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$640m pledged as third of world malnourishedKofi Annan urges greater investment to tackle soaring rates of obesity and hunger as researchers find almost every country in the world is affected -
Red Cross 'outraged' over pilfering of aid millions by its own staffOrganisation confirms misappropriation of almost $6m donated to fight deadly 2014 outbreak that claimed more than 11,000 lives in west Africa
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Tide turns in Nepal's battle with HIVLike many men from the impoverished district of Accham, Sarpa migrated to India for work only to return home with HIV
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This was not 'just another bomb in Mogadishu’. It will destroy al-ShabaabWith more than 350 people killed in this deadly attack, it is time for we Somalis to unite against violent extremism, says the country’s minister of information
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For the price of a few warships, we could end slavery once and for allWith fewer slaves in the world today than there have ever been, it would cost just £650 a head to usher it into extinction – so why hasn’t that happened?
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The 'rape capital of the world'? We women in Congo don't see it that wayCongo is a nation of sisterhood and solidarity. We are changing our country from within, risking our lives to speak out and taking up the political fight against sexual violence – rather than just taking notes while men speak
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Have psychologists found a better way to persuade people to save the planet?Recent studies linking people’s views on social inequality to how they think and act on environmental issues could prove crucial to changing their behaviour
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Animal rights activists and Inuit clash over Canada's Indigenous food traditionsSeal meat on a Toronto restaurant’s menu has stirred up a decades-long conflict over anti-hunting campaigns, which the Inuit say threaten their existence
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'It feels like Dominica is finished': life amid the ruins left by Hurricane MariaWith almost every building damaged or reduced to rubble, no power and little water, survivors of September’s storm are relying on shelters and a trickle of aid
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Yemen reels under the weight of brutal cholera outbreak – in picturesWith Yemen in the grip of the biggest and most rapidly spreading cholera epidemic on record, the country’s health system is on the verge of collapse
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Dead or imprisoned for having an abortion: fighting El Salvador's brutal laws – videoThe country’s total ban on abortion has seen women jailed over miscarriages and dying after unsafe terminations. But amid growing protests, politicians may bow to pressure to overturn El Salvador’s anti-abortion laws
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Bold vision: giving blind people back their sight in Pakistan – in picturesAn estimated 36 million people are blind worldwide, yet 75% of blindness and visual impairment can be cured or prevented. Photographer Andrew McConnell documents the successes of a scheme in northern Pakistan
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Who are the Rohingya and what is happening in Myanmar?Fresh outbreak of violence after decades of ethnic tensions has prompted tens of thousands of people to flee to Bangladesh
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A timeline of landmarks in women's rightsWomen have fought long and hard to secure access to family planning and abortion, and reduce maternal mortality. A modern timeline of that struggle tells a story full of highs and lows
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Why do people still go hungry? Actor Dougray Scott explainsThere is enough food in the world to go around, yet hundreds of millions of people go to bed each night on an empty stomach
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‘Traffickers take all that makes you human’Survivors of human trafficking recount how they were raped, abused and exploited as they became 21st century slaves
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Women's rights and gender equality in focusWomen's rights and gender equality in focusMiss Peru contestants accuse country of not measuring up on gender violenceBeauty pageant competitors refuse to list vital statistics during live TV broadcast, instead stating figures on violence against women in Peru
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Modern-day slavery in focusModern-day slavery in focus'Absolutely unacceptable': UK accused of failing to protect domestic workersCampaigners warn foreign workers continue to suffer abuse and exploitation in UK households after failure of safeguards designed to protect them
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Pregnancy is a universal experience - but access to good healthcare is notDevelopment worker Leila de Bruyne says the first-world healthcare that saved her life is a basic human right that should be afforded to all expectant mothers
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Traffic accident? Call a reporter! How journalists are forcing change in LiberiaA desperate lack of skilled reporters in the most far-flung rural areas became clear during the country’s Ebola outbreak. Now, with the first crop of trainees in the field, the benefits of good health reporting are beginning to be seen
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Want to avert the apocalypse? Take lessons from Costa RicaChasing economic growth gains us nothing but global warming. We should follow the lead of tiny Costa Rica, where life expectancy is soaring
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Bad medicine: the toxic fakes at the heart of an international criminal racketThe trade in fake drugs is a lucrative and dangerous global industry, but there are hopes that on-the-spot screening technology can provide a remedy
When the sheep turn black, war's toxic legacy can no longer be ignored