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Combating food waste requires a modern-day solution

Monitoring food shipments with blockchain technology brings a huge range of possibilities of cutting food waste
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Not a fair price for coffee farmers in Ethiopia

How much do small coffee farmers in Ethiopia benefit from Fair Trade and Organic certification? Not as much as you may think
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Driven to extremes: how poverty fuels extremism

Increasing inequality hinders economic growth and undermines social cohesion, increases political and social tensions and drives instability and conflict

Trafficking

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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Trafficking and modern day slavery
Britain reboots way it spots and supports slaves
UK court win for Saudi diplomat's maid offers hope to modern slave
Green and clean, but is your electric car free of slavery?
At least 1,300 Dutch girls per year trafficked, exploited
Smugglers offer new routes to Europe for jobless Tunisians

Climate

We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change. more
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Reducing climate change disaster risk
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$1 billion programme launched to restore land, protect forests
Climate change is a threat to rich and poor alike
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LGBT asylum seekers face hurdles seeking "dream life" in Ireland
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Kung Fu nuns strike back at rising sex attacks on women in India

Humanitarian

From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s humanitarian hotspots. more
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Rising heat
100,000 Kurds flee Kirkuk since Iraqi army takeover
Get transport on track to drive development, global agencies say
Death of child in India sparks debate on tying welfare to ID card
Georgia's first openly gay politician tests homophobia in Caucasus
Playboy's first transgender 'playmate' says hopes to pave the way

Women's Rights

We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality. more
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Child Marriage
Hopes that new Nigeria DNA lab will embolden rape victims
Twitter looks to toughen rules on online harassment, abuse
Flood of sex assault claims boost efforts to outlaw sextortion
Canada's Quebec province to ban face coverings in public sector
Britain reboots way it spots and supports slaves

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
Locals in Lisbon face eviction with tourism and celebrity boom
Smart technology helps Cambodia residents beat eviction
London mansion on sale for 18 mln pounds - bitcoin accepted
Deforestation drops for first time in years in Brazil's Amazon
Wildfires kill at least 39 in Portugal and Spain

Food

We explore the challenges of ending hunger and malnutrition as food production adjusts to a warming world. more
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Food and climate change
$1 billion programme launched to restore land, protect forests
Harness "natural enemies" to fight pests and protect crops
Irrigation rehab channels life back into Zimbabwe’s parched fields
Not a fair price for coffee farmers in Ethiopia
As scientists ponder "hacking the climate", poor countries wary

Social Innovation

We highlight businesses putting the interests of people and/or the environment first. more
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Social enterprise and innovation
Young Chadians develop digital cures for social, economic ills
Over-50s dating site tackles deadly loneliness
Barcelona's African street traders swap crime for craft
Female ride-hailing apps grow in Brazil on safety concerns
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