A Typical Day in the Life of an Internally Displaced Person in Mali
Friday 05, Apr, 2013It is 5 a.m. in a small town in central Mali. The sun, while not yet visible, has already started casting away the dark cold night. And in a tiny two-roomed house, hardly larger than twelve square meters, Miram, age 32, awakes.
Small scale, big impact: unlock the potential of smallholders and we can achieve Zero Hunger
Monday 29, Apr, 2013The single most important thing governments can do to end global hunger is to support the millions of poor women farming tiny plots of land in developing countries, a new report by a group of international charities says today.
World Vision responding to devastating Sichuan quake
Monday 22, Apr, 2013'Homes flattened, children homeless and livelihoods wiped away’
7.8M earthquake hits Iran and Pakistan border
Tuesday 16, Apr, 2013Emergency aid is on standby as damage and need in the area is assessed.
G8 Ministers must tackle sexual violence against children in war
Wednesday 10, Apr, 2013Foreign ministers from the G8 countries are being urged to address the ‘forgotten’ child victims of rape and sexual violence in conflict, as they gather for a summit in London today.