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No crisis like a financial crisis
09 Oct 2008 15:00:00 GMT
Author: Andrew Stroehlein

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So, I might as well just pack up and go on holiday for a few months. With the global financial crisis continuing, no one wants to hear about violent conflict and mass atrocities around the world. Trying to interest the media in these stories -- ie, my job -- is even harder than usual these days.

The new mood is basically, Increasing insecurity for millions of displaced in Darfur? Somalia going to hell? Who cares about that when my pensions disappearing?

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Civilians suffer as Pakistan army targets Taliban
01 Oct 2008 15:55:00 GMT
Author: Mustafa Qadri

For civilians in Pakistan's conflict-ridden tribal areas, the Taliban are not the only threat.

The Taliban insurgency along Pakistan's tribal border with Afghanistan has fast turned into the key security concern for the United States.

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Yes, people over 50 have sex too
01 Oct 2008 13:01:00 GMT
Author: HelpAge International

Richard Blewitt, chief executive of aid agency HelpAge International, marks U.N. International Day of Older People.

According to the U.N., this is a day when age should be celebrated, when older people's contribution to society should be recognised and applauded.

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Helping hand for Cameroon's lonely elderly
30 Sep 2008 19:10:00 GMT
Author: Methodist Relief and Development Fund

Sitting in a tiny, mud-brick hut in a remote part of Cameroon, I feel slightly disorientated. My eyes are still adjusting to the darkness and my legs are cramped. This is Maya Anyinji's home. Totally blind and almost deaf, she spends most of her time lying on her bed. But today, she is excited because she has a visitor.

High rates of HIV/AIDS and rural-to-urban migration mean many elderly in Cameroon no longer have children to look after them in their old age. They often lead very isolated lives. Like 79-year-old Maya, many live in hard-to-reach places, but are too frail to travel.

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