Aisling Irwin
Aisling Irwin joined AlertNet in early 2006. She is a freelance journalist and has lived and worked in Angola, Zambia and Indonesia. Before that she was science correspondent for The Daily Telegraph. Aisling has written several books including the story of her journey through Africa retracing the last footsteps of David Livingstone, and a guide to the Cape Verde Islands.
North Korea's human shield
North Korea's human shield Aid agencies and human rights groups have appealed to the international community not to take action against North Korea that could worsen the suffering of its already blighted population. Implementing sanctions as a result of Monday's nuclear test could have hideous consequences, they are warning. The U.N. chief of humanitarian operations, Jan Egeland, has added his voice, saying: "I take it for granted that as one discusses sanctions against North Korea that all humanitarian assistance would be unaffected". ...
Aid and loathing in Sri Lanka
Where is the international outcry about crimes against aid workers in Sri Lanka? Getting aid to the victims of Sri Lanka's conflict is becoming more dangerous by the day. Access to conflict areas is increasingly restricted, security threats are worsening, and NGOs claim that the government seems to be laying red tape like trip wires across the humanitarian field. ...
Counting child soldiers
How many gun-toting children lurk in the war-torn underbellies of the world? Ask an expert or search the web, and the same figure reappears: 300,000. Yet its origin is a mystery. It has survived for at least a decade, unaltered by the decline of several conflicts that were major recruiters of children, or by the commencement of others. ...
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