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Gerry Simpson, Senior refugee researcher, Human Rights Watch
08/05/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Gerry Simpson, Senior refugee researcher, Human Rights Watch

The number of Syrian refugees has now topped 1.4 million. Most of them have fled to neighbouring Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq. But these host countries are struggling to cope with the influx of refugees. Life in the camps is getting worse and cities are reaching capacity limits, with lack of shelter, poor sanitation and overcrowded healthcare facilities.
Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the World Food Programme
23/04/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the World Food Programme

Over the past two years, thousands of Syrian civilians have been killed and many more have been forced to flee their homes. Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, has joined forces with other UN agencies to respond to this major humanitarian crisis. But, as the death toll in Syria increases, funds for aid operations are soon going to run out. She now pleads for a political solution to end the civil war.
US doubles non-lethal aid to Syrian opposition
21/04/2013 - SYRIA

US doubles non-lethal aid to Syrian opposition

US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that the United States would double its non-lethal aid for opposition forces in Syria to $250 million, stopping short of a US pledge to provide the rebels with weapons they have requested.
No aid for Bangui wounded as hospitals run dry
28/03/2013 - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

No aid for Bangui wounded as hospitals run dry

Days after Seleka rebels seized the Central African Republic in a deadly 48-hour offensive, victims of the violence are struggling to get help in the capital with hospitals lacking medicine, equipment and even water. FRANCE 24 reports.
US will increase Syria aid, White House says
27/02/2013 - SYRIA

US will increase Syria aid, White House says

The United States will increase assistance to the Syrian people in an effort to achieve a transition to a post-Assad regime, a White House spokesman said on Wednesday, as the bloody uprising approaches its second anniversary.
Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid
21/02/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid

Kristalina Georgieva, who has recently come back from Mali, speaks to Marc Perelman about the need to stabilise the country’s food security situation. Already struggling to cope with several droughts, Malians now face political instability, ethnic tensions and a continuing Islamist threat that have worsened the food crisis.
Syria aid pledges exceed $1.5 billion target
30/01/2013 - SYRIA - UNITED NATIONS

Syria aid pledges exceed $1.5 billion target

Donors at an international aid conference in Kuwait on Wednesday exceeded the US$1.5 billion target in pledges to Syrians displaced by the nearly two-year conflict, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.
Global donors pledge more than $600 million for Mali
29/01/2013 - MALI

Global donors pledge more than $600 million for Mali

International leaders pledged more than $600 million, including more than $120 million from Japan and $96 million from the United States, at a donors conference Tuesday to support military operations against Islamists and humanitarian aid in Mali.
Ushahidi: 2.0 cartography
14/01/2013 - TECH 24

Ushahidi: 2.0 cartography

Three years ago, Haiti was struck by the most violent earthquake in its history. An African non-profit organisation played a key role in helping the country re-build. We tell you about Ushahidi, a tech success story from Kenya. And in Test 24, we look at how 3D TV is giving way to some exciting new trends set to come our way in 2013.
French aid workers on trial for false African adoptions
04/12/2012 - FRANCE

French aid workers on trial for false African adoptions

Six humanitarian workers from the French organisation Zoe’s Ark went on trial in Paris on Monday, accused of trying to bring 103 children illegally to France for adoption, claiming they were orphans from troubled Darfur.
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