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Sexual violence in conflict

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

The use of sexual violence in conflict is an issue that has finally received the recognition it deserves, and I am proud to be part of the movement to end this crime. Since assuming the position of Special Representative of …

Saving Syria's children

Saleyha Ahsan, Accident and Emergency Doctor, 6 November 2013 - Development Debates, Health, Humanitarian

I went to Syria in December 2012, invited by UK based NGO Hand in Hand for Syria. My first view of Atmeh refugee camp, close to the Turkish border, was of a vast sea of muddy white tents. Three days …

A new deal for working in risky places?

Hannah Ryder, Team Leader for Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, 16 September 2013 - 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 …

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

David Bull, 18 October 2012 - 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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