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Cuts in international support threaten the work of the women and men bringing hope to the world’s most vulnerable peopleJean-Pierre Lacroix is UN under-secretary general for peace operationsAt a time…
June 2, 2026
· 1 min read
Since April 2023, Sudan’s women and girls have been subjected to systematic rape and sexual torture. Specialised support and justice for them is key to the country’s recovery and futureIn…
June 2, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
A project to measure how reflective paint reduces indoor temperatures is delivering tangible benefits across AfricaThe brick house Sylvia shares in a Western Cape township on the outskirts of Cape…
June 1, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Community groups say some fear they could lose homes, jobs and access to healthcare if the new law is ratified by President John Dramani MahamaGhana’s LGBTQ community is living in…
June 1, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Hour by hour, Shahida and her baby are exposed to the full force of the deadly temperatures affecting India’s capital – without reliable access to food, water or healthcare. Here…
May 30, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Photographer Mohamed Gabobe captured the city’s lively enjoyment of the Islamic festival away from the conflict and drought endured by much of Somalia Continue reading...
May 29, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Medics battling the incurable disease in Democratic Republic of the Congo working in ‘agonising’ conditionsWhen Dr Vladimir Maduali died of Ebola in the early hours of Sunday morning, he was…
May 28, 2026
· 1 min read
Indonesia
Investigators are still searching for what caused the recent deaths of a mother and her calf, but conservationists say the animal’s shrinking habitat may be the first place to lookThe…
May 28, 2026
· 1 min read
Chile
The country is positioning itself as Latin America’s next technology hub, but communities are pushing backThe Andes mountains frame what was once a wetland – now a stretch of dry,…
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Two new poetry collections tackle themes of trauma, exile, resistance and love amid conflict in Gaza Poetry may not be the best response to aerial bombardment, but for many Palestinians…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
The difference in framing around antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred distorts public understanding, inflames tensions and makes both Jewish and Muslim communities less safeThe horrific terrorist attack on the Islamic Centre…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Kenya
Staff at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy are overseeing the repatriation of ‘the shiest antelope’ from western zoos to their native east African country“We are bringing the boys home,” says…
May 24, 2026
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Global development
More than 20,000 attacks on markets, farmland and food distribution systems have been recorded since 2018Hunger is being increasingly exploited as a weapon of war with more than 20,000 documented…
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Following the successful reduction of ultra-processed foods in schools, scientists and politicians hope to improve patient health with locally grown and freshly prepared mealsEvery month a few dozen staff from…
May 20, 2026
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Ebola
WHO chief said he was ‘deeply concerned’ after at least 500 suspected Ebola cases and 130 deaths reported in outbreak of Bundibugyo strain‘It’s heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DRC over return…
May 19, 2026
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Ebola
Conflict, mistrust and delayed detection could complicate response to emergency caused by Bundibugyo variantTo be around the centre of an Ebola outbreak is to become used to the smell of…
May 19, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Zainab Sheriff unjustly sentenced to four years in prison for incitement and threatening language, say activistsLawyers, politicians and activists have called for the release of one of Sierra Leone’s best-known…
May 19, 2026
· 1 min read
Global health
Pandemic report warns of growing global threat as health teams in Africa move to contain Ebola outbreak The world is becoming less resilient to outbreaks of infectious diseases, experts have…
May 18, 2026
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Global development
With Israel blocking imports of building materials, those rebuilding in Gaza are recycling ruins to make new homesIt is difficult to see through the dust inside the cramped, low-roofed tent…
May 18, 2026
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Global development
Donors mean well, but in Pakistan I saw funds poured into professional, unaccountable NGOs rather than authentic, grassroots civil societyIt was a hot and humid August day in a market…
May 16, 2026
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Global development
Faced with rising costs and a lack of jobs, many young Indians are turning an online side hustle into an incomeThe work begins at sunrise, ahead of her first Instagram…
May 14, 2026
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Global development
Exclusive: An 80-bed MSF facility was bombed, burned and looted as civil conflict grows. The Guardian visited to witness first-hand the impact of the ‘trend of violence’ against healthcare in…
May 13, 2026
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Global development
The annual gathering at Koovagam is rooted in an ancient poem. Five trans attendees talk about what the event means to them in light of a controversial change to the…
May 12, 2026
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Brazil
Since his groundbreaking address to the Brazilian congress in 1987, the 72-year-old Indigenous leader has challenged assumptions and championed rights, urging us to ‘have the courage to change’After 21 years…
May 11, 2026
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Global development
Mohamed Bulbul arrested in Mogadishu after covering case of woman allegedly being tortured in prisonA journalist who covered the case of a woman who said she was being tortured in…
May 9, 2026
· 1 min read
world-news
In this week’s newsletter: can the Melbourne declaration help women affected by injustice?; plus the artist chronicling the DRC’s blood-soaked history in embroideryI first spoke to Shazia Khanum for a…
May 6, 2026
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Women's rights and gender equality
The Melbourne declaration aims to direct funding and power to those most overlooked and affected by injustice. But for many its promise is a distant oneI first spoke to Shazia…
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Using handmade needles and thread, Lucie Kamuswekera has recorded the decades of conflict she has lived through in the CongoShe could hear the sounds of artillery. “I have no idea…
May 6, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Iranian visual journalist Parisa Azadi set her images alight in response to January’s violent repression by the regime, not to erase them, but to convey ‘rage, grief and refusal’In September…
May 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Exclusive: amid unrest, President William Ruto promised to give all Kenyans access to healthcare. But the algorithm favours the rich, an investigation has foundAn AI system used to predict how…
May 4, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Government blocks RightsCon 2026 conference saying it did not ‘align with national values’The world’s largest conference on human rights and technology has been cancelled just days before it was due…
May 2, 2026
· 1 min read
Women's rights and gender equality
The female-created YouTube sketch series Smatouha Minni – You Heard It From Me – uses satire to confront misogynistic attitudesIn Beirut’s Gemmayzeh neighbourhood a rented flat has been transformed into…
April 28, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
The RSF leadership, accused of committing genocide, used UAE as a ‘safe haven’ for family members and their wealth, records showA network linked to the leadership of a militia accused…
April 28, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
In this week’s newsletter: we take a a forensic look at the El Fasher massacre, and examine the surge in digital violence across Africa and its real-world consequences for women…
April 20, 2026
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Violence against women and girls
The experience of a Kenyan politician who dared to have her babies abroad is far from unique, and laws are not enough to make digital spaces safe for womenIn March…
April 18, 2026
· 1 min read
Global development
Donors exceed funding target at Berlin conference but prospects for ceasefire remain distantMore than £1bn (€1.15bn) has been pledged for war-ravaged Sudan at a conference in Berlin, eclipsing the funding…
April 15, 2026
· 1 min read