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Chasing Shadows: can technology save the slaves it snared?
Iran female activist says blocked from protest at Russia World Cup
Cities face big rise in heat, flood risks by 2050 - researchers
Women call on Liberia's Weah to keep promise of equal land rights
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Venezuelans survive by smuggling over the waves to Trinidad Gregory Scruggs
Conflict, climate change choke efforts to cure poverty, inequality Ellen Wulfhorst
Thailand banks on tech to end slavery at sea Beh Lih Yi and Rina Chandran
Cities face big rise in heat, flood risks by 2050 - researchers
Women call on Liberia's Weah to keep promise of equal land rights
Virtual vigilantes bust human traffickers from their laptops
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Lord Ahmad The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

The time is now to prevent sexual violence in conflict

Sexual Violence as a weapon of war is not just used to brutalise populations but as part of deliberate and targeted campaigns to torture and ethnically cleanse
Zita Sebesvari and Michael Hagenlocher United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security

How do you reduce disaster risk in river deltas?

Delta communities are often poorly prepared for floods, leaving the most vulnerable at risk.
Mami Mizutori UNISDR

Storms, floods and volcanoes bring Americas together to cut risk

Extreme weather events and other threats are making it harder to protect citizens with each passing day
Laurie Goering

What’s the right goal - resilience, well-being or transformation?

“How can we claim we are promoting resilience if we’re not paying attention to people’s priorities?”

Humanitarian

From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s humanitarian hotspots. more
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Sex scandal in the aid sector
investigation
Venezuelans survive by smuggling over the waves to Trinidad
Leaving war behind, Syrian refugee families embrace new life in UK
Hiding from traffickers, Rohingya girls dream of school
Scientific study finds asylum seekers boosting European economies
West End theatre turns migrant camp to get London audience talking

Property Rights

We put the spotlight on how land and property rights can empower communities worldwide. more
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Water scarcity and conflict
Women call on Liberia's Weah to keep promise of equal land rights
Puerto Rico land ownership system hampering rebuilding
Arcane U.S. land law gets slow makeover to help poor
Kampala sets example for how cities can help refugees
Caterpillar, Volvo, Komatsu linked to mining abuses in Myanmar

Climate

We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change. more
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Water and climate change
‘Narco-deforestation’ may boost disaster risks in Central America
Cities face big rise in heat, flood risks by 2050 - researchers
Don't despair, protect hard-won climate gains: Norway ex-PM
Plant trees in refugee camps to stop forest loss and conflict
How do you reduce disaster risk in river deltas?

Women's Rights

We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality. more
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International Women's Day 2018
'Handmaid's Tale' cast hits reality with stories of sexual trauma
Saudi Arabia arrests more women's rights activists
Australia launches inquiry into workplace sexual harassment
Shamed into silence: The forgotten children born of rape in war
Saudi Arabia's women drivers get ready to steer their lives

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Living with the oceans
The art of catching fog
Urban nomads: Mongolian herders face cultural, climate challenge
Louis' story: child soldier to role model
Falling Freetown
Art for peace

Trafficking

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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Chasing Shadows: Can technology save the slaves it snared?
Thailand banks on tech to end slavery at sea
Virtual vigilantes bust human traffickers from their laptops
World Cup hosts Russia, Qatar urged to protect migrant workers
Hiding from traffickers, Rohingya girls dream of school
Libya coastguard commander says hits migrants to protect them

Food

We explore the challenges of ending hunger and malnutrition as food production adjusts to a warming world. more
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Rebooting food
Experts question wisdom that more food means less hunger
Fruit and veg off the menu for girls as myths fuel malnutrition
Jordan charity gathers hotel leftovers to feed poor
Arab forces poised to take airport of Yemen's main port city
Desert-fringed Middle East, North Africa put on drought warning

Social Innovation

We highlight businesses putting the interests of people and/or the environment first. more
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Social innovation: Climate
UK pressured into making pension billions do more good
Lawmaker urges more U.S. support for businesses that do good
Young entrepreneurs motivated by purpose, not just profit
How business - and consumers - can wipe out poverty
Lonely Planet founder wants to change the world - through business

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Across Asia's borders, trafficking survivors dial in for justice
Recycling rubbish into revenue - the scheme bringing hope to women in Jordan
Brazilian farmers paid to "produce" water in fight against scarcity
In Puerto Rico, a new hurricane season threatens the elderly

In Depth

Webcam slavery: tech turns Filipino families into cybersex child traffickers
Click and save: websites help Asian maids escape debt bondage
Child sex for a dollar on Kenya's palm-fringed beaches
Water pressures rise in Pakistan as drought meets a growing population