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Stonewall 50: Where next for LGBT+ lives?
Despite climate pledges, G20 coal subsidies rise
Xinjiang vice-gov defends centres for Uighurs at UN rights forum
Libyan women set up businesses against the odds
Abused as 'dirty', same-sex newlyweds in Taiwan fear backlash Beh Lih Yi
Kenyan tribe divide over women's land rights after ruling Dominic Kirui
SE Asia urged to improve women's rights to stop bride trafficking Beh Lih Yi
Xinjiang vice-gov defends centres for Uighurs at UN rights forum
Libyan women set up businesses against the odds
U.S. relocates migrant children from overcrowded border station
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Opinion

Kathleen Mogelgaard & Robert Engelman Population Institute

Want to ward off the apocalypse? Invest in women's health, rights

A world with less population growth offers greater chances of addressing the challenges humanity faces - and investment in women can get us there
Sven Harmeling CARE International

It's time for action on climate-driven displacement

As wilder weather drives more people from their homes, the world needs emissions cuts, better resilience and to protect the rights of those on the move
Alex Carle British Red Cross Society - UK

'Ebola is fake': how do you fight disease people don’t believe in?

How do you convince people to follow stringent rules to reduce contamination and report suspected cases when some do not believe in the disease in the first place?
Rossella Pagliuchi-Lor UNHCR

Together we can confront the scourge of rising displacement

In 2018, almost 70.8 million people were forcibly displaced, double that of 20 years ago

Humanitarian

From major disaster, conflicts and under-reported stories, we shine a light on the world’s humanitarian hotspots. more
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Life for the Rohingya in the world’s largest refugee camp
U.S. relocates migrant children from overcrowded border station
Xinjiang vice-gov defends centres for Uighurs at UN rights forum
China says Africa projects should be sustainable
Syrians returning home to reach 1 mln once safe zone created
U.S. to unveil 'economy first' approach to Mideast peace

Climate

We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change. more
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Running Dry
Despite climate pledges, G20 coal subsidies rise
Stop building on floodplains, say flood-hit U.S. families
Thunberg proved 'we are not alone', say young Indonesian planters
Better satellite images to help save rainforests, Norway says
In 'climate apartheid' rich will save themselves while poor suffer

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 Deliver 2019
SE Asia urged to improve women's rights to stop bride trafficking
Middle East survey sees patchy progress on women and LGBT+ rights
Libyan women set up businesses against the odds
State's only abortion clinic to stay open for at least 5 more days
Missouri orders lone abortion clinic to close

LGBT

We delve deeper into the issues faced by LGBT+ communities around the world. more
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Social innovation: Climate
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Stonewall 50: Where next for LGBT+ lives?
Drive for LGBT+ equality feared stalling 50 years after Stonewall
Abused as 'dirty', same-sex newlyweds in Taiwan fear backlash
Stonewall 50: Where next for LGBTQ+ lives?
After a long battle, Taiwan's lesbian couple legally tie the knot

Trafficking

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
HSBC to help modern slaves 'rebuild lives' with bank access
Chinese police rescue hundreds of trafficked women
In first, U.S. rebukes Malawian diplomats over trafficking case
Bangladesh police kill three suspected Rohingya traffickers
'Those you never see': Paris photo series reclaims women's bodies

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
Kenyan tribe divide over women's land rights after ruling
Stop building on floodplains, say flood-hit U.S. families
Scars on Middle East landscape bear witness to past peace failures
Venice must be put on UN danger list: conservationists
UK's Stonehenge solstices to be visible worldwide with live stream

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Is our love of avocados drying Chile's water supplies?
When disasters and conflicts collide: Colombia
When disasters and conflicts collide: Lebanon
Guardians of the Forest
Land of Little Rain
From camel to cup

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
U.N. food body elects first Chinese head as climate crisis worsens
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Mandela's widow says leaders failing pledge to end hunger
Europe's food waste is 'a scandal', says agency chief
WFP hopeful Yemen's 'good' Houthis will lift food aid suspension
'Brain fever' blamed for India child deaths preventable -doctors

Social Innovation

We highlight businesses putting the interests of people and/or the environment first. more
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Social innovation: Climate
HSBC to help modern slaves 'rebuild lives' with bank access
Virtual reality helps scare residents to flee looming storms
European consumers back businesses supporting refugees
Coding to cooking - businesses helping tackle the refugee crisis
London named Europe's top 'tech for good' hotspot

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