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Agencies and humanitarian groups voice fears that drought and rising prices could jeopardise the lives of more than 6 million people without swift action
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Villagers on the disputed India-Pakistan border used to coping with stray bullets and shells now fear being forced out by a prolonged drought
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Decisive vote for legislative overhaul could deter illegal commercial operations in African waters that threaten the livelihoods of local fishing communities
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Rights groups have warned that a Bangladesh government proposal to move Rohingya refugees to a flood-prone island could have fatal consequences
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Undocumented workers in Malaysia put in long hours for little money, are often excluded from healthcare and schools, and face routine intimidation
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Former development secretary Andrew Mitchell hints at need for independent inquiry into alleged humanitarian law violations by Saudi Arabia in Yemen
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With 66,000 farmers’ livelihoods at stake, concern is growing over the Indian state’s organic farming experiment, with locals reluctant to pay higher prices
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Kutubdia, an island of fishing villages and salt farms, has halved in size in 20 years, with family homes swallowed by the ever-encroaching tides
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Kary Stewart looks at how feminists are championing women’s rights across the continent and beyond
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This US aid policy, rescinded by Obama, has been brought back by Trump. It could put millions of women’s lives at risk and lead to more unsafe abortions
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From the Brexit vote to Donald Trump’s victory in the US election, 2016 was a year of seismic shifts. How closely were you paying attention?
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Hundreds of thousands of people drown every year. Many deaths go unrecorded, however, and pressure to teach people to swim is not what it might be
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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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Women's rights and gender equality in focusWomen's rights and gender equality in focusMaternal death rates in Afghanistan may be worse than previously thoughtUnpublished research from the UN Population Fund suggests the country’s maternal mortality figures may be higher than reported
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Modern-day slavery in focusModern-day slavery in focusBrazil ordered to pay $5m to workers formerly enslaved on cattle ranchInter-American Court of Human Rights rules Brazil failed to prevent modern slavery, over workers rescued in official raids between 1988 and 2000
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Global Development Professionals NetworkGlobal Development Professionals NetworkBetween two worlds: struggles of the Asmat people – in picturesFacing deforestation on their lands and marginalisation by foreigners, the Asmat people of West Papua, Indonesia, often suffer a crisis of identity
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Gauteng minister resigns after facilities found to be ‘unable to distinguish between proper care and a business opportunity’
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Is development work futile in the West Bank? Should aid workers instead focus entirely on lobbying politicians at home to pressure Israel to end the occupation?
Integrity Idol puts public honesty number one