Rise in Nigerian sex slavery in Italy fuelled by violence, magic
Amnesty accuses Sudan of using chemical weapons in Darfur
Afghan warlord calls for an 'end to current crisis'
VW suspends ties with some Indian suppliers after mica expose
Rights group urges Bangladesh to stop "kneecapping" detainees Serajul Quadir
Don't blame cocaine for South American forest loss, study says Chris Arsenault
Women's voices heard clear and loud in Colombia peace deal Anastasia Moloney
Ethiopia soil map arms climate-hit farmers with new fertilisers
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Climate

We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change. more
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Amazon forest and climate change
India's most flood-prone state aided by new satellite mapping
Ethiopia soil map arms climate-hit farmers with new fertilisers
Inside Brazil's battle to save the Amazon
No big shift in US flood patterns despite climate change
Oslo's radical "climate budget" aims to halve emissions in 4 years

Women's Rights

We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality. more
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Widow abuses around the world
Egypt approves tougher jail terms for FGM
Women's voices heard clear and loud in Colombia peace deal
One million poor women in Britain have suffered violence and abuse
California, eyeing Cosby, ends statute of limitations for rape
The key to our development challenges? Empowered women

Humanitarian

From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s humanitarian hotspots. more
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Zika virus
Hunger 'deadlier than violence' in Boko Haram-hit Nigeria
Afghan warlord calls for an 'end to current crisis'
Yemen's Houthis must disband militias under any peace deal - Saudi
Thailand cracks down on migrant workers amid anti-immigration rise
Hundreds brought down from slopes of erupting volcano in Indonesia

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Blood Mica
Colombia's displaced slum dwellers dream of home ahead peace vote
When land laws are not enough, enter the barefoot lawyers
Lessons on hatred from Bosnia
Running from Ethiopia: The Oromo exodus

Opinion

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The key to our development challenges? Empowered women

It is time to put women’s empowerment at the top of the global agenda and ask ourselves – what can I do to help today?
Mark Mansell Allen & Overy

From human rights to foreign aid: how will Brexit affect NGOs?

For charities, now is the time to take stock and ensure that funding challenges and potential economic changes can be absorbed
Timothy Ryan Solidarity Center

Political justice is not enough to rebuild Sri Lanka

For Sri Lanka, gender equity will be fundamental to a stable, peaceful and equitable future
Klara Skrivankova

New Uzbek leader can end slavery in the cotton industry

Uzbekistan's new leader has the power to end forced labour in the cotton industry but the international community has the duty to ask him to use it.

Trafficking

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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Domestic workers exploited and abused
VW suspends ties with some Indian suppliers after mica expose
Thailand cracks down on migrant workers
Dutch retailers paying "starvation wages" to Indian workers
California changes laws so children can no longer be prostitutes
Many Haiti orphanages run by child traffickers - charity

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
Inside Brazil's battle to save the Amazon
Don't blame cocaine for South American forest loss, study says
Ahead of the peace vote, Colombia's displaced dream of home
Inside Brazil's battle to save the Amazon
Slum dwellers squeezed out of India's ambitious Smart Cities plan

Food

We explore the challenges of ending hunger and malnutrition as food production adjusts to a warming world. more
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Farmers adapt to climate change
Hunger 'deadlier than violence' in Boko Haram-hit Nigeria
Food aid reaches besieged Iraqi town for first time in two years
Halting school meals in Mali could keep thousands out of class -UN
Floods and farms fuel jump in methane emissions - researchers
Protecting mangroves, Kenya's fishermen net cash - and more fish

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