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A country 'on its knees': Cholera takes hold in war-weary Yemen
Cholera should be an easy disease to treat and control – it takes rehydration, sometimes antibiotics, and containment. But after two years of war, Yemen is worn down, and the outbreak is exposing the ...
Sidelining God: why secular climate projects in the Pacific Islands are failing
What does God have to do with climate change? A lot, if you want to engage with communities in the Pacific Islands, where almost everyone goes to church and religious leaders are hugely influential.
Aid, exports and employment in the UK
Every £1 of direct bilateral aid leads to a £0.22 increase in UK exports, new research finds.
Trump expands 'global gag rule,' targeting $8.8B in global health aid
President Donald Trump’s administration will significantly expand the “global gag rule” to include much of the United States’ global health assistance, placing more than $8.8 billion of funding on the...
Africa’s new slave trade: how migrants flee poverty to get sucked into a world of violent crime
The dangers of attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, in overcrowded, unseaworthy vessels, have been highlighted by a series of desperate rescue missions and thousands of deaths at sea in re...
Pregnancy problems are leading global killer of females aged 15 to 19
More than 1.2 million female and male adolescents die annually, the World Health Organization (WHO) report said – the majority from preventable causes including mental health issues, poor nutrition, r...
The win-win of disability inclusion
Globally, there are over one billion people with disabilities. They are now more active in our society than ever before. Yet employment rates are low and many barriers to work still exist.
CROP International Studies in Poverty Prize 2017
The Comparative Research Programme on Poverty (CROP), in co-operation with Zed Books, requests proposals for the CROP International Studies in Poverty Prize 2017.
How does international human rights law apply during armed conflict?
In this video, Daragh Murray, editor of the Practitioners’ Guide to Human Rights Law in Armed Conflict, talks about international human rights law in armed conflict.
Dobson: African suffering guided by NZ hands
Only 11 companies in the world still import phosphate mined from occupied Western Sahara, and two of them are from New Zealand.
