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Global Citizen: Global force or global farce?
Co-founder of Global Citizen, Hugh Evans says he believes that if people get into the spirit of altruism it eventually becomes habit-forming.
Aid to Africa dwindles as euro crisis rages on
Figures from the advocacy group One indicated that Europe had failed to meet pledges made at the Gleneagles G8 summit in 2005.
Troops secure Haiti aid as looters run amok
US troops protected aid handouts and the UN sought extra peacekeepers in Haiti on Monday as looters emptied shops as survivors received medical care.
The UN’s own financial crisis
The announcement that the United Nations has a record $4,8-billion funding gap for its 2009 aid programmes may not strike some observers as news.
UN: Sudan aid group ban possibly a war crime
The United Nations human rights office will examine whether Sudan’s decision to expel aid groups constitutes a breach of basic human rights.