Keen to know more about the men and women leading development organisations? We speak to heads of NGOs, big and small, about their careers, their mentors and their vision for the future of development
The situation in Syria is only going to get worse ... and here's why
Melissa Fleming
There’s no political solution to the conflict in sight, but that’s just one of the many reasons that this crisis will not end, writes the UN’s Melissa Fleming
Corporations have rights. Now we need a global treaty on their responsibilities
Salil Shetty
In a world of global trade, the only effective way to tackle corporate abuse of human rights is a binding international law, says Amnesty’s Salil Shetty
If Syria's cycle of violence is to be halted, we must invest in refugee education
Melissa Fleming
Few of the one and a half million children who’ve fled are in school. Yet refugees can be agents of change, rebuilding their country, writes Melissa Fleming. All they need is our help
What is the value of the Commonwealth to average citizens?
Secretary general Kamalesh Sharma talks about leading his organisation through change, good governance and why all civilisations have suffered for not giving women equal status
83% of EU citizens still think that it's important to help developing countries
Have European NGOs weathered the economic storm? Seamus Jeffreson, director of NGO network Concord, talks to us about aid and the persisting challenge of speaking with one voice
Patricia Cumberbatch: 'Focus on my ability, not disability'
The president of the National Society of Persons with Disabilities in St Vincent and the Grenadines shares the ongoing challenges disabled people face, but says progress is being made
Rwanda's next education challenge: teacher training and employability
With primary school attendance at nearly 100%, Rwanda's education minister sets his sights on improving quality and tackling the country's high youth unemployment rates
'Our message to adults and global leaders: stop talking, start planting'
When he was nine, Felix Finkbeiner set up Plant for the Planet. Now 16, he shares how it's developed to gain 23,000 members, and his message to government leaders
Oxfam chief on the global problem of gender equality
We speak with Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Oxfam International, about giving women access to power and the need to recognise poor people in rich countries
