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Up to 600 wounded in Syria's east Aleppo, evacuations needed -UN
India's most flood-prone state aided by new satellite mapping
Amnesty accuses Sudan of using chemical weapons in Darfur
UNICEF says 75,000 children could die in Nigeria hunger crisis Reuters
UN says may struggle to accommodate refugees from Mosul battle Reuters
Colombia tipped for Nobel Peace Prize after deal to end war Reuters
Indian domestic workers demand fair wages, days off and coffee
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Climate

We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change. more
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Amazon forest and climate change
Global warming to breach 2C limit by 2050 unless tougher action
Ethiopia soil map arms climate-hit farmers with new fertilisers
India's most flood-prone state aided by new satellite mapping
Ridding the US marketplace of tainted timber
No big shift in US flood patterns despite climate change

Women's Rights

We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality. more
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Women and climate change
Rise in Nigerian sex slavery in Italy fuelled by violence, magic
Women's voices heard clear and loud in Colombia peace deal
One million poor women in Britain have suffered violence and abuse
California, eyeing Cosby, ends statute of limitations for rape
Egypt approves tougher jail terms for FGM

Humanitarian

From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s humanitarian hotspots. more
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Zika virus
Up to 600 wounded in Syria's east Aleppo, evacuations needed -UN
UNICEF says 75,000 children could die in Nigeria hunger crisis
UN says may struggle to accommodate refugees from Mosul battle
U.N. fails to set international probe on Yemen war crimes
Rise in English foster care for refugee children

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Lessons on hatred from Bosnia
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Opinion

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Ridding the US marketplace of tainted timber

Lax enforcement and opaque supply chains let too many products slip through the cracks
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The key to our development challenges? Empowered women

It is time to put women’s empowerment at the top of the global agenda and ask ourselves – what can I do to help today?
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From human rights to foreign aid: how will Brexit affect NGOs?

For charities, now is the time to take stock and ensure that funding challenges and potential economic changes can be absorbed
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Political justice is not enough to rebuild Sri Lanka

For Sri Lanka, gender equity will be fundamental to a stable, peaceful and equitable future

Trafficking

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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Domestic workers exploited and abused
Rise in Nigerian sex slavery in Italy fuelled by violence, magic
Indian domestic workers demand fair wages, days off and coffee
VW suspends ties with some Indian suppliers after mica expose
Worker's suicide in Qatar raises concern over stranded migrants
Cambodia raises 2017 minimum wage for textile industry workers

Property Rights

We put the spotlight on how land and property rights can empower communities worldwide. more
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Water scarcity and conflict
How one Kenyan widow won the right to own property
Don't blame cocaine for South American forest loss, study says
Inside Brazil's battle to save the Amazon
Gold mine chose "eviction over dialogue" in Peru land dispute
Inside Brazil's battle to save the Amazon

Food

We explore the challenges of ending hunger and malnutrition as food production adjusts to a warming world. more
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Farmers adapt to climate change
UNICEF says 75,000 children could die in Nigeria hunger crisis
Ethiopia soil map arms climate-hit farmers with new fertilisers
Hunger 'deadlier than violence' in Boko Haram-hit Nigeria
Food aid reaches besieged Iraqi town for first time in two years
Floods and farms fuel jump in methane emissions - researchers

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