Global development

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Dutch fightback to save teenagers from ‘narcoterrorism’ and drug gangs
Against a backdrop of surging cocaine imports and drug crime, the Netherlands has new plans to encourage young people to reject criminal careers

Senay Boztas in Utrecht

06, Dec, 2023 @5:00 AM

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Feminism in pictures: illustrated stories of women’s rights around the world
Three female artists, from Kenya, Brazil and Turkey, describe how their creative vision helped them draw attention to the fight for equality

Caroline Kimeu, Constance Malleret and Zeynep Bilginsoy

05, Dec, 2023 @5:00 AM

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‘They told us the fire would never come’: Argentinians battle blazes in gap left by government
Volunteer brigadistas in Córdoba province work with donated equipment to defend the forest in drought-plagued province

Sarah Wright in Ascochinga

04, Dec, 2023 @11:00 AM

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World Bank accused of ‘turning blind eye’ to sexual abuse in Kenyan schools it funded
Calls grow for independent inquiry after the bank’s internal watchdog found 21 cases of child sexual abuse by teaching staff

Caroline Kimeu in Nairobi

04, Dec, 2023 @10:00 AM

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Thousands of UK young people caught watching online child abuse images
Exclusive: children in England, Wales and Northern Ireland found watching or sharing ‘the most abhorrent’ images, Guardian investigation reveals

Harriet Grant

04, Dec, 2023 @5:00 AM

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Gaza diary part 31: ‘Santa, this year don’t bring dolls and bicycles, bring blankets and food’
Ziad, a 35-year-old Palestinian, writes a letter to Santa, asking if he has any safety or hope he can offer the children of Gaza

Ziad in Gaza

03, Dec, 2023 @11:33 AM

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Almost 400,000 Palestinians have lost jobs due to war, report says
Many have little or no income after the closure of crossings into Israel and restrictions on workers, according to ILO

Aseel Mafarjeh

03, Dec, 2023 @9:10 AM

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Iran ‘using Gaza conflict as cover’ for execution of 127 people since war began
Human rights groups record alarming rise in number of people put to death by Tehran regime since 7 October

Deepa Parent

02, Dec, 2023 @4:00 PM

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‘My friends were amazed’: Nigerian women break ‘male’ jobs barrier amid cost-of-living crisis
Many women are fighting prejudice to take up better-paid work to make ends meet, from driving a taxi or rickshaw to barbering

Promise Eze

02, Dec, 2023 @10:00 AM

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We need resources to fight health impacts of climate crisis, Africans tell Cop28
Continent must have more resilient health systems and local vaccine manufacturing to prevent next pandemic, says public health body

Isabel Choat in Lusaka

02, Dec, 2023 @8:00 AM

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Countries that criminalise gay sex are impeding fight against Aids, UN warns
Anti-LGBTQ+ laws lead to stigmatism and deny access to lifesaving drugs and services

Sarah Johnson

01, Dec, 2023 @2:00 PM

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Gender equality goals under threat in climate crisis-hit countries, says UN
Climate-related disasters disproportionately affect women and girls as reproductive services crumble and gender-based violence rises

Weronika Strzyżyńska

01, Dec, 2023 @1:00 PM

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