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  1. Mwanajuma Hiribae updates a transparency board in Wenje, Kenya. Photo: Esben Salling/ActionAid

    Accountability in humanitarian response - a critical component

    24 February 2012 11:12 GMT | Comments (0)

    Bijay Kumar | AlertNet AidWatch

    The “accountability question” has long done the rounds in the humanitarian sector. But what is accountability? And why is it...

  2. A woman sells fruits at a street market in Tbilisi, Georgia, on February 14, 2011. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

    Apples, oranges and climate vulnerability indices

    11 October 2011 22:56 BST | Comments (4)

    Megan Rowling | Climate Conversations

    Which countries are most vulnerable to climate impacts depends on who’s doing the measuring - and how

  3. Ex-PNG minister flees to Australia after served with summons over fraud claims

    19 September 2011 11:34 BST | Comments (0)

    thin-lei-win | TrustLaw Scrapbook

    As reported in the Sydney Morning Herald

  4. A young fisherman holds up his catch while snorkling the coral reefs in Nauru, the world’s smallest republic, on September 13, 2001. REUTERS/Mark Baker

    It's time to act on climate change and security

    15 September 2011 11:43 BST | Comments (1)

    Marcus Stephen | Climate Conversations

    With island nations facing inundation and mass migration, a UN special representative on climate and security is needed

  5. Papua New Guinea to debate historic bill for women – report

    09 September 2011 11:45 BST | Comments (0)

    Thin Lei Win | TrustLaw Scrapbook

    As reported by ABC News

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