Global development
‘Water is worth more than gold’: eco-activist Esteban Polanco on why violence won’t stop him
Brutally attacked for his work as one of the Dominican Republic’s leading land defenders, Polanco says the next generation must fight environmental destruction
Sarah Johnson in Santo Domingo
19, Mar, 2024 @12:00 PM
Sexual exploitation drives 37% rise in profits from forced labour, ILO says
International Labour Organization report says profits have risen to £184bn a year, with 27m people globally trapped in modern slavery
Annie Kelly
19, Mar, 2024 @8:45 AM
Move to overturn FGM ban in the Gambia postponed
Committee will examine for at least three months a bill proposing repeal of ban on female genital mutilation
Kaamil Ahmed and Liz Ford
18, Mar, 2024 @6:49 PM
‘Catastrophic levels of hunger’ in Gaza mean famine is imminent, says aid coalition
More than a million people are at risk, according to report, as Oxfam says Israeli authorities are blocking relief deliveries
Ruth Michaelson
18, Mar, 2024 @6:00 PM
‘The stigma has returned’: abortion access in turmoil in Javier Milei’s Argentina
Health workers fear the return of unsafe abortions as recent statements lead to a spike in doctors refusing to provide care
Harriet Barber in Buenos Aires
18, Mar, 2024 @11:15 AM
‘My 17-year-old son was arrested for sharing child abuse images – he said it was a relief’
A mother describes how her autistic son became one of thousands of under-18s caught viewing or sharing indecent images of children
Harriet Grant
18, Mar, 2024 @7:00 AM
Haiti healthcare system on verge of collapse as gang warfare rages on
Only a single hospital in Port-au-Prince remains open, with others devoid of staff as patients look for care and the dead pile up
Luke Taylor
17, Mar, 2024 @12:15 PM
Brazil to release millions of anti-dengue mosquitoes as death toll from outbreak mounts
Mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria that inhibit spread of disease to be introduced in six cities after successful pilot scheme
Constance Malleret in Rio de Janeiro
15, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM
Unfair & Lovely: the Bollywood film shining a light on dark-skin discrimination
As an Indian judge says change must start at home, a new movie uses humour to examine family prejudice against children with darker complexions
Amrit Dhillon in New Delhi
15, Mar, 2024 @5:00 AM
‘A struggle for us all’: new film reveals light and shade of fight for Amazon
Five years in the making, We Are Guardians takes a hard look at the complexity of the struggle between Indigenous people, loggers and ranchers
Saeed Kamali Dehghan
14, Mar, 2024 @4:00 PM
Somalia has 99% of $2bn debt cancelled in major boost to fragile recovery
Paris Club of creditor nations agree cancellation as Mogadishu moves towards financial normalisation amid ongoing conflict
Faisal Ali
14, Mar, 2024 @3:01 PM
How Facebook Messenger and Meta Pay are used to buy child sexual abuse material
Court documents and interviews detail the products’ role in alleged exploitation – and how some payments go undetected
Katie McQue
14, Mar, 2024 @3:00 PM
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