BRUSSELS and LONDON, Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Aid and development organizations are experts at logistics and mobilization, but their impact is often limited by weak leadership capacity and communication problems, according to a new survey. Leadership and Talent Development in International Humanitarian and Development Organizations, a report from the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) and People In Aid, is based on interviews with organizations around the world. It gives a snapshot of leadership and talent management issues within this important sector.
BERLIN - A global conference in Germany to discuss Afghanistan's future beyond 2014 comes as the country faces political instability, an enduring Taliban-led insurgency and possible financial collapse following the planned drawdown of international troops and foreign aid. About 100 countries and international organizations will be represented at the gathering, with some 60 foreign ministers in attendance, among them U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Subjects: Afghanistan : Elections; Afghanistan : International assistance; Commerce, international : Global financial markets :: Unrest; Environment : Climate change; Haiti : Hurricanes, damage and recovery efforts; Sudan : Darfur, conflict and human rights crisis; Sudan : International aid organizations, expulsion ; Sudan : International assistance; Sudan : Peace efforts; United Nations : Afghanistan, role in; United Nations : Secretary-General; United Nations : U.S. Permanent Representative.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) along with eight other prominent organizations today issued a Joint Statement calling on governments to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by fostering inclusive business practices and models. The Joint Statement was released during an officially sanctioned half-day forum at the United Nations MDG Summit in New York City. The forum featured leaders from companies, governments, international organizations, aid agencies and NGOs from around the world and highlighted the importance of expanding inclusive business models and practices as a key part of achieving the MDGs.
BARGUNA, Bangladesh -- Hungry survivors swarmed below each time a relief helicopter was spotted. But tents, rice and water were slow to reach hundreds of thousands of victims of Bangladesh's worst storm in a decade. Teams from international aid organizations worked with army troops in a massive rescue effort that drew help from around the world Sunday. Rescue workers cleared roads of fallen trees and twisted roofs to reach far-flung villages.
Subjects: African Union : Sudan, peacekeeping efforts in; Sudan : Darfur, conflict and human rights crisis; Sudan : International aid organizations, expulsion; Sudan : Peace efforts; Sudan : U.S. Special Envoy ; United Nations : Sudan, peacekeeping efforts in.
BANGKOK, Thailand - It is a life-or-death question: If millions of people are at risk, is it acceptable to sit on the sidelines and watch an undemocratic and unprepared regime mismanage a crisis? With the death toll climbing, foreign leaders and international aid organizations are faced with an increasingly urgent need to balance respect for Myanmar's sovereignty with a moral responsibility to help its population.
BARGUNA, Bangladesh - The death toll from Bangladesh's most devastating storm in a decade climbed to at least 2,300 on Sunday and relief officials warned the figure could jump sharply as rescuers reach more isolated areas. Teams from international aid organizations worked with army troops in a massive rescue effort that drew help from around the world. Rescue workers cleared roads of fallen trees and twisted roofs to reach remote villages, but tents, rice, water and other relief items were slow to arrive. Hungry survivors, thousands of whom were left homeless, scrambled for food.
Even as international aid organizations launch dual relief efforts, companies may find themselves struggling with dueling charitable priorities, noted Maya Heffler, a spokeswoman with Norwalk facilities maintenance giant Emcor Group Inc. Emcor has spent the past few years converting its 6,000-vehicle fleet into rolling billboards displaying the faces of missing children, in a partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Emcee Dr. Layla al-Marayati painted a disheartening picture of the conditions of Palestinians in the West Bank and particularly in Gaza, which has been all but abandoned by humanitarian aid organizations. Shapiro, who founded the International Solidarity Movement with his Palestinian-American wife, Huwaida Arraf, is filming documentaries on humanitarian crises in the Third World. Rabbi Arik Ascherman of Rabbis for Human Rights, journalist Amira Hass, Dr. Albert Aghazarian and Neta Golan of International Solidarity Movement.
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