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Sexual violence in conflict

Posted by: Zainab Bangura, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Posted on: 12 November 2013 - Categories: Development Debates, Girls & Women, Humanitarian

...where they hide in shame for what has happened to them. The effect and use of sexual violence in each country is unique. In Syria, the threat of sexual violence...

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Saving Syria's children

Posted by: Saleyha Ahsan, Accident and Emergency Doctor, Posted on: 6 November 2013 - Categories: Development Debates, Health, Humanitarian

...her family had fled their home in Damascus because it was too dangerous to stay. She told us she collects water every day for her family now living in the...

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A new deal for working in risky places?

Posted by: Hannah Ryder, Team Leader for Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, Posted on: 16 September 2013 - Categories: Other

Here in the UK, many news stories we hear about Somalia are negative. Somalia is one of the world's riskiest places, alongside countries like Syria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Twenty one out of the 28 countries that DFID …

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Why we must protect the children affected by Syria's conflict

Posted by: David Bull, Posted on: 18 October 2012 - Categories: Asia, Development Debates, Humanitarian

The conflict in Syria shows no sign of abating, yet media interest is waning. The humanitarian needs of the children affected are hardly mentioned and it is hard to understand why. Within Syria alone, 2.5 million people are affected, 1.2 …

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