Questions for generations of refugees as Afghan peace deal nears
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Climate change opens up 'frontier' farmland, but at what cost?
Turkey to re-open northern Cyprus ghost town after 46 years
Peruvian LGBTQ couples call for marriage equality in wedding
Tesla ordered to stop cutting down trees for Gigafactory Reuters
Mexican activists splash palace red, protesting murder of women Reuters
Over 6,000 bodies found in Burundi's mass graves Reuters
Turkey to re-open northern Cyprus ghost town after 46 years
Peruvian LGBTQ couples call for marriage equality in wedding
Europe can win global battle for industrial data, says EU industry
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Abigail Saguy University of California Los Angeles

How lesbians help others to come out as fat

Lesbians, bisexual women, and non-binary people have used their experiences of coming out to come to terms with their weight and pave the way for others
Gilbert F. Houngbo IFAD

Ten years left to end hunger – why hope grows on small farms

Extreme weather events are becoming the new normal, posing an existential threat to our food systems.
Maimunah Mohd Sharif and Andrew Norton International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

City leaders need to rise to the climate change challenge

As national governments struggle to agree on climate action, city leaders need to show they can rise to the challenge
Sheela Patel and Manish Bapna Global Commission on Adaptation

Leaders must prioritize climate resilience of vulnerable residents

More than 880 million people worldwide now live in informal settlements, which often lack even basic services like electricity and clean water

Climate

We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change. more
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Youth action on climate change
analysis
Climate change opens up 'frontier' farmland, but at what cost?
Tesla ordered to stop cutting down trees for Gigafactory
Tough livestock farmers touched by South Africa drought donations
Olympic wave riders in frontline of climate change
Plastics tax, carbon-trading cash to cover EU's Brexit gap

LGBT+

We delve deeper into the issues faced by LGBT+ communities around the world. more
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Social innovation: Climate
Peruvian LGBTQ couples call for marriage equality in wedding
analysis
Who should decide when a child can change gender?
Transgender tweets were freedom of speech, British judge rules
'There will be dad and mum' Putin rules out gay marriage in Russia
Here come the brides in N.Ireland's first same-sex marriage

Property Rights

We put the spotlight on how land and property rights can empower communities worldwide. more
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Urban humans: Cities go up, down and high-tech to combat threats
Europe can win global battle for industrial data, says EU industry
Turkey to re-open northern Cyprus ghost town after 46 years
St. Valentine's Italian birthplace seeks U.S. suitors
Treat us like something between a telco and a newspaper-Zuckerberg
Thai villagers turn to court in protest over Mekong dam

Slavery

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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Picked by slaves: coffee crisis brews in Brazil
U.S. woman accuses Mexican church of trafficking, abuse in lawsuit
Indian police use facial recognition to identify missing children
Child labour rife in Cambodian brick kilns despite crackdown
Slavery not a crime for almost half the countries in the world
Radio show in small Indian town gives rare voice to child workers

Women

We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality. more
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Female genital mutilation
Mexican activists splash palace red, protesting murder of women
UK firms urged to act on domestic abuse as female murders rise
Namibia's first lady pledges to give all her wealth to charity
Spanish court ruling citing gender equality helps woman retire
U.S. House votes to revive decades-old women's rights amendment

Humanitarian Crises

From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s hotspots. more
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Stateless: The world's most invisible people
Questions for generations of refugees as Afghan peace deal nears
Over 6,000 bodies found in Burundi's mass graves
'Mr and Ms Valentine': Afghanistan celebrates with roses, fashion
Nigeria's military razed villages in war on insurgents -Amnesty
Over 800,000 Syrians, mostly women and children, flee offensive

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
analysis
Climate change opens up 'frontier' farmland, but at what cost?
Tough livestock farmers touched by South Africa drought donations
Malian architect fights climate change with digital greenhouse
Locust swarms in East Africa: here's what you need to know
Coachella, Beyonce, coconuts? Afrobeat star Mr Eazi's new venture

Social Innovation

We highlight businesses putting the interests of people and/or the environment first. more
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Social innovation: Climate
Solar power developer issues Brazil's first sustainable bond
Family offices lead the way on impact investing
Ninety-year-old "chef of the poor" cooks it up for Rome's homeless
Child rapper strikes chord in Uganda with songs on poverty
Into the unknown: UK social entrepreneurs brace for Brexit

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Somaliland: One land's quest to defuse a climate 'timebomb'
Is it safe for gay men to donate blood? Here’s what science says.

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