Archive for the ‘humanitarian’ Category

Burma’s trail of destruction

Friday, May 9th, 2008

They have a saying in Burma that if the roof is not sound, the whole house is prone to leaks - and the recent cyclone has blown the country's roof right off, a catastrophe that could reach even greater proportions if the ruling junta keeps resisting foreign help.Read the full ...

An aid worker’s selfless life

Friday, May 9th, 2008

From women's hospital nurse to wife of an Ethiopian clan leader, devoted aid worker Valerie Browning has published a memoir of her life, which she believes would have been no life at all without risk.Read the full story