Humanitarian News Archive

Darfur, Who’ll save the children now?

22nd December 2004 Dec 23, 2004 — FOUR aid workers dead, two raped, all in the space of two months. Save the Children has given up. It is pulling out of the ravaged Sudanese region of Darfur. Médicins Sans Frontières ...

Oxfam mixes business with charity

28th March 2002 Imagine a retailer that gets its stock for free, earning a 100% mark-up on everything it sells. The retailer doesn't pay most of its staff, and gets a hefty discount on commercial rates. Oh, and its ...