Disquiet Over New Somaliland NGO Law

Some provisions of new legislation governing the activities of NGOs in Somaliland could undermine international humanitarian activity in the self-declared independent territory, say aid workers and donors.

International NGO Battles Malaria in Oil Rich Niger Delta’s Rural Communities

As Nigeria grapples with high deaths caused by malaria, an NGO, the International Centre for Women Empowerment and Child Development (ICWECD) has taken the battle against the disease to 200 rural communities in oil rich Delta State where malaria has become...

Unending Flow of Mud Wreaking Havoc in Indonesia

Two-and-a-half years after a volcano erupted in the East Java province of Sidoardjo, the mud shows no signs of abating. One of Indonesia’s worst disasters, the eruption on 29 May 2006 displaced more than 75,000 people and destroyed more than 10,000...

Extremists Fuel Anti-Women Violence in Basra

BAGHDAD, 20 November 2007 (IRIN) – Anti-women violence in Basra, Iraq’s second largest city, about 600 km south of the capital, Baghdad, has increased markedly in recent months and has forced women to stay indoors, police and local NGOs have...