Alex Klaushofer
Alex Klaushofer is a freelance journalist writing on social affairs and politics in Britain and the Middle East. She has previously worked as Middle East communications manager for Christian Aid, and has a particular interest in humanitarian issues. She is author of "Paradise Divided: A Portrait of Lebanon".
Why maids are a priority for Lebanese NGOs
Author: Alex Klaushofer
As a middle-income country populated by enterprising people, Lebanon is bursting with NGOs working on every issue imaginable, from the reconstruction of Nahr al Bared refugee camp to the promotion of eco-tourism in its beautiful green hills.
But there is one area of human suffering that gets a relatively small slice of the aid pie - the plight of domestic migrant workers - an estimated 200,000 in a population of 4 million, many of them beaten or abused and imprisoned if they try to run.
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Author: Alex Klaushofer
As a middle-income country populated by enterprising people, Lebanon is bursting with NGOs working on every issue imaginable, from the reconstruction of Nahr al Bared refugee camp to the promotion of eco-tourism in its beautiful green hills.
But there is one area of human suffering that gets a relatively small slice of the aid pie - the plight of domestic migrant workers - an estimated 200,000 in a population of 4 million, many of them beaten or abused and imprisoned if they try to run.
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INTERVIEW: Abyei clashes trigger humanitarian crisis, says MSF
Author: Alex Klaushofer
Fresh fighting this month between former civil war foes in the Sudanese town of Abyei has displaced 60,000 people and tipped an already grave humanitarian situation into crisis, says a Medecins Sans Frontiers nurse evacuated from the region.
Colin Beckworth, a 32-year-old nurse on mission with MSF, was running a nutrition programme in the flashpoint town in central Sudan when he and colleagues were air-lifted to safety on May 15.
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Author: Alex Klaushofer
Fresh fighting this month between former civil war foes in the Sudanese town of Abyei has displaced 60,000 people and tipped an already grave humanitarian situation into crisis, says a Medecins Sans Frontiers nurse evacuated from the region.
Colin Beckworth, a 32-year-old nurse on mission with MSF, was running a nutrition programme in the flashpoint town in central Sudan when he and colleagues were air-lifted to safety on May 15.
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Educating girls boosts the economy
Author: Alex Klaushofer
Research published this month by children's development agency Plan ups the ante in the gender and education argument.
According to "Paying the Price: The economic cost of failing to educate girls", gender gaps in secondary education cost their retrograde countries annual growth to the tune of $92 million.
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Author: Alex Klaushofer
Research published this month by children's development agency Plan ups the ante in the gender and education argument.
According to "Paying the Price: The economic cost of failing to educate girls", gender gaps in secondary education cost their retrograde countries annual growth to the tune of $92 million.
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Climate change policy needs traditional wisdom
Author: Megan Rowling
Northeastern Uganda's Karamojong people - a semi-nomadic tribe who make their living from cattle herding - look at the stars to work out the flux of the wet and dry seasons. And when warm weather comes early, they know that if it isn't followed by heavy rains, their crops will fail and they'll face hunger.
"I wish the government would use these indicators to prepare relief instead of just relying on satellite imagery," said David Pulkol, a Karamojong community leader and former Ugandan government minister, at a press conference in London last week.
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Author: Megan Rowling
Northeastern Uganda's Karamojong people - a semi-nomadic tribe who make their living from cattle herding - look at the stars to work out the flux of the wet and dry seasons. And when warm weather comes early, they know that if it isn't followed by heavy rains, their crops will fail and they'll face hunger.
"I wish the government would use these indicators to prepare relief instead of just relying on satellite imagery," said David Pulkol, a Karamojong community leader and former Ugandan government minister, at a press conference in London last week.
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The untold story of Iraq's refugee crisis
Author: Alex Klaushofer
Coming back on the train from a news-free holiday earlier this week, idly flicking through the papers abandoned by commuters, I found myself plunged into the tabloid world of Iraq Five Years On.
One paper devoted half a dozen pages to the anniversary. There was extensive reporting of the ongoing discussion about when 'we' will withdraw our forces, an 'I told-you-so' piece by a vexed defence correspondent about politicians' failure to listen when it mattered, and a heart-rending account by a childhood friend of a promising young Englishman killed in the battle against Saddam.
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Author: Alex Klaushofer
Coming back on the train from a news-free holiday earlier this week, idly flicking through the papers abandoned by commuters, I found myself plunged into the tabloid world of Iraq Five Years On.
One paper devoted half a dozen pages to the anniversary. There was extensive reporting of the ongoing discussion about when 'we' will withdraw our forces, an 'I told-you-so' piece by a vexed defence correspondent about politicians' failure to listen when it mattered, and a heart-rending account by a childhood friend of a promising young Englishman killed in the battle against Saddam.
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