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Why we need data to end malnutrition in Africa

The first thing we must do is realize that we can only solve a problem if it is diagnosed correctly
Harish Iyer Activist

India must escape colonial shadow and decriminalise homosexuality

When the British came to India, they didn’t just colonise our nation they colonised our traditions and bred a culture of bigotry
Javier Manzanares Green Climate Fund

Despite challenges, Green Climate Fund is key to global action

A strong, effective fund is needed more than ever to serve the Paris Agreement
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The world’s most deadly place to deliver aid

South Sudan surpassed Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen as the most dangerous country where we delivered aid in 2017. This year could turn out just as deadly.

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Sex scandal in the aid sector
Afghan schools hit as militants seek soft targets
Taliban withdraws protection from Red Cross in Afghanistan
Scrapped surgeries, forgone showers as taps run dry in Venezuela
UN agency says schools for Palestinian refugees to open on time
Scores killed in Kabul blast as Afghanistan reels from attacks

Climate

We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change. more
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Rising heat
After Nate, Costa Rica looks to measure mental health damage too
U.S. youth activists will appeal setback to climate lawsuit
As tourists flock to Himalayas, women lead plastics clean-up
Rich countries can't pretend climate change won’t affect them
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Trafficking

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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C.American child migrants in 'shadows', at risk from traffickers
Film sparks debate about India textile industry abuses
Trafficked children no longer need to testify in court in the U.S.
British farms failing modern slavery test
Dozens of child trafficking victims found in European crackdown

Women's Rights

We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality. more
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'Put up and shut up': polygamy breeds poverty for Kenyan women
'Too afraid to sleep': India's homeless women suffer in cities
S.Korea commemorates women forced into Japanese wartime brothels
After #MeToo, Hollywood women seize power behind TV camera
As more women run for office, U.S. state law poised to change

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
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'(Freetown) has no future if we don't save the environment'
Vienna tops Melbourne as world's most liveable city
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Rebooting food
Crop-munching armyworm could threaten millions of farmers in Asia
Red Cross warns of food crisis in N. Korea as crops fail in heat
Kenya's farm-to-fork online delivery cuts waste, boosts earnings
Why we need data to end malnutrition in Africa
Colombia to ask UN for special envoy to manage Venezuelan crisis

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