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Wanted: 'wings to fly' as do-good business tests new heights
Tech route to greener cities only 'smart' if residents follow
US cities hit record highs in LGBT+ protections, research shows
Openly gay Lil Nas X makes Grammy history with nominations
Wealth alone won't save countries from climate change Matthew Lavietes
Extinction Rebellion turns up political heat with hunger strikes K. Sophie Will
Political row in India sparks debate on land rights for Dalits Rina Chandran
US cities hit record highs in LGBT+ protections, research shows
Openly gay Lil Nas X makes Grammy history with nominations
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Moroccan scientist hunts for new plants for warming Middle East
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Opinion

Britta Augsburg Institute for Fiscal Studies

The global sanitation challenge: Is there a silver bullet?

A smart balance of microcredit, subsidies and behaviour change activities is likely to get us a good step closer to tackling the sanitation crisis
Samuel Woodhams

The global decline of internet freedoms demands a global response

As censorship, surveillance and disinformation campaigns continue to gain momentum around the world, fundamental digital rights are being dramatically eroded
Piotr Godzisz Lambda Warsaw

The EU must act to change opinions about anti-LGBT+ hate crime

A 2017 survey found two-thirds of LGBT+ people in Poland had experienced discrimination in the past two years
Amit Bhatia The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment

The ice age of capitalism is starting to thaw

The pursuit of a more accountable form of capitalism is neither a coincidence nor altruism, but survival instinct.

Climate

We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change. more
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Reducing climate change disaster risk
Tech route to greener cities only 'smart' if residents follow
Greener, longer life: More trees cut premature deaths in cities
Wealth alone won't save countries from climate change
Australians shelter from bushfires as political heat climbs
Brazil seeks more funding to combat environmental destruction

LGBT+

We delve deeper into the issues faced by LGBT+ communities around the world. more
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Social innovation: Climate
Transgender activists honor 22 slain victims in United States
US cities hit record highs in LGBT+ protections, research shows
American Medical Association supports conversion therapy ban
Vogue cover spotlights Mexico's transgender 'muxe' women
Ten facts on trans murders as world marks second deadliest year

Property Rights

We put the spotlight on how land and property rights can empower communities worldwide. more
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Urban humans: Cities go up, down and high-tech to combat threats
Political row in India sparks debate on land rights for Dalits
Greener, longer life: More trees cut premature deaths in cities
Homes, land destroyed as Zimbabweans turn to illegal gold mining
U.S. support for Israeli settlements renews focus on core issue
Five global deforestation hotspots as Brazil reveals Amazon spike

Humanitarian Crises

From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s hotspots. more
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Stateless: The world's most invisible people
Rohingya in Malaysia warn against fleeing from Bangladesh
Jihadist violence putting "generation at risk" in Africa Sahel-WFP
US announces $30 mln to bolster coasts from flooding, rising seas
Suu Kyi to contest Rohingya genocide case at world court
Struggling with influx, Greece gets tough with asylum seekers

Women

We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality. more
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Women Deliver 2019
Two members of Spain's 'Wolf Pack' sentenced for filming gang-rape
UK and U.S. men seen growing less comfortable with women leaders
Danish study rejects link between abortion and suicide
Congo court hands life sentence to warlord for sexual violence
The F-word is back as most young UK women identify as feminists

Slavery

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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Life after slavery: survivors struggle to start anew
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With spotlight on illegal mica mines, Indian villagers hide deaths
Two members of Spain's 'Wolf Pack' sentenced for filming gang-rape
Singapore vows action on labour trafficking after first conviction
Major UK hotels found failing to combat threat of modern slavery
Rohingya in Malaysia warn against fleeing from Bangladesh

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Stonewall 50: Where next for LGBTQ+ lives?
After a long battle, Taiwan's lesbian couple legally tie the knot
Is our love of avocados drying Chile's water supplies?
Guardians of the Forest
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Somaliland: One land's quest to defuse a climate 'timebomb'

Food

We explore the challenges of ending hunger and malnutrition as food production adjusts to a warming world. more
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Rebooting food
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Moroccan scientist hunts for new plants for warming Middle East
Ocean could provide over six times more food than it does today
Kenya maps first 'Climate Atlas' to battle future food losses
Palm oil producers to set up fund to fight critics
Investors back global online market-place for ethical farmers

Social Innovation

We highlight businesses putting the interests of people and/or the environment first. more
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Social innovation: Climate
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Wanted: 'wings to fly' as do-good business tests new heights
Built to scale? Growing pains hit Cambodia's businesses for good
Focus on people as well as profit, business leaders told
The ice age of capitalism is starting to thaw
Bloody nightmare? Do-good health businesses struggle in Cameroon

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Mental health at risk as California wildfire threat grows
Local water scarcity spilling over into global crisis, researchers warn
In war-ravaged Kabul, women throng parks for peace and picnics
West Africa boot camp seeks artificial intelligence fix for climate-hit farmers

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