Driven from home, Philippine indigenous people long for their land
Former child circus slaves tackle trafficking in post-quake Nepal
Rare bee offers hope of clean alternative to toxic chemicals
Women take lead at London's Sundance Film Festival after #MeToo
Colombians flee homes amid fresh violence, lockdown by rebels Anastasia Moloney
Access all areas? Using data to help the disabled navigate cities Sophie Davies
British firms boost spending on businesses doing good Lee Mannion
Rare bee offers hope of clean alternative to toxic chemicals
Women take lead at London's Sundance Film Festival after #MeToo
Rescued from slavery, Indian workers unite to stop bonded labour
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Opinion

Alexandra Bilak Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

It's time to shake up our approach to displacement

Internal displacement associated with conflict rose sharply in 2017, but those forced to flee are often treated as an afterthought
Cindy Chungong International Alert - UK

Beyond media frenzy, survivors of Boko Haram violence need support

Words have a power to comfort tortured minds and to rebuild bonds of trust, respect and empathy that are the very foundation of communities
Gavin Crowden World Vision UK

Commonwealth summit grand stage for UK PM May to end slavery

If May can influence other leaders to join her to end this abuse, she will certainly be building a legacy of which she can rightly be proud
Ruwani Dharmakirthi CARE International

"If there’s no war today, there’s war tomorrow”

“DRC will never have peace – if there’s no war today, there’s war tomorrow.”

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
Colombians flee homes amid fresh violence, lockdown by rebels
Afghans make long trek west before Turkey secures border
Refugees in Syria short of food and medicine amid shelling
Conditions in Rohingya camps 'very poor': Myanmar minister
EU gave asylum to more than half a million refugees in 2017

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Afghan football star helps Mexican streetkids score World Cup goal
Senegal city races to move families as sea swallows homes
The Road to the Ring - Swapping gangs for boxing in Medellin
The male feminists inside Uganda’s Police Force
The belly dancer donning a beard to protest LGBT abuse in Egypt
Tackling the secret killings of twins deemed evil in Nigeria

Climate

We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change. more
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Legal action on climate change
Rare bee offers hope of clean alternative to toxic chemicals
Less than half of Americans are ready for the next disaster
Colorado lawsuit accuses oil companies of climate change
Japan carbon capture site shows promise for industrial use
Plans to end cocoa deforestation face multiple hurdles

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
Women take lead at London's Sundance Film Festival after #MeToo
As drought keeps men on the road, Mauritania's women take charge
Women seen linked to militants badly treated in Iraq camps
People helping society make Fortune's list of greatest leaders
Johnson’s girls' education event must deliver more than cocktails

Trafficking

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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Trafficking and modern day slavery
Former child circus slaves tackle trafficking in post-quake Nepal
Rescued from slavery, Indian workers unite to stop bonded labour
DeBeers launches app to clean up Sierra Leone diamond supply chain
Ethical cocoa schemes no panacea for struggling farmers
UK aid aims to tackle trafficking in the Commonwealth

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
Driven from home, Philippine indigenous people long for their land
London's skyline soars with more than 500 skyscrapers in pipeline
Soup-er cooking contest spotlights Britain's homeless
Land activist and descendant of slaves slain in Brazil's Amazon
Kenyan officials resolute over land allocation despite attack

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
Europe takes major step to tackle billion-dollar food waste
Ethnic violence pushes Malians into Burkina Faso crisis zone
In Damascus's farm belt, Douma's residents jostle for loaves
Pesticide bans are too simplistic to solve the pollination deficit
Insect farms gear up to feed soaring global protein demand

Social Innovation

We highlight businesses putting the interests of people and/or the environment first. more
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Climate
British firms boost spending on businesses doing good
Lyft to offset emissions with projects combating climate change
Energy access for all needed for "true democracy" in India
Delivering social and economic value: good for business
Blockchain key tool for driving social impact - report

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