global development
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As UN calls for coordinated global efforts to help Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen, humanitarian aid is slow to reach some of those on brink of famine
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Revised executive order puts lives on hold for refugees from Kenya’s Dadaab camp, who were set to travel to US after many years of waiting
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Poor sanitation meant Surma valley workers and their families were often sick, but a hygiene project has brought them a healthy water supply and safe toilets
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Donald Trump’s ‘global gag rule’ could align US with Iran, Sudan, Syria and other countries targeted by US travel ban at Commission on the Status of Women
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Unprecedented number of children maimed, killed and recruited for combat roles, says Unicef report on violations suffered by children
in depth
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New organisation in region with high rate of sex assault wants to move from culture of blaming victims to one of shaming perpetrators
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An app targeted specifically at India’s 26.8 million disabled people promises to create newfound opportunities for striking up relationships
talking points
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A group of activists, lawyers and artists have launched a platform to help citizen watchdogs in often dangerous situations
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Nations pledge millions to mitigate Trump’s block on funding to family planning services worldwide, and outline US budget indicates big fall in aid spending
pictures, video & audio
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Women from more than 40 countries are staging a strike from all work, paid and unpaid. But if you can’t join them, there are lots of ways you can show your solidarity – here’s how
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In India, 6,000 tonnes of plastic waste lies uncollected every day. Some of this washes up in Tamil Nadu state where it pollutes and contaminates the food and water of communities living along the Bay of Bengal
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Last 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
games & quizzes
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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 focusHoli festival: Delhi women forced into lockdown amid sexual harassment fearsStudents attack ‘degrading’ decision to confine them to halls to avoid India’s colourful but sometimes rowdy festival
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networks
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Global Development Professionals NetworkGlobal Development Professionals Network'It’s dance or die': The ballet dancer forbidden to perform by Islamic StateFacing death threats, Ahmad Joudeh risked everything to keep his dream of dancing alive. Now the Palestinian dances for the Dutch National Ballet
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Guardian Africa networkGuardian Africa networkRebels with a cause: Africa's whistleblowers need urgent protectionA group of activists, lawyers and artists have launched a platform to help citizen watchdogs in often dangerous situations
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Security forces funded by US are accused of human rights abuses including summary executions and disappearances
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Exiled journalists tell of how decades of balanced post-conflict reporting is being dismantled by President Nkurunziza
Raped, beaten, exploited: the 21st-century slavery propping up Sicilian farming