Inequality of mercy
Waiting for the aid tide to turnPhoto © WordpressUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called a special session of the UN General Assembly today to draw attention to the calamitous situation in...
View ArticlePaul Collier: New rules for rebuilding a broken nation
Like you, we sometimes spend our lunch-breaks catching up on old TED videos – especially when one of our Advisory Council members is involved!Check out Paul Collier’s TED@State talk in which he...
View ArticleHow to assist fragile countries challenged by weak governance
Alternative aid channels The Democratic Republic of Congo is in the headlines again. This time it’s not about rape and escalating violence in the eastern provinces but because donors are...
View ArticleAid agencies must listen to the people they're helping
Some camps for those displaced after the Haiti earthquake had suggestion boxes, and people responded with enthusiasm. Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/APThe following post first appeared in The Guardian's...
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