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Food aid from warehouse to plate: fighting South Sudan’s famineLast year, photographer Matt Black documented the logistics chain of international food aid from a warehouse hub in Dubai to Unity State in South Sudan, where famine has just been declared -
Donors pledge $672m to avert famine in Nigeria and Lake ChadNorway leads funding commitments as summit raises one-third of $1.5bn needed to avert famine by reaching 3 million people within five months
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Dutch minister calls on UK to join safe abortion fund after Trump banTwenty countries aim to raise $600m to fill gap left by Donald Trump’s ban on funding for pro-abortion NGOs in developing world -
Major car paint firms join scheme against child labour in mica minesPPG and Axalta join scheme after Guardian report linked paint used by Vauxhall, BMW and VW with mines in India reliant on child labour and debt bondage -
UK's £100m response to South Sudan famine comes from cash already allocatedInitial optimism quashed after it emerges that announcement of ‘new’ UK support refers to funding already in place
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Is child labour always wrong? The view from BoliviaKary Stewart looks at why 850,000 children work in Bolivia, and whether the numbers can be vindicated by the country’s unique cultural context
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In an age of autocracy, meet the dissidents speaking truth to powerStrongmen are back in vogue, but these six people are determined to defy the despots
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Cucumber seeds and beekeeping kits: the new ways to fight famineA complex – and innovative – aid operation to save millions of lives in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria is under way, but success hinges on donors meeting the $5.6bn cost
talking points
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Saving lives under the threat of famine, and tributes to data guru Hans RoslingThe aid operations hoping to save lives in South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen, and remembering the master statistician and development champion
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The same forces fuelling the rise of hate groups and crime in America are operating in Brexit BritainAnti-Muslim groups have tripled. But this isn’t just a US problem
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British banks are go-betweens in global conflict. This can be stoppedHigh-level corruption and illicit trade in natural resources depend on banks across the EU. Putting financial pressure on them can help save lives
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Why are we failing 75% of the world’s youth at a time of unique opportunity?From ending poverty to tackling climate change, the world’s future lies in the hands of the young. So why are we failing to give them a decent shot at life?
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El trabajo infantil en Bolivia: ¿puede justificarse? – podcastKary Stewart analiza por qué 850.000 niños trabajan en Bolivia y si los números pueden ser vindicados por el contexto cultural único del país
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Roving clinics tackle TB among Myanmar's poorest people – in picturesAn initiative sending teams into isolated communities to X-ray patients and give treatment is improving diagnosis rates, in a country where TB is one of the leading causes of death for people aged 15-49
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Ugandans give warm welcome to South Sudanese fleeing violence – in picturesLast year, almost half a million people arrived in Uganda, escaping conflict in South Sudan. More than 270,000 found shelter in Bidi Bidi camp
games & quizzes
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The world in 2016: how much do you know? – quizFrom 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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Drowning: do you know enough about this global killer? – quizHundreds 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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Humanitarian aid quiz: are you good in a crisis?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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World Water Day quiz – are you a fount of wisdom?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 focusDutch minister calls on UK to join safe abortion fund after Trump banTwenty countries aim to raise $600m to fill gap left by Donald Trump’s ban on funding for pro-abortion NGOs in developing world
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Modern-day slavery in focusModern-day slavery in focusMajor car paint suppliers join initiative against child labour in mica minesPPG and Axalta join scheme after Guardian report linked paint used by Vauxhall, BMW and VW with mines in India reliant on child labour and debt bondage
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Global Development Professionals NetworkGlobal Development Professionals NetworkI am transgender and being myself is not a disorderA review of World Health Organisation classifications is a chance to put an end to trans people being pathologised
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Guardian Africa networkGuardian Africa networkIn an age of autocracy, meet the dissidents speaking truth to powerStrongmen are back in vogue, but these six people are determined to defy the despots
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Kenya's health system on the verge of collapse as doctors' strike grinds onMass walkout over reneged 2013 deal on boosting pay and staffing has left patients untreated and medical union leaders in jail
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Meet Aisha, a former antelope hunter who now tracks Boko HaramHow Aisha Bakari Gombi, ‘queen hunter’ in the fight against the world’s deadliest terror group, became a heroine in north Nigeria
Mexican kidnappers pile misery on to Central Americans fleeing violence