Global development - The Guardian
Every month we’ll explore the key issues affecting billions of people across the developing world. Recent editions have looked at why 75 million of the world’s poorest children can’t access education, why El Niño has worsened the food shortages in Malawi and Zimbabwe and how big data offers new tools to help countries meet their development goals
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How do you solve half a century of bloodshed in Colombia? – podcast transcriptLast year’s accord ended a civil war that claimed 250,000 lives. Lucy Lamble investigates how Colombia’s communities plan to build lasting peace
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How do you solve half a century of bloodshed in Colombia? – podcastAfter the civil war that claimed 250,000 lives ended with last year’s accord, Lucy Lamble investigates how Colombia’s communities plan to build lasting peace
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Why is east Africa facing a hunger crisis and what can be done? – podcast transcriptAs hunger spreads in east Africa, famine threatens to take hold beyond South Sudan. Lucy Lamble explores the background and response to the crisis
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Why is east Africa facing a hunger crisis and what can be done? – podcastAs hunger spreads in east Africa, famine threatens to take hold beyond South Sudan. Lucy Lamble explores the background and response to the crisis
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Women challenging the patriarchy – one podcast at a timeTo mark International Women’s Day, the Guardian’s podcasters pick some favourite episodes featuring inspirational women
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Is child labour always wrong? The view from Bolivia – podcastKary 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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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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African women form a united front in the battle for equality – podcastKary Stewart looks at how feminists are championing women’s rights across the continent and beyond
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African women form a united front in the battle for equality – podcast transcriptKary Stewart looks at how feminists are championing women’s rights across the continent and beyond, and examines what is at the heart of gender inequality
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Zika, drought, conflict: what 2016 meant for the world's poorest – podcast transcriptThe Global development team looks back at some of the issues that affected millions of people in developing countries in the past year, and considers the challenges for 2017
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Zika, drought, conflict: what 2016 meant for the world's poorest – podcastThe Global development team looks back at some of the issues that affected millions of people in developing countries over the past year, and considers the challenges for 2017
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How Cuba came of age on early childhood development – podcast transcriptMore than 99.5% of Cuban children attend an early childhood education programme or institution. Kary Stewart visits Havana to speak to families, doctors and teachers about a Latin American success story
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Cómo llegó Cuba a la mayoría de edad en el desarrollo de la primera infancia – podcastMás del 99,5% de los niños cubanos asiste a un programa o institución de educación infantil. Kary Stewart visita La Habana para hablar con familias, médicos y maestros sobre una historia de éxito en América Latina
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How Cuba came of age on early childhood development – podcastMore than 99.5% of Cuban children attend an early childhood education programme or institution. Kary Stewart visits Havana to speak to families, doctors and teachers about a Latin American success story
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How Sri Lanka wiped out malaria – podcast transcriptSixty years ago, Sri Lanka was one of the countries most affected by malaria. Dinitha Rathnayake explores how the nation became free of the disease
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How Sri Lanka bit back at mosquitoes and wiped out malaria – podcastSixty years ago, Sri Lanka was one of the countries most affected by malaria. Dinitha Rathnayake explores how the nation took the bite out of the disease to become malaria-free
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Why are 63 million girls missing out on education? – podcast transcriptLucy Lamble visits rural Zimbabwe to discover the barriers that can prevent girls getting an education, and investigates programmes in place to help them
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Why Obama's ambition of an Aids-free generation is a pipe dream – podcastSarah Boseley is joined by experts and campaigners including Charlize Theron as she looks at progress on treating and preventing Aids and ponders the road ahead
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Africa and the tech revolution: what's holding back the mobile continent? – podcastClár Ní Chonghaile reports from the Africa technology business forum on the innovations that could transform life in the continent – and the hardware glitches holding them back
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Africa and the tech revolution: what's holding back the mobile continent? – podcast transcriptClár Ní Chonghaile reports from the Africa technology business forum on the country’s obstacles to getting the most out of the tech revolution
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Let's talk about sex: why do we need good sex education? – podcastWith so many misconceptions and taboos around sex, Liz Ford looks at why effective education is more important than ever
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Let's talk about sex: why do we need good sex education? – podcast transcriptWith so many misconceptions and taboos around sex, Liz Ford looks at why effective education is more important than ever
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Why are so many children around the world out of school? – podcast transcriptLucy Lamble looks at why 75 million children can’t access adequate education, and at a new initiative to raise funds to deliver education for all children
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Why are so many children around the world out of school? – podcastAs the world humanitarian summit approaches, Lucy Lamble looks at why 75 million children can’t access adequate education
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Dentro de La Ciudad de las Mujeres en Colombia – podcastKary Stewart visita La Ciudad de las Mujeres en Turbaco, a las afueras de Cartagena, en el norte de Colombia
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Inside Colombia's City of Women – podcast transcriptKary Stewart meets women who suffered rape, murder and violence in Colombia, but who came together and built a community
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Inside Colombia's City of Women – podcastKary Stewart meets women who experienced rape and violence during Colombia’s years of conflict, who came together and built their own community
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El Niño worsens food shortages in Malawi and Zimbabwe – podcast transcriptLucy Lamble reports from southern Africa on the recurring droughts, exacerbated by an unusually strong El Niño, that are causing a severe lack of food
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Where drought is the new normal: El Niño worsens food shortages in Malawi and Zimbabwe – podcastLucy Lamble reports from Malawi and Zimbabwe on the recurring droughts, exacerbated by an unusually strong El Niño, that are causing a severe lack of food
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Democrats v autocrats in Africa: is there a winning formula? – podcast transcriptHugh Muir looks at the pros and cons of long-term leaders, and discusses whether there are any ways to mitigate their grip on power
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Democrats v autocrats in Africa: is there a winning formula? – podcastAs the dust settles on the elections in Uganda, Hugh Muir looks at the trade-offs between progress and freedom
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In the eye of El Niño: landslides and flooding in coastal Peru – podcast transcriptKary Stewart visits shanty towns close to the coast of Peru, where people driven from inland regions by poverty are resettling on dangerous ground
Podcast Why are 63 million girls missing out on education? – podcast