Global development
Drought caused 43,000 ‘excess deaths’ in Somalia last year, half of them young children
New report uncovers tragic scale of climate-led crisis and forecasts up to 34,000 more deaths so far this year
Tracy McVeigh
21, Mar, 2023 @11:53 AM
Cutting its cloth: can a new industrial revolution transform Benin’s economy?
The west African country, a leading cotton producer, is moving into processing finished goods, seen as a route to prosperity
Sarah Johnson in Cotonou and Bohicon
21, Mar, 2023 @7:15 AM
Economic growth is not a magic wand for ending poverty | Olivier De Schutter
Misguided policies are hurting the poorest in society; our focus should be on reducing inequality not increasing GDP
Olivier De Schutter
20, Mar, 2023 @7:30 AM
Scarred for life: the Himalayan towns sinking into oblivion
The construction of vast dams and a network of roads and railways have taken a heavy toll on the state of Uttarakhand, with buildings in Joshimath and other settlements collapsing and residents blaming government indifference
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Joshimath
20, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM
Malawi president declares half of country damaged by cyclone
Lazarus Chakwera blames global heating for hundreds of deaths and asks for aid to address ‘vast’ structural devastation and long-term climate mitigation
Tracy McVeigh
20, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM
Two decades after the Iraq invasion: what happened to the promise of education for girls?
Twenty years ago Iraqi women and girls were promised a new future of liberation and education by former US president Bush. The reality is different
Balsam Mustafa
18, Mar, 2023 @7:30 AM
Céilí in Kampala: why Irish dancing is proving popular in Uganda
Schools in the country’s capital are celebrating St Patrick’s Day after Irish dancers brought a touch of the Emerald Isle to east Africa
Amy Fallon
17, Mar, 2023 @12:00 PM
Trinidad and Tobago is failing children locked in Syrian camps – it must bring them home | Kenneth Mohammed
During Covid, the Caribbean republic shut its borders, stranding citizens overseas; now it has left children vulnerable to illness, death and IS recruitment
Kenneth Mohammed
17, Mar, 2023 @11:30 AM
It’s dangerous for Black women to give birth in Texas, and it could be about to get worse
Abortion bans and a looming Medicaid deadline could make a bad maternal health crisis worse. Will lawmakers act in time?
Mary Tuma
17, Mar, 2023 @10:00 AM
Behind the fanfare of James Cleverly’s visit to Sierra Leone, the need to restore aid is starkly apparent
The foreign secretary received a warm welcome in the country of his mother’s birth but critics say the slashing of aid budgets undermines the message of support for women and girls
Isabel Choat in Bo and Freetown
16, Mar, 2023 @12:40 PM
Chile’s government pledged to put feminism into practice – has it delivered?
President Gabriel Boric promised to initiate a feminist movement but conservative values remain strong in the country
John Bartlett in Santiago
16, Mar, 2023 @10:30 AM
Nine out of 10 people in Syrian camps have been displaced multiple times
As conflict passes 12-year anniversary, stark new report reveals that 1.8 million people have been forced into refugee camps
Tom Ambrose
16, Mar, 2023 @6:30 AM
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