Tim Large
Tim Large has been AlertNet's deputy editor since 2003. Prior to that, he was a correspondent with Reuters in Tokyo, a staff writer on a major Japanese daily and news editor of a popular science website. He has written widely on politics, economics, social issues and the arts. He is also a passionate photographer.
INTERVIEW- U.N. fears for staff as Nepal strikes continue
NEW DELHI - More frequent and violent strike action in Nepal is threatening the security of United Nations staff and undermining their humanitarian operations, the head of the U.N. operation said on Friday. In recent years, the impoverished Himalayan nation has seen a sharp rise in the number of strikes where everything including transport, government offices, private businesses, schools, hospitals and markets are completely shut down. ...
INTERVIEW: Website plays matchmaker for India disaster aid
NEW DELHI - In India as elsewhere, the challenge of getting aid to disaster survivors often boils down to supply and demand. Relief workers identify specific needs - tents, say, or generators. They then have to scrabble around for suppliers, negotiate prices and figure out how to get the goods where they're needed in time to make a difference. ...
Girls being "raped for grades", says aid agency
Girls as young as 10 are being forced to have sex by their teachers to pass exams, and threatened with poor grades if they refuse, according to a report on school violence published by aid agency Plan. The report says sexual violence is institutionalised in many schools throughout Africa but also happens in Latin America and Asia. ...
Congo's children abducted back to battle and abuse
Two steps forward, five steps back. That's the stuttering pace of progress in rescuing children in Democratic Republic of Congo from a life of war. For every two youngsters set free in the conflict-ravaged east, five are abducted and forced to serve again as child soldiers, according to a new Amnesty International report. It's a depressing fact that children who have borne arms are more likely to be re-recruited. In the volatile eastern province of North Kivu, where a recent peace agreement has done little to smother violence, as many as half of former child combatants who have been reunited with their families may have been press-ganged back into service, Amnesty says. ...
Stranded in India's Bihar floods
By Veronique Terrasse A month after the river Kosi broke its banks and flooded large swathes of India's northern plains, access to flood victims remains challenging in some areas. In Bihar state, thousands of people may still be stranded, far from the reach of aid workers. In Supaul, which is among the worst affected districts, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have been providing humanitarian assistance to a large settlement in Chuni. The camp had been cut off for weeks by floodwaters and the displaced had received very little aid other than airdropped food packets from the government. ...
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