global development
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Narendra Modi’s Digital India campaign will put independent document registration clerks out of business – and chip away at the culture of bribery
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Civil society activists warn panel on economic empowerment not to ignore unpaid work that blocks women's path to better pay
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Honduras, one of the poorest countries in Latin America, is trying to cope with a new threat: the Zika virus
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Microfinance Do lenders make loan risks clear?
Elisabeth RhyneA study of people taking out microfinance loans in Benin, Georgia, Pakistan and Peru has found that too many people are ‘borrowing blind’ -
The daughter of Berta Cáceres, the Honduran human rights defender who was murdered this month, has spoken out about the country’s volatility and called on Europe and the US to stop investing in the controversial Agua Zarca dam
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Wooden structure, which served as base for lawyers providing advice to rough sleepers, burned down in suspected arson attack
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Camp clearance completed with just a handful of makeshift mosques and canteens remaining
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Unusually strong El Niño, coupled with record-high temperatures, has had a catastrophic effect on crops and rainfall across southern and eastern Africa
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World Health Organisation warns failure to replace old polio vaccine when it is destroyed next month will lead to uninoculated children spreading virus
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Where has the highest rate of male sterilisation? How many people in sub-Saharan Africa are on the pill? Explore a world of contraception data
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Syrians reflect on what they miss most about their lives before the conflict began while a teacher, midwife and psycho-social worker share how they are helping refugees
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Justice Centre finds evidence of exhausting hours, little rest, forced labour and exploitation among city’s migrant domestic workers
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With type 2 diabetes on the rise, should poorer countries refocus on treating lifestyle diseases? Or do we need to end Aids, TB and malaria first?
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To end poverty, put science at the heart of development
Sue Desmond-Hellmann and Nick HurdResearch and development must be harnessed to improve the lives of those with the greatest needs, whererever they are -
As doctors in Yemen, war wounds are not our only medical challenge
Alan de Lima PereiraIn addition to all the gunshot victims, Yemen has a healthcare crisis ranging from malnutrition to strokes. I am leaving the country with a heavy heart -
Economic exclusion helped trigger the conflict in Syria. Rebuilding will mean integrating disparate groups and enabling them to find jobs
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As the dust settles on the elections in Uganda, Hugh Muir looks at the trade-offs between progress and freedom
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Five years after the start of the Syrian war, Kate Holt travelled to neighbouring Lebanon to meet some of the 5 million people who have fled the bombs, bullets and hunger
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Suite aux dernières élections présidentielles et législatives qui ont donné lieu à des allégations de fraudes provoquant de violentes manifestations, Haïti, l’un des pays les plus pauvres du monde, traverse une vive crise politique
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Are you a superpower on sovereignty? Take our quiz to find out if you’re presidential material when it comes to people in power
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Are you top of the rich list when it comes to knowing about inequality or is your knowledge bank a little bit empty?
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From the pope to historic elections, we test how much you have been paying attention to global events this year
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Got an appetite for knowledge? Fancy yourself as a foodie? Then nourish your curiosity with a selection of culinary conundrums
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Women's rights and gender equality in focusWomen's rights and gender equality in focusEmpowering women will mean little without decent jobs, UN panel warnedCivil society activists warn panel on economic empowerment not to ignore the unpaid work that women do, which blocks their path to better pay
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Modern-day slavery in focusModern-day slavery in focusForced labour common among Hong Kong's domestic helpers, study findsJustice Centre finds evidence of exhausting hours, little rest, forced labour and exploitation among city’s migrant domestic workers
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Global Development Professionals NetworkGlobal Development Professionals NetworkAnti-corruption protests around the world - in picturesMassive demonstrations in Brazil last weekend were just one of many recent anti-corruption protests, with people taking to the streets from Guatemala to Malaysia
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Guardian Africa networkGuardian Africa networkSouth Africa playing a high-stakes game as president and treasury square offClaims that businessmen close to Zuma offered deputy minister a cabinet job provides latest twist ahead of crucial succession battle
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Viral social media campaign promotes homegrown goods but residents say many items simply aren’t manufactured locally
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In a shock move that’s inspired much scepticism, Jose Eduardo Dos Santos claims he’ll be leaving office in 2018. The Daily MaverickQuiz: how much do you know about Africa’s ‘presidents for life’?
Sustainability East African farmers rewarded for letting grass grow under their feet
Kenya How female farmers are building a secure future
Bananas Future bleak as staple African crops decline
Kenya The smart greenhouse that texts when tomatoes need watering