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Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya: Water delivery starts in Mogadishu September 2, 2011

Although the crisis in Africa's Horn has fallen off the front pages, the situation "continues to deteriorate," according to the latest UN report. Cholera, measles and malaria are on the rise. Food prices have shot up, livestock are withering, and water is scarce.
Reporting out from World Water Week in Stockholm September 2, 2011

Thirteen members of Mercy Corps representing five country programs, the United States and Scotland gathered in Stockholm last week to attend sessions and network with leading governmental representatives, private agencies, and non-governmental organizations working on issues related to water.
Somalia: Mogadishu: Conditions in camps August 30, 2011

There are over half a million people living in displacement camps in Mogadishu as a result of the famine and years of civil war. Most do not have access to clean water and basic sanitation services.
Somalia: The water problem in Mogadishu August 29, 2011

Mogadishu is home to one of the worse humanitarian emergencies I've seen, from a medical standpoint — at least since the famine in South Sudan in 1998.
Libya: Beyond Gaddafi: Libya's governance context August 29, 2011

More than 6.4 million Libyans are living out a historic transition: emerging from 42 years of harsh authoritarianism towards a democratic state wherein the people are the source of authority.
Japan: Smiling girl displaced by Japanese tsunami August 29, 2011

This was outside an emergency shelter only a few weeks after the tsunami. Just down the hill lay incomprehensible devastation. But this girl showed a smile (a rarity during my visit) as she blew bubbles into the air, anxious for life to return to normal.
Georgia: Orphaned girl in Georgia August 29, 2011

I remember photographing her and her friends in an arts and crafts room at the orphanage. The whole place had a beautiful post-Soviet patina that is hard to find. It seemed as though the orphanage was built in the era of Tolstoy or Dostoevsky.
Kenya: No more trekking and a chance to go to school August 29, 2011
Libya: Response team assessing needs in Tripoli August 27, 2011

We now have a five-person response team in Tripoli, visiting hospitals, assessing general humanitarian needs and meeting with other emergency relief groups such as the Libyan Red Crescent.
Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya: The purple dots represent hope August 25, 2011