WORKING IN RELIEF
TABLE-Transparency International's corruption rankings
Source: AlertNet
Sept 23 (Reuters) - Below are some of the best and worst ranked nations in Transparency International's 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The CPI is a composite index that draws on ...
Source: AlertNet
Sept 23 (Reuters) - Below are some of the best and worst ranked nations in Transparency International's 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The CPI is a composite index that draws on ...
Corruption creating humanitarian disaster -watchdog
Source: AlertNet
By Noah Barkin BERLIN, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Corruption in poor countries has created a humanitarian disaster which threatens to derail the global fight against poverty, Transparency International ...
Source: AlertNet
By Noah Barkin BERLIN, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Corruption in poor countries has created a humanitarian disaster which threatens to derail the global fight against poverty, Transparency International ...
Floods in Bihar - Malteser International helps 1,000 families to survive
Source: Malteser International - Germany
"Villages that are completely destroyed, ten thousands of people living underneath plastic bags and plastic sheets without safe drinking water, foodstuff or medical supply," Florian Seeger, Malteser International Coordinator in India, describes the situation in the disaster area on the border between India and Nepal. 10,000 to 15,000 families in the district of Basantpur alone are holding out on the remaining dams since nearly three weeks says Seeger who has been assessing the situation in the disaster region during the last days.
Source: Malteser International - Germany
"Villages that are completely destroyed, ten thousands of people living underneath plastic bags and plastic sheets without safe drinking water, foodstuff or medical supply," Florian Seeger, Malteser International Coordinator in India, describes the situation in the disaster area on the border between India and Nepal. 10,000 to 15,000 families in the district of Basantpur alone are holding out on the remaining dams since nearly three weeks says Seeger who has been assessing the situation in the disaster region during the last days.
Bihar Floods: An unfolding tragedy
Source: ActionAid International- India
With over three million people displaced and thousands gone missing, the ongoing floods in Bihar is far from over. The shelters have little or no amenities and the stagnant water in thousands of acres is threatening to explode into a public health catastrophe.
Source: ActionAid International- India
With over three million people displaced and thousands gone missing, the ongoing floods in Bihar is far from over. The shelters have little or no amenities and the stagnant water in thousands of acres is threatening to explode into a public health catastrophe.
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TALKING POINT-Aid agencies hammer out standards
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Critics find fault with Sphere standards for relief work
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QUIZ-How well do you know your Sphere standards?
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