Patricia Galicia: A Guatemalan midwife becomes a political leader

Ethical guidelines for situation in which the self-interest and the social responsibilities of development agencies collide

Social protection is enshrined in South Africa's constitution, but poverty pervails nonetheless

Government-owned development banks matter in the global financial crisis – and they must accept the principle of subsidiarity

Many southern African nations experiment with social protection mechanisms, but a lot more needs to be done

Civicus assesses civil liberties around the world, and criticises donors for supporting authoritarian regimes in Ethiopia and Vietnam

In Nigeria, many old-age pensioners have not enough to live on

Cyclone hits Indian coast, Lampedusa disaster, IPCC report on climate change, post-2015 debate and more

The terrorist attack on Westgate Mall traumatised Kenyans, but did not divide them

India must do much more to provide social protection to all its people