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UN gathering on Irma brings "loss and damage" to world stage

Hurricane Irma has brought what climate change looks like into sharp relief and showed the world to be unprepared for a coming crisis
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Conflict prevention must take centre stage at UN

World leaders cannot meaningfully address natural disasters and climate change without first cultivating peace
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China and India's diverging roads to green Asia’s infrastructure

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Climate

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Rising heat
Silent killer: Sweltering planet braces for deadly heat shocks
Richard Branson setting up green energy fund to rebuild Caribbean
Niger floods leave tens of thousands homeless
Hurricane Maria targets St. Croix and Puerto Rico
Polluters must pick up tab for damage: UN environment chief

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From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s humanitarian hotspots. more
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Rising heat
Health workers race to contain cholera outbreak in Nigeria
Confidence in UN's global goals faltering amid slow progress
Private sponsorship of refugees grows, along with needs
Myanmar's Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine
UN chief says statesmanship needed on N.Korea, takes digs at Trump

Women's Rights

We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality. more
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Child Marriage
Child sex traffickers turn to rural areas, internet for business
Mobile app aims to help end child marriage in India's Bihar
Kinky 'Fifty shades' sex and porn linked to divorce in Iran
Sierra Leone's female football chief seeks second term
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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
Old law means no rooms to rent for migrant workers in India cities
Chakma refugees to get citizenship after 50 years in India
India's biggest dam opens, activists fight against evictions
"It doesn't have to be humans versus nature" says ecologist
Stronger forest protection key to Amazon replanting push - experts

Trafficking

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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Trafficking and modern day slavery
More than 40 mln people trapped in slavery, majority women
Child sex traffickers turn to rural areas, internet for business
Nearly one in 10 children globally is a victim of forced labor
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Food

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Food and climate change
Bangladesh sets aside rift with Myanmar to ease rice shortage
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