global development
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Chin is the poorest state in Myanmar and it is experiencing an exodus as young women from the region migrate to find work. But sometimes, they don’t come home
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Employment abroad offers women the chance of a better salary. But attempts to stop them after cases of abuse have increased the risks of exploitation
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On World Environment Day, we urge governments to address the growing threat to activists and indigenous people by bringing those who harm them to justice
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On World Environment Day, more than a quarter of a billion people, half of them children, are suffering the impact of severe drought across three continents. Aid agencies are working to deliver emergency food parcels to prevent people starving, and to help build livelihood resilience to extreme weather events
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Working for the UN begins with idealism but can end in cynicism. For one former employee, it became all about maintaining the status quo
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Struggle for control of mines producing blue stone is claiming lives in Afghanistan’s once peaceful province of Badakhshan
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Labour MP Diane Abbott claims Tory aid strategy prioritises national self-interest and military and security objectives at expense of world’s poorest people
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Sonangol, now led by Isabel dos Santos, is central pillar of economy, with oil sales accounting for 90% of foreign earnings
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Review of case of Mukhtar Mai, who was assaulted at behest of village council before high court acquitted attackers, could end 14-year struggle for justice
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As chief prosecutor of the international criminal court in the Hague, the Gambian lawyer aims to do what other courts can’t: mete out justice to war criminals and genocidal despots
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Demonstrators in neighbouring Latin American countries take to the streets in protest against gender violence following horrific recent attacks on young girls
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The capital of the Philippines has some of the worst traffic in the world, costing the metro area an estimated £45m a day. While some pin their hopes on new road projects, others think e-jeepneys could be part of the solution
talking points
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We asked, you answered. Students say they would change the security council and sort out tax havens if they landed the UN top job
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This year’s open hustings, the first of its kind, continues in London as three of the candidates face questions about war, refugees, climate change and how to forge agreements between 193 nations
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The former dictator has been found guilty of crimes against humanity but, for survivors of his brutal regime, torment and unanswered questions endure
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With just weeks until the Olympics, children who live in Rio’s favelas share their thoughts on whether hosting the Games will make a difference to them
pictures, video & audio
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On International Children’s Day we celebrate the resilience of children and their ability to keep on playing and having fun despite the difficulties they face
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To mark menstrual hygiene day, WaterAid gave cameras to girls in south-east Nepal to document the restrictions imposed on them during their period. Here are some of the images they took
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From Yemen to Syria, South Sudan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, children are missing out on education as schools are destroyed by war
games & quizzes
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Reckon you could teach world humanitarian summit delegates a thing or two about aid? Take our quiz and find out if you’re a wizard on human welfare
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Access to water is a basic human right, but roughly one in 10 people globally are without a safe source. To mark World Water Day, try our quiz
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Are you a superpower on sovereignty? Take our quiz to find out if you’re presidential material when it comes to people in power
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Are you top of the rich list when it comes to knowing about inequality or is your knowledge bank a little bit empty?
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Women's rights and gender equality in focusWomen's rights and gender equality in focusMyanmar women put in danger by ban on maids working overseasEmployment abroad offers women the chance of a better salary. But attempts to stop them after cases of abuse have increased the risks of exploitation
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Modern-day slavery in focusModern-day slavery in focus46 million people living as slaves, latest global index revealsWalk Free Foundation, backed by Russell Crowe, names India as having highest number of slaves in the world
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networks
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Global Development Professionals NetworkGlobal Development Professionals NetworkThe missing development trillions: how you would fund the SDGsMore than 50 people shared their ideas on where the sector will find over $3tn a year to fund the sustainable development goals. Here’s a selection of our favourites
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Guardian Africa networkGuardian Africa networkInsider's guide to Abidjan: 'We enjoy city life, regardless of war or crisis'From lush urban forests to colourful fashion, blogger Orphelie Thalmas digs past the war-torn face of her Côte d’Ivoirian home to show us the real Abidjan
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Marches continue across the country as thousands denounce the ongoing conflict in Darfur and the Nuba Mountains
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Photographer Joana Choumali’s latest project explores body image and beauty by documenting the men building Abidjan’s clothing models
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