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At dawn, Reymark Cavesirano makes a perilous journey out to sea to meet the fishing boats in a bid to help his family survive -
Judge orders immediate extension to safe housing, counselling and financial support beyond existing 45-day threshold
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Study identifies major transformation in quality of living conditions, but governments urged to improve urban sanitation -
Nairobi facility will be largest of its kind in Africa, boosting Kenyan economy and supplying 23 countries
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The workers from some of the world’s poorest countries are being paid a pittance to deliver the football dream of the world’s wealthiest per capita state -
When his beloved city was occupied by Islamic State, Iraqi Omar Mohammed was determined to document every atrocity – as anonymous blogger Mosul Eye
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Every other minute, a woman or girl dies as a result of pregnancy complications or childbirth. Why has the global decline in maternal mortality stalled? -
The historic city is cracking down on an industry that targets children and young women from poor neighbourhoods -
Women lured by the chance to escape poverty explain how they have gone from being treated as victims to criminals -
Deepika Mhatre has turned her experiences as a cook for rich families into a standup routine
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A report claims retailers profiting from the world’s second most expensive spice are ignoring the desperate plight of impoverished Madagascan farmers -
Like millions of Pakistani children, Ahmed had to work to support his family. The sexual abuse he suffered is as commonplace as the government’s inaction -
Migrant workers outside Samsung’s Port Klang factory have spoken of their misery, reporting punishing overtime, confiscated passports and huge debts -
Migrants are travelling to Egypt and selling body parts to pay for passage to Europe. Plus: Nigeria’s upcoming elections
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Letter: Margaret Owen says the systematic and widespread refusal of visas to many women from developing countries has stopped them attending the annual UN Commission on the Status of Women -
Draft documents suggest US will refuse to reaffirm commitment to international declaration on women’s rights at New York forum -
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From applying vinegar to jumping up and down after sex, millions of women have to resort to archaic, often dangerous forms of family planning
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Sexual harassment has long been rife in Nigeria’s bustling markets. Now women are mobilising in protest -
About 13,000 people are kept in slavery in the UK. Amy Romer’s book The Dark Figure* reveals the terrifying ordinariness of the sites of their captivity
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Amid din over Brexit and US border wall, spare a thought for South Sudan