| In Brief: World hunger increases despite growth in food production |
 DUSHANBE, 12 November 2009 (IRIN) - Even as world food production grows, hunger is on the rise in many poor countries, according to the Global Crop Prospects and Food Situation report for November, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 12 November.
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| In Brief: Cash does not always mean quality food aid |
 JOHANNESBURG, 11 November 2009 (IRIN) - A move by donor countries to provide aid agencies with cash, allowing them the flexibility to source cheaper or more appropriate food in the region or beneficiary country and save on transport and warehousing costs, is not addressing nutritional needs, according to a new report.
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| In Brief: When health facilities become casualties |
 DAKAR, 14 October 2009 (IRIN) - Designed to be safe havens in times of disaster, health facilities are vulnerable to upheaval when catastrophe strikes, according to the UN, which is focusing on hospital safety for International Day for Disaster Reduction.
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| In Brief: Voices of landmine survivors |
 DAKAR, 8 October 2009 (IRIN) - A landmine survivor in Senegal’s Casamance region on 6 October used the recent report, ‘Voices from the Ground’, based on a survey of mine victims worldwide, to remind aid agencies, Senegal’s anti-mine agency and the media of victims’ needs and governments’ responsibilities.
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| How To: Rescue people trapped in a collapsed building |
 NAIROBI, 8 October 2009 (IRIN) - When an earthquake strikes a town, or a building is levelled by an explosion, news footage invariably shows search and rescue teams trawling through the rubble looking for survivors. But what does it take to rescue people trapped under tons of concrete?
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| In Brief: Migration myths dispelled in UNDP report |
 BANGKOK, 5 October 2009 (IRIN) - Most migrants do not move from developing to developed countries, and when they do, rather than hurting host economies, they benefit them, according to a new report by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
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| In Brief: Twenty cities most vulnerable to storm surges, sea level rises |
 DAKAR, 1 October 2009 (IRIN) - According to (yet another) new climate change report, this time from development think-tank CGD, these are the 20 cities where the most people will be at the greatest risk from sea level rise and storm surges in the developing world.
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| In Brief: Crucial climate negotiations to be held in Thailand |
 BANGKOK, 25 September 2009 (IRIN) - Some 2,500 participants will gather in the Thai capital next week for a crucial round of talks to seek a new deal to combat global warming.
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| In Brief: Climate-related disasters force 20 million out of homes in 2008 |
 JOHANNESBURG, 23 September 2009 (IRIN) - Climate related natural disasters like droughts, hurricanes and floods forced 20 million people - slightly less than the population of Australia - out of their homes in 2008 alone said a new study, making a strong case for regularly monitoring displacement in the context of climate change.
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| Analysis: Humanitarian action under siege |
 DAKAR, 18 August 2009 (IRIN) - On the first-ever World Humanitarian Day, as the UN spotlights fallen aid workers and growing humanitarian needs, experts say a trend toward integrating aid goals into broader social and security agendas has contributed to an erosion of “humanitarian space”. IRIN looks at why, and at how donors, UN agencies and NGOs might ensure that it does not shrink for good.
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