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The next challenge for business: adapting to climate change

The private sector must begin preparing for climate change and the ensuing disruption to operations and services with new approaches
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We must accelerate an end to FGM/C

FGM/C is a violation of a girl's fundamental human rights. It must stop. Now.
Kabir Singh

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Women and girls, and all young people, should be able to enjoy healthy and respectful relationships without fear of judgment, coercion and violence
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Women can spacewalk. But can they cross the gender line?

Biases build powerful barriers to women’s advancement over the course of a lifetime for which both the world, and the women in it, pay a steep price

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Reducing climate change disaster risk
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Green Climate Fund expands support to over 100 developing states
Can global corporations meet 2020 no-deforestation pledge?
Climate activists protest at Blackrock over Amazon investments

LGBT+

We delve deeper into the issues faced by LGBT+ communities around the world. more
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Bieber's songwriter - LGBT+ school bullying strikes wrong note
'We stand and we resist' says head of Brazil's first LGBT+ bank
LGBT+ delegates say sidelined at 'inclusive' sexual health summit
Lebanon protests seen as an 'opportunity' for LGBT+ community
Pope shows 'concern' on discredited gay conversion therapy

Property Rights

We put the spotlight on how land and property rights can empower communities worldwide. more
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Urban humans: Cities go up, down and high-tech to combat threats
U.S. lawmakers propose $180 billion to make public housing green
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Can global corporations meet 2020 no-deforestation pledge?
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High-tech mapping, apps fight deadly dengue outbreak in Honduras

Humanitarian Crises

From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s hotspots. more
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Stateless: The world's most invisible people
High-tech mapping, apps fight deadly dengue outbreak in Honduras
Indonesia quake damages some homes, churches as residents return
Writer held in offshore Australian asylum camp arrives in Auckland
Turkey removed more than 6,000 Syrians from Istanbul
Bangladesh coast guard rescues 122 Rohingya from sinking boat

Women

We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality. more
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Women Deliver 2019
U.S. raps global health summit over abortion, sex education
Women leaders driven offline and out of work by social media abuse
We are human and want to have sex too, disabled women say
Executors of Epstein's estate propose victim compensation fund
Indian court delays ruling on ban on women entering Hindu temple

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We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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Life after slavery: survivors struggle to start anew
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Mexico mulls trafficking overhaul that may protect sex workers
Built to scale? Growing pains hit Cambodia's businesses for good
Commonwealth leaders urged to protect workers from slavery
Uighur activist urges world to act over China crackdown
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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
Ethnic Bangladeshis lose jobs as farm owners shun thirsty rice
Vatican conference urges governments to tackle food loss and waste
Diet for healthy people, healthy planet too costly for some
Women farmers are the farthest behind in the technology divide
Coping with water scarcity requires holistic approaches

Social Innovation

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Focus on people as well as profit, business leaders told
Bloody nightmare? Do-good health businesses struggle in Cameroon
Crops in the clouds: The rise of rooftop farming in Hong Kong
Indonesia's surfer girls turn the tide on sexism

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