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Jimmy Nelson’s glamorous portraits of African, Asian and Amazon groups dismissed as ‘wrong’ and ‘just a photographer’s fantasy’
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Song lyrics give clear advice on protection from the disease as international NGOs make unprecedented appeal for funds
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A year on from launching lawsuits, slum dwellers are taking their demands for clean water, toilets and housing to the health ministry, writes Mark Anderson
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São Paulo’s Open Arms programme offers crack addicts a controversial route to rehabilitation, providing work and housing but not requiring them to give up drugs. Sarika Bansal reports
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São Paulo is changing its approach to tackling drug addiction. Hospitalisation and police interventions have given way to a programme that provides food, housing and jobs for addicts
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Ebola-hit region failed to secure substantial foreign aid in earlier epidemic, study says, and was unable to improve health systems
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James Copnall: In addition to their formal studies, students at the Excel Academy are learning to look beyond ethnic and regional divisions
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James Thornberry: A massive public health campaign in Tanzania is tackling the leading cause of deafness and blindness in poorer countries
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Insect infestation threatens promising cash crop that could help to boost income of Nepal’s small farmers. Ian Bickis reports
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UN special rapporteur warns millennium development goals went for ‘low-hanging fruit’ at expense of tackling inequality
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Health officials insist guidelines sufficient despite concern over positive diagnosis of Dr Craig Spencer on his return from Guinea
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Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Ghana's minister for trade and industry, believes the international community did not mobilise swiftly enough in the face of the Ebola outbreak. Arguing that neither European nor African countries have done enough to support the states affected, he has called for faster, more coordinated action from governments and improved pre-planning to deal with unexpected crises
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Sam Maher: Eighteen months after the Bangladesh factory diaster, bones remain in the rubble and survivors have yet to get compensation
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Two-year-old girl dies after testing positive for virus, making Mali the sixth west African country to report an outbreak
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Public and private investment have created fresh hope in a Congolese city more often associated with conflict and upheaval, writes Jessica Hatcher
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Report by charity contrasts devastating effects of deep recession alongside wealth of richest elite increasing by $0.5m a minute
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Disasters Emergency Committee takes urgent action after warning of ‘humanitarian emergency’ unfolding in west Africa
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National Academy of Sciences says even brutal world conflict or lethal pandemic would leave unsustainable human numbers
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James Copnall: In addition to their formal studies, students at the Excel Academy are learning to look beyond ethnic and regional divisions
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A year on from launching lawsuits, slum dwellers are taking their demands for clean water, toilets and housing to the health ministry, writes Mark Anderson
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Jimmy Nelson’s glamorous portraits of African, Asian and Amazon groups dismissed as ‘wrong’ and ‘just a photographer’s fantasy’
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Song lyrics give clear advice on protection from the disease as international NGOs make unprecedented appeal for funds
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Ebola-hit region failed to secure substantial foreign aid in earlier epidemic, study says, and was unable to improve health systems
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Local medics and officials work with international agencies to quickly trace and isolate the disease after initial delay, writes Katarina Höije
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Ethiopia’s progress after the famine, catch up on the latest Ebola stories, and protecting human rights
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With peace talks continuing, James Copnall visits rebel and government strongholds to find preparations for war
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Insect infestation threatens promising cash crop that could help to boost income of Nepal’s small farmers. Ian Bickis reports
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World Health Organisation releases new figures, with practially all victims of virus within west African countries worst hit
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Daily Maverick finds heartache and stigma in the Guinean village where a two-year-old’s death is believed to have marked the start of an epidemic that has claimed more than 4900 lives
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With peace talks continuing, James Copnall visits rebel and government strongholds to find preparations for war
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Insect infestation threatens promising cash crop that could help to boost income of Nepal’s small farmers. Ian Bickis reports
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Public and private investment have created fresh hope in a Congolese city more often associated with conflict and upheaval, writes Jessica Hatcher
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Fears are growing that the economic impact of the Ebola crisis could lead to unrest and political crises in west African countries, writes Clar Ni Chonghaile
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A year on from launching lawsuits, slum dwellers are taking their demands for clean water, toilets and housing to the health ministry, writes Mark Anderson
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São Paulo’s Open Arms programme offers crack addicts a controversial route to rehabilitation, providing work and housing but not requiring them to give up drugs. Sarika Bansal reports
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Local medics and officials work with international agencies to quickly trace and isolate the disease after initial delay, writes Katarina Höije
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James Copnall: In addition to their formal studies, students at the Excel Academy are learning to look beyond ethnic and regional divisions
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Cautious optimism as three factions of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement accept responsibility for war during talks in Tanzania. Martin Plaut analyses the latest developments
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Three decades after images that shocked the world, country has become darling of the global development community – and the scourge of the human rights lobby
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Although there will be shortfalls in the country’s infrastructure programme, the railway will be an impressive achievement. William Davison reports
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Charlie English: Their properties have been looted, the city is ruined and the economy stagnant but Malians who fled in the wake of a rebel onslaught are now going home
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Locals whose homes have been levelled fear the authorities are motivated by commercial rather than public health concerns. Billie Adwoa McTernan reports
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A collection of photographs by Brazilian photographer and filmmaker, Gabriel Chaim, who specialises in humanitarian conflict. This project focuses on people affected by the crisis
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Photographer Marcos DiPaola witnesses the bravery of the burial teams as they deal with the victims of Ebola in Monrovia, Liberia
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Mozambique is holding elections on Wednesday, with the ruling Frelimo party having to defend itself against accusations of landgrabs
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São Paulo is changing its approach to tackling drug addiction. Hospitalisation and police interventions have given way to a programme that provides food, housing and jobs for addicts
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Njala Giema is a village in eastern Sierra Leone, set deep in the forest off the highway from Kenema to Kailahun. The hamlet had a population of about 200 people; at least 61 have died since Ebola struck in May
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With the help of an NGO that campaigns to alleviate the plight of manual scavengers, former human waste gatherer Uganta Umarwal has transformed her life for the better
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One year has passed since the armed group M23 withdrew from Kiwanja town in eastern Congo, ending an 18-month uprising
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People who have lost members of their household to the virus are often confined to their homes for weeks, making it difficult to collect food and other essentials
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Farmers harvest the tangy fruit by scaling the trees on which it grows. Its pulp is ground into a powder, which is sold in markets and used for flavouring drinks
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Lunae Parracho documents Ka’por Indians taking charge of their territory, patrolling and expelling loggers
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Bangladesh’s Urdu-speaking minority community, sometimes known as Biharis, are consigned to live in dire conditions in camps
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Unicef has joined forces with the law firm DLA Piper to bolster the standard of care and treatment of Bangladeshi children who come into contact with the law as victims, witnesses and offenders
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Editorial: The old Washington consensus is under mounting challenge. Reducing inequality is morally right and economically necessary
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James Ball: The Ebola outbreak is serious, but the nature of the epidemic is often misunderstood – and inappropriate measures suggested
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Sede Alonge: African migrants are not Europe’s problem alone. The AU should try to limit illegal migration and make Africa more appealing to its people
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Priyamvada Gopal: Critics say India has too much poverty for such an endeavour. But space exploration should not be the preserve of the rich west
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Joseph Harker: The death of Dr Olivet Buck after the WHO refused to fly her out of Sierra Leone is not just wrong: it’s making the Ebola epidemic worse
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Jeremy Seabrook: The concept, which is supposed to transcend ideology, obscures the role of the west in creating disasters in the first place
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Tony Juniper: Jonathon Porritt’s suggestion that poor countries should be able to cut down trees presents false notions about trading environmental for development goals
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Joseph E Stiglitz: Simple political changes can reverse the decades of growing inequality wrought by Reaganism and Thatcherism
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Without a clear strategic basis for partnering with NGOs, businesses will find the initial warm fuzzy feelings will fade into disappointment
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Barry Eichengreen: The Brics' dissatisfaction with the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the role of the dollar in the global monetary system is understandable
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Editorial: It can’t be right to force migrants to seek more and more hazardous ways of getting in to Europe
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Priyanka Chopra: Female genital mutilation and child marriage destroy childhoods, but supporting girls and women will boost the lives of boys and men too
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Helen Clark: Despite overwhelming evidence that a stitch in time saves nine, aid spending on prevention and preparedness remains tiny
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Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Ghana's minister for trade and industry, believes the international community did not mobilise swiftly enough in the face of the Ebola outbreak. Arguing that neither European nor African countries have done enough to support the states affected, he has called for faster, more coordinated action from governments and improved pre-planning to deal with unexpected crises
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Somaliland president, Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Silanyo, on how his country is appealing to governments for recognition
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Global development podcast What does the Ebola crisis mean for long-term progress in Sierra Leone and Liberia? – podcast
What weaknesses has the Ebola outbreak exposed in the infrastructure of west Africa? Lisa O'Carroll investigates
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Mexico's complex and polarised abortion debate has had a direct impact on the lives of two young women in the country
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Running a takeaway in a slum in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is hard work, from shopping in the market at night to getting up at 2am to start cooking
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Children orphaned by the deadly virus hope to find new guardians to look after them, despite heavy stigmatisation and endemic poverty
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Alex Duval Smith reports from Timbuktu and Bamako, one year after Mali elected a new president
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Nine-year-old 'Nicu' writes home to his mother in Romania, but his descriptions of wealth are far removed from his life of exploitation
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Ayman, one of about 3 million Syrian refugees living outside his homeland, is building a life in Edinburgh
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Africa is not on autopilot to some gilded age, warns Kingsley Moghalu, deputy governor of Nigeria's central bank
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Robert Booth visits the construction site of the al-Wakrah stadium, where workers now have improved facilities following reforms in Qatar
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Nepalese men employed in Qatar's construction industry tell how they work for little or no pay as they build the infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup
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Girls share their thoughts on what holds them back, their dreams for the future, and what they think about boys
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A former 'cutter', a community leader, and a teenager who narrowly escaped circumcision explain why the practice should be eradicated
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The development of land in Mali and other African states poses unique opportunities for business, but can often spell catastrophe for the families who have lived and farmed in these areas for generations
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To mark World Food Day, why not see if you can make your culinary knowledge bear fruit? If you know your oats from your oils, then pit your wits against our food game. With the timer eating away vital seconds, you'll need to guess where different world foods come from, rank countries by rates of undernourishment, and negotiate a tricky picture round. If you've got an appetite for the challege, just click below to get started …
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Do you know your super greens, grains and fruits and where they originate from?
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There are only 500 days until the MDGs, established to tackle the world's biggest problems, expire
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Thirsty for knowledge about water? Dive into our quiz to test how much you know about H2O
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OECD countries say they give developing countries billions of dollars in aid each year. Do you know what counts as aid? And do you know how much countries are spending?
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Can you tell your quinoa from your bulgur? Test your knowledge of the world's oldest grains
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The honey that heals, the app that helps reunite families after natural disasters, Haiti's miracle moringa tree – which of our dozen development innovations caught your eye?
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From high-level panel meetings on the future of development to the G8 in Lough Erne and climate talks in Warsaw, the world of international development has had an awful lot to say for itself over the past 12 months. Were your ears pricked? Test your powers of attention paying with our quiz of 2013
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Pit your wits against Hans Rosling, the data Jedi master. The Swedish professor presents, Don't Panic: The Truth About Population, on BBC2 on Thursday
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Six months after the Rana Plaza factory disaster, campaigners are calling for improved worker safety in Bangladesh. Should consumers likewise take action? Vote in our poll
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Senior Ukip politician Godfrey Bloom has said Britain should not be sending foreign aid to 'bongo bongo land', although when challenged on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Wednesday morning, he admitted he did not know where that might be.
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The UK government has broken its election promise to enshrine into law the target to spend 0.7% of GNI on aid
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Each year, International Rivers holds a day of action for rivers and against dams to draw attention to the plight of many of the world's waterways. Do you know your Mississippi from your Mekong?
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Test your wits in our global development quiz of 2012
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Test your wits in our global development quotes quiz of 2012
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UK development secretary Justine Greening is expected to decide in mid-December on the future of aid to Rwanda. What do you think she should do?
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UK development secretary Justine Greening is working on plans to cut back British aid to India. Is she right?
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If you had limited resources, which would you fund first: early, primary, secondary or higher education?
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We've had comment on the Poverty Matters blog backing each of the three candidates. Who do you think should win?
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