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Humanitarianism in the network age: when does communication save lives? May 1, 2013 How can new communications technologies bring people in need closer to people who can help? In a world of increasingly informed, connected and self-reliant communities, how will communications technology affect the delivery of humanitarian aid and how are aid agencies adapting to a more open, participatory way of interacting with people in crisis? A new report by the United Nations emergency relief organisation (UN OCHA) suggest a fundamental shift in power from capitals and headquarters to the people aid agencies aim to assist—a shift to which humanitarian responders must adapt or risk becoming increasingly out of touch with the populations they seek to serve. Find out more and debate these issue with experts from UN OCHA, Thomson Reuters Foundation's humanitarian news service AlertNet and others. Join the debate from 12:00 to 13:00 BST on Wednesday, May 1.

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Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship 2013 Apr 12, 2013 Join us for live updates and online interviews with panelists from the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. The forum aims to accelerate entrepreneurial approaches and innovative solutions to the world's most pressing social issues.

Climate Crisis: How can the poorest and most vulnerable act to adapt? Apr 10, 2013 This debate, hosted by Thomson Reuters Foundation and the International Institute for Environment and Development, will explore what actions and resources are needed, where and how, to support poor and vulnerable communities in their efforts to adapt to climate change. It is taking place ahead of the 7th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Dhaka later this month, and will feed into discussions there. Please contribute your comments and questions for our expert panel, either directly on the live blog below or via Twitter using the hashtag #CBA7.

All that glitters: What next for climate finance? Feb 27, 2013

Twitterview with UN aid chief Valerie Amos Dec 19, 2012 What are the big humanitarian challenges in 2013? How is the aid system responding to climate change? Find out answers to these questions and more in a live interview on Twitter between AlertNet and UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos from 1600 - 1630 GMT on Dec 18.

News from DR Congo: Local perspectives Jan 4, 2013

Sanitation Hackathon Dec 6, 2012 Technologists develop solutions to challenges facing the sanitation sector

South Sudan Dec 18, 2012 Birthing a nation: South Sudan's first year

Paying the price Nov 29, 2012 Who will pay the cost of losses and damage from climate impacts

Solve hunger Oct 9, 2012 Live Twitter chat with World Food Programme

Syria Jul 26, 2012 LIVE UPDATES ON EVENTS IN SYRIA

Crisis in the Sudans Jul 3, 2012 Weeks of border fighting between neighbours Sudan and South Sudan have brought the former civil war foes closer to a full-blown war than at any time since the South suceeded in July

Dispatches from Durban Jan 30, 2012 AlertNet Climate and its network of experts and organisations share their insights on the U.N. climate talks

UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Sep 21, 2011 Updates from the United Nations high-level general assembly meeting on desertification, land degradation and drought in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication

Libya & Middle East refugee crisis Jan 6, 2012 Updates and tweets from AlertNet and humanitarian agencies on displacement throughout Libya and the Middle East

Reporting on international security and terrorism Jun 13, 2011 A seminar for journalists, London, June 6 - 8, 2011

Libya humanitarian crisis Apr 21, 2011 Tweets and updates from UNICEF in Libya

Ivory Coast conflict Nov 22, 2011 Updates from AlertNet and humanitarian agencies

Japan earthquake and Pacific tsunami Apr 6, 2011 Tweets and updates about the aftermath

Japan earthquake Mar 28, 2011 Live updates of developments after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, selected by Reuters.com editors and readers. To see updates from Reuters only, click "Options" and turn off comments.

Tracking the MDG action in New York Sep 22, 2010 AlertNet at the U.N. Millennium Development Goals Summit

THE “F-WORD” - Hunger in the media seminar Jul 5, 2010 When does a food crisis turn into famine? Stellar panellists from WFP, Reuters, Oxfam, the DEC and ODI debate the media’s portrayal of hunger and NGOs efforts to feed the world’s starving millions at this AlertNet-hosted event on July 2. We’ll be blogging live as the event unfolds – keep checking back for the latest updates!

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Climate inaction likely to deepen EU divisions - paper

The European Union must take measures to prevent the destruction of crops and property by extreme weather or face instability and deeper social divisions, a report says more

India's crops seen safe from widespread drought in 2013

India and its south Asian neighbours are set to avoid widespread drought for a fourth straight year, thanks to a normal monsoon in 2013, weather experts predict
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