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  1. Afghan member of parliament Fawzia Koofi pictured at the German parliament in Berlin in 2007. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

    Women worth less than goats in many families – Afghan MP

    02 March 2012 15:00 GMT | Comments (1)

    Rebekah Curtis | Book Tales

    A life of violence and drudgery is the best many Afghan women can expect, says Fawzia Koofi, the country's first female ...

  2. 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...

  3. PREVENTION AS WELL AS CURE

    06 February 2012 12:30 GMT | Comments (0)

    Laura Taylor, Tearfund UK | Aid Worker Diaries

    You want to stamp out tropical disease? Put clean water and hygiene at the top of your 'to do' list.

  4. A tourist takes pictures at Namtso lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region on September 14, 2011. REUTERS/Kong Yen Lin

    Sharing ideas at the 'Third Pole'

    02 February 2012 17:04 GMT | Comments (2)

    Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio | Climate Conversations

    The climate-threatened Hindu Kush-Himalaya region needs better information and policy

  5. What does War Child actually do?

    23 December 2011 15:50 GMT | Comments (2)

    Letty Thomas | Aid Worker Diaries

    Part two of a three-part blog series based on a talk given by the War Child UK Programme Director in November 2011. In the ...

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