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Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:39 PM

More than five years of conflict have left the besieged population of Syria’s rebel-held Aleppo and Idlib province without access to enough food or medical assistance.

Fri, 21 Mar 2014 08:39 AM

"Ms Kalashnikov", a stunning photo series by photographer Francesca Tosarelli captures the unexpected face of conflict in eastern Congo: fearless women fighters

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:49 PM

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Mon, 10 Oct 2016 10:02 AM

Worldwide, women and girls are up to 14 times more likely than men to die in a disaster. They often find themselves confined to traditional gender roles that limit their ability to lead, which can make them more vulnerable when disaster strikes. In an online debate ahead of the International Day for Disaster Reduction (October 13), organised by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and the BRACED programme, we will discuss ways of helping women become more resilient to climate extremes. What should governments, aid agencies and businesses do differently to protect lives and put women and girls at the core of disaster risk reduction?

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:52 PM

Sun, 9 Mar 2014 09:44 AM

On March 8 activists around the globe celebrate International Women's Day, which dates back to the beginning of the 20th century and has been observed by the United Nations since 1975. It is an occasion to commemorate achievements in women's rights and to call for further change, the U.N. says

Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:55 PM

Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:57 PM

Population growth, expansion of farms and grazing and cutting of wood for cooking and charcoal all threaten the forests of Burkina Faso. But an effort to involve communities in forest protection aims to reverse that trend in places like the Tiogo Forest.

Wed, 21 May 2014 09:20 AM

The sunshine of Rajasthan's deserts is being turned into a surge of solar power