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Death toll from Hurricane Maria rises as storm heads north
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Climate change doesn’t care about our plans

Mayors need to look at the worst case scenario and consider how their city would cope if the situation were twice or three times worse
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How many internally displaced Rohingya are trapped inside Myanmar?

If aid organizations don’t even know how many or where people are, it's impossible to tailor an effective response to their needs
Joakim Reiter Vodafone Group

Technology is lifeline in natural disasters

How robots, drones and other innovations can transform emergency relief operations
Jerome Bossuet ICRISAT

Clue to pearl millet's heat tolerance may help fight climate chaos

Heat resistance in crops will be crucial for many farmers as climate experts forecast major heat waves in years to come

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Extreme heat – an "unseen threat" – burns US urban poor
Iceland reaps riches from warming oceans as fish swim north
Death toll from Hurricane Maria rises as storm heads north
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Humanitarian

From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s humanitarian hotspots. more
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Mexico races to save 12-yr-old girl as quake toll hits 237
Survey shows Westerners support peace effort
Iraqis track abandoned homes with digital tools
Myanmar protesters try to block aid shipment to Muslim Rohingya
UN team to collect evidence of Islamic State crimes in Iraq

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
Freewheeling women: bikes liberate Pakistan's female students
India's Sonia Gandhi tells Modi to give women more power
Police bust traffickers selling Indian child brides in the Gulf
Sport-Australian women go pro on back of investment boom
Nations join forces to stop high level of violence against women

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
Iraqis track abandoned homes with digital tools
More calls to return idle land to India farmers as conflicts rise
Britain's young suffer in housing crisis, while older profit
Climate investment lab branches out into cloud forests, ranches
"Only the bricks count": children toil in Indian kilns

Trafficking

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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Trafficking and modern day slavery
Police bust traffickers selling Indian child brides in the Gulf
More than 40 mln people trapped in slavery, majority women
UK anti-slavery hotline identifies 4,000 potential victims
North Korea says sanctions threaten survival of its children
Ireland's shelter system leaves slavery victims at risk - watchdog

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
Taking aim at food waste, companies simplify expiration labels
More calls to return idle land to India farmers as conflicts rise
North Korea says sanctions threaten survival of its children
Clue to pearl millet's heat tolerance may help fight climate chaos
Heat and drought drive south India farmers from fields to cities

Social Innovation

We highlight businesses putting the interests of people and/or the environment first. more
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Social enterprise and innovation
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“Naked” products hit UK shelves amid fears over waste
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