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Look underground for climate resilience in sub-Saharan Africa

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There has been a baffling absence of an international alliance to track and respond to the movement of invasive species
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An average American generates as much CO2 as 581 Burundians

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From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s humanitarian hotspots. more
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Ebola spreads to remote, militia-run Congo territory
Yemen's war cut a father's route to work, now his toddler starves
Schools deserted in Indian Kashmir as parents fear more unrest
Bangladesh, UNHCR to survey Rohingya regarding return to Myanmar
Ebola spread to new Congo area shows flawed response - aid workers

Trafficking

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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Life after slavery: survivors struggle to start anew
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India turns tables on traffickers with child-friendly courts
U.S. brands vow to protect women making jeans from sexual abuse
Child soldiers and deaths surge in Mali as violence worsens
People power and a princess: The royalty and anti-slavery movement
'Chicken shop gangs' using food to lure children into crime

Women's Rights

We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality. more
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Women Deliver 2019
'People who love life and music' - dance parties return to Baghdad
Myanmar activists fight to outlaw domestic violence
Murder retrial of Salvadoran woman over stillborn son to continue
Why we need to engage local women in emergency response
U.S. brands vow to protect women making jeans from sexual abuse

Climate

We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change. more
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Rising heat
With reservoirs at risk, Sierra Leone confronts water crisis
Iceland unveils memorial plaque for lost glacier
Evacuees fleeing Canary Islands wildfire rise to 8,000
Protecting Singapore from rising sea levels could cost S$100 bln
Heavy downpours wreak havoc in Istanbul, flooding historic sites

LGBT

We delve deeper into the issues faced by LGBT+ communities around the world. more
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Poland's Kaczynski condemns gay pride marches as election nears
London's first ParaPride calls LGBT+ community to support disabled
Job snubs to forced surgery: India's 'invisible' intersex people
Barred, bullied, depressed: life for many U.S. trans students
'Gay cake' dispute referred to top European Court

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
With reservoirs at risk, Sierra Leone confronts water crisis
About 3,000 homeless as fire consumes Bangladesh slum
Apple takes art to city streets to augment reality
UK mall scans shoppers in facial-recognition trial
Sydney's water supply falling at fastest rate on record

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Food

We explore the challenges of ending hunger and malnutrition as food production adjusts to a warming world. more
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Rebooting food
Yemen's war cut a father's route to work, now his toddler starves
Hunger driving migration in drought-hit Central America
Kenyan farmers abandon food crops to grow 'green gold' stimulant
Look underground for climate resilience in sub-Saharan Africa
UK university bans beef to combat 'climate emergency'

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We highlight businesses putting the interests of people and/or the environment first. more
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Social innovation: Climate
Refugees despair at slow pace of Malaysia's reforms
H&M backs firms promising social change
Tiny loans lead to bigger debts, land losses in Cambodia
Investors embrace ESG investing but don't target gun stocks
US fund managers grapple with socially responsible investing

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