensive review of news and opinion on RFE/RLs broadcast region. |
Ukraine Parliament Confirms Azarov As New Prime MinisterUkraines parliament today formed a new coalition and proposed former finance minister Mykola Azarov, a close ally of President Viktor Yanukovych, as prime minister. |
U.S. Recognizes Afghans, Iranian As Among International Women Of CourageTen extraordinary women have been recognized by the U.S. State Department in a ceremony in Washington. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared in person alongside first lady Michelle Obama… |
S.Africa govt to reject winelands mining bid: paperJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africas government will not approve an application by a state mining firm to prospect and possibly mine in the countrys main wine producing region, the Business Day… |
Zimbabwe: How New Empowerment Laws Will Affect BusinessZimbabwes new empowerment law that compels foreign-owned companies to give-up a 51% stake in their businesses to black Zimbabweans was greeted with shock by investors when first announced. |
