global development
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Six candidates named for World Health Organisation chiefMinisters and academics from France, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Italy, Hungary and UK will vie to succeed Margaret Chan as director general in July 2017
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Women gain ground in election despite yawning gender gapWomen claim 20 parliamentary seats as move to proportional representation reaps dividends for record number of female candidates
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Bumps stop bruises as safety project cuts accidents on deadly highwayLow-cost pilot of basic safety measures on deadly Dhaka-Sylhet N2 shows how simple infrastructure could save hundreds of lives each year
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Annual reed dance: cultural celebration or a sleazy royal ritual?Steeped in tradition, the annual reed dance festival attracts thousands of Swazi women. But are they forced to parade before Africa’s last absolute monarch?
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Technology institute to put art of happiness under the microscopeKharagpur research centre will examine theory that investment in mental health reaps economic as well as spiritual reward
in depth
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'We have nothing but our reindeer': when conservation threatens ruinationOne of the world’s smallest ethnic groups is finding its cultural traditions on the wrong side of Mongolian law, putting its very existence in peril
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Clashing over conservation: saving DRC’s forest and its PygmiesIn the DRC, the Mbuti people rejected a reserve that banned them from their lands. Now, with conservationists, they are exploring ways to protect the forest together
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The tribes paying the brutal price of conservationAcross the world, governments are protecting habitats. But indigenous peoples are being evicted
talking points
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We will ignore the bombs to continue delivering humanitarian aid in SyriaThis week’s attack against a UN convoy was not the first time humanitarian operations have come under fire in the country’s bloody civil war
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‘I am Lake Urmia’: a social media campaign takes on the environment in IranLake Urmia’s grim destiny reflects a wider trend of enviromental problems in Iran, including an over-reliance on dams, extreme weather patterns, climatic changes, poor irrigation practices and unregulated use of water
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It’s easy to dismiss the initiative of the Facebook founder and his wife as hubris. But audacious, aspirational goals are precisely what are neededCure all diseases? The Chan Zuckerberg plan is brilliantly bold
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I grew up in the world's biggest refugee camp – what happens when it closes?Sprawling Dadaab is where journalist Asad Hussein was born, raised and educated. Now, Kenya wants to demolish the camp
pictures, video & audio
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Why are 63 million girls missing out on education? – podcastLucy Lamble visits rural Zimbabwe to discover the barriers that prevent girls from going to school, and investigates how these challenges are being tackled around the world
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Dirty diesel from European companies fuels pollution in Africa – in picturesA report says businesses in Europe are exporting highly polluting, high-sulphur diesel to the African market, exploiting weak fuel standards there
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Yellow fever in Congo: MSF vaccinates 710,000 people in 10 days – in picturesAmid fears of a yellow fever epidemic, Médecins Sans Frontières took part in an emergency campaign of mass vaccination in Kinshasa, the Congolese capital
games & quizzes
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Drowning: do you know enough about this global killer? – quizHundreds of thousands of people drown every year. Many deaths go unrecorded, however, and pressure to teach people to swim is not what it might be
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Humanitarian aid quiz: are you good in a crisis?Reckon you could teach world humanitarian summit delegates a thing or two about aid? Take our quiz and find out if you’re a wizard on human welfare
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World Water Day quiz – are you a fount of wisdom?Access to water is a basic human right, but roughly one in 10 people globally are without a safe source. To mark World Water Day, try our quiz
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The world's most powerful people – quizAre you a superpower on sovereignty? Take our quiz to find out if you’re presidential material when it comes to people in power
on this site
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Women's rights and gender equality in focusWomen's rights and gender equality in focusWomen gain ground in Jordan election despite yawning gender gapWomen claim 20 parliamentary seats as move to proportional representation reaps dividends for record number of female candidates
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Modern-day slavery in focusModern-day slavery in focusSex trafficking victims forced to work in illicit Texas bars, claims studyAnti-slavery group report finds 1,300 women and girls have been trafficked into US brothels since 2007, with some forced to have sex 50 times a day
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networks
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Global Development Professionals NetworkGlobal Development Professionals NetworkA 'paradigm shift' is needed from governments to fight povertyRadical new approaches are needed if we have any chance of meeting the SDGs by 2030, say leading figures from the development and private sectors
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Guardian Africa networkGuardian Africa networkNo DRC leader gives up power peacefully, so why would Joseph Kabila?Signs that the president wants to remain in office are unsurprising in a country where coups are more common than elections
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#Feesmustfall: South African students clash with police – in picturesViolence erupts in Johannesburg as Wits University students march in protest at annnouncement of 8% rise in tuition fees
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Celebrating James Barnor – the first photographer to shoot Ghana in colour James Barnor helped put black women on the covers of British magazines and documented fashion in a country marching towards independence. Now, aged 87, he has taken to Instagram and a London gallery is exhibiting his work
Aid UK officials cite 'heightened scrutiny' as fraud breaks £1m barrier