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Podcast: what kind of climate deal will we get in Lima? - audioWith the stakes higher than ever for a climate deal at talks in Peru next week, Hugh Muir and John Vidal talk to some of the key players in Lima
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Mexico government denies neglecting corruption amid missing students furyAs Iguala incident and growing inequality fuel national security crisis, human rights minister describes student disappearances as ‘wake-up call’ to country
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Costly fertiliser holds back a green revolution in AfricaSub-Saharan farmers are being denied high yields because they cannot afford the chemical means to replenish nutrient-depleted soil
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London conference on Afghanistan opens with call for shared responsibilityBritish foreign secretary says country must make shrewd use of donor support to effect political, social and economic transformation
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UN secretary-general says no plans to reduce sustainable development goalsIn his report, Ban Ki-moon backs the 17 goals and 169 targets proposed by the UN working group, despite the difficulty member states may have in communicating them
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Afghanistan: where has all the aid money gone? – interactiveAfghanistan received $45.6bn in aid from the OECD group of rich countries between 2002-12. Where did the money go? And was it well spent?
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Spending $25 a woman annually on healthcare could save millions of livesInvesting in reproductive healthcare would bring huge benefits for women and children and reduce long-term costs, says report by Guttmacher Institute and UN
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Italian police arrest Eritrean gang who smuggled migrantsAlleged human traffickers who had arranged more than 20 boat trips from north Africa to Europe picked up in sting operation in Italy and Germany
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Afghanistan: 'the real danger now is that the world will forget'London conference shines spotlight on troubled nation after 13-year foreign military mission that cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars, writes Clár Ní Chonghaile
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Corruption pervades fast-growing economies of China, Turkey and AngolaTransparency International’s measure of perceived public sector corruption says emerging countries increasingly seen as prone to fraud and bribery
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16 days of activism to end violence against women – share your storiesAre you taking part in the campaign to challenge attitudes to gender-based violence?
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David Cameron vows support for Afghanistan’s new government – video
The prime minister, David Cameron, says strengthening security partnerships with Afghanistan will help defeat terrorism
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Indians lose sight after cataract operations in Punjab statePolice launch investigation after at least 15 patients lose vision and others develop infections after procedure at medical camp
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UN secretary-general says no plans to reduce sustainable development goalsIn his report, Ban Ki-moon backs the 17 goals and 169 targets proposed by the UN working group, despite the difficulty member states may have in communicating them
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London conference on Afghanistan opens with call for shared responsibilityBritish foreign secretary says country must make shrewd use of donor support to effect political, social and economic transformation
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Spending $25 a woman annually on healthcare could save millions of livesInvesting in reproductive healthcare would bring huge benefits for women and children and reduce long-term costs, says report by Guttmacher Institute and UN
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Italian police arrest Eritrean gang who smuggled migrantsAlleged human traffickers who had arranged more than 20 boat trips from north Africa to Europe picked up in sting operation in Italy and Germany
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Afghanistan: 'the real danger now is that the world will forget'London conference shines spotlight on troubled nation after 13-year foreign military mission that cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars, writes Clár Ní Chonghaile
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Corruption pervades fast-growing economies of China, Turkey and AngolaTransparency International’s measure of perceived public sector corruption says emerging countries increasingly seen as prone to fraud and bribery
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OECD report reveals bribes in company deals average $14mExamination of 400 cases shows 57% of bribes were paid to win public procurement contracts, with most occurring in wealthy countries
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Patience running out in Jordan after influx of Syrian refugeesJordan has been widely praised for its efforts but there is hostility towards the million-plus Syrians who have fled war
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Ebola cases surge in Sierra LeoneWHO targets on isolating patients and medical burials missed as NGO warns virus has reduced country to ‘a nation of mere beggars’
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Tanzanian PM under pressure to resign over alleged fraudulent paymentsMizengo Pinda accused of authorising unlawful offshore payments under guise of energy contracts a month after donors withhold funding amid corruption fears
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Chile’s Gaza sympathisers rally behind Palestinian football coloursClub Deportivo Palestino has become a focal point for tensions between Santiago’s sizeable Arab and Jewish communities
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Afghanistan: 'the real danger now is that the world will forget'London conference shines spotlight on troubled nation after 13-year foreign military mission that cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars, writes Clár Ní Chonghaile
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Ebola crisis forces aid agencies to rewrite the rulesCrisis pushes World Food Programme into changing role from food delivery to buidling treatment centres to tackle Ebola
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Nairobi's 'miniskirt' march exposes sexual violence in Kenya‘A woman has the right to dress the way she sees fit,’ protestors proclaim, but many argue that ‘scantily clad’ women only have themselves to blame
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Survivors Ink: tattoos of freedom – in picturesHow a trafficking survivor broke free to set up an organisation to help fellow victims reclaim their lives
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Caught in conflict: women in PakistanHoma Khaleeli: An extraordinary five-year project that documents the intimate lives of women and children in Pakistan
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G20 Brisbane: what the development community should be hoping forAustralian summit must find space in crowded communiqué for sustainable growth, climate change and tax and transparency, writes Graham Gordon
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Measles eradication plans have stalled, says WHOMeasles deaths have gone up, not down, in the last year. Progress towards elimination of the disease that kills and disables thousands of children has stopped in its tracks as funding has been cut back in the global recession
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David Cameron vows support for Afghanistan’s new government – video
The prime minister, David Cameron, says strengthening security partnerships with Afghanistan will help defeat terrorism
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MSF measles vaccination drive reaches remote villages in Congo – in picturesDecades of conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have resulted in scant investment in healthcare, leaving the country vulnerable to outbreaks of disease. After a measles epidemic last year, Mèdecins sans Frontiéres took its vaccination campaign to villages in the eastern provinces
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Brazil's asbestos industry: the human cost – video
Brazil's asbestos industry is exacting a terrible human toll. Up to 15,000 Brazilians die of asbestos-related diseases annually, yet there is no political will for change
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Zimbabwe toilets: from leaf latrines to brick bogs - in picturesCommunity monitors in Zimbabwe have been trained by NGO PhotoVoice to provide information on sanitation in their areas
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Rebranded: how Survivors Ink is erasing the marks of the US sex trafficking industry – video
Throughout the US, women sold as sex workers for commercial gain are branded with tattoos by their traffickers
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The women trapped by conflict in Pakistan – video
Women surviving on the margins in Pakistan open their homes to photojournalist Alixandra Fazzina
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Ghana economy rallying despite IMF forecast, says minister – video
Ghana's trade minister says the economic outlook is good, despite the IMF's predicted economic slowdown
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Ethiopia's refugee camps swell with South Sudanese escaping war – in picturesTens of thousands of South Sudanese people have poured across the border into Ethiopia to escape conflict in recent months
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Typhoon Haiyan survivors: what they saved in the storm – in picturesTo mark the first anniversary of typhoon Haiyan, the Catholic aid agency Cafod visited survivors in the Philippines. These images show the few precious things they were able to save
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What does the Ebola crisis reveal about the state of global health? – podcast
Global development podcast What does the Ebola crisis reveal about the state of global health? – podcast
The tardy initial response to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa was compounded by flawed health systems. We examine why the global health community was so slow to mobilise, and what can be done to prevent a recurrence of the crisis
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Tackling São Paulo's crack cocaine epidemic – in picturesSão 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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Africa and Europe must unite on Ebola, says Ghana trade minister – video
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 independence battle like Scotland or Catalonia, says president – video
Somaliland president, Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Silanyo, on how his country is appealing to governments for recognition
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Mozambique heads to polls amid claims of Chinese landgrabs – in picturesMozambique is holding elections on Wednesday, with the ruling Frelimo party having to defend itself against accusations of landgrabs
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Ebola in Sierra Leone: lockdown and food queues – in picturesNjala 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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From scavenger to seamstress: how an Indian waste gatherer found a better life – in picturesWith 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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Abortion in Mexico: Catholics, the law and the right to choose – video
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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Democratic Republic of Congo one year on from M23 – in picturesOne year has passed since the armed group M23 withdrew from Kiwanja town in eastern Congo, ending an 18-month uprising
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How well do you know the world?
Geography game How well do you know the world?
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Can your culinary knowledge bear fruit?
Food game Can 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 challenge, just click below to get started …
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World Toilet Day quiz: are you an expert on the loo?
Are you feeling flush with knowledge? Or do you hide in the closet when it comes to sanitation?
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From quinoa to baobab: do you know your 'superfoods'? – Quiz
Do you know your super greens, grains and fruits and where they originate from?
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Millennium development goals: how much do you know? – Quiz
There are only 500 days until the MDGs, established to tackle the world's biggest problems, expire
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The world water day quiz
Thirsty for knowledge about water? Dive into our quiz to test how much you know about H2O
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How much do you know about aid? – quiz
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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Quiz: how well do you know your ancient grains?
Can you tell your quinoa from your bulgur? Test your knowledge of the world's oldest grains
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The Global development quiz of 2013
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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Population quiz: how well do you know the world?
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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Rivers and dams: can you keep your head above water? – quiz
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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Quiz of the year: who, what, where in global development
Test your wits in our global development quiz of 2012
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Quiz of the year: who said what in global development?
Test your wits in our global development quotes quiz of 2012
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Global development quiz 2011
Can you tell your Soesilos from your Sirleafs? Does Ifad come in 16 and 32 GB versions, or is it something else altogether? Test your development knowledge with our seasonal quiz
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Global development Christmas quiz
Test your knowledge of development from stories, blogs and statistics published on the Global development site this year
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Spending $25 a woman annually on healthcare could save millions of lives
Women's rights and gender equality Spending $25 a woman annually on healthcare could save millions of lives
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Italian police arrest Eritrean gang who smuggled migrantsAlleged human traffickers who had arranged more than 20 boat trips from north Africa to Europe picked up in sting operation in Italy and Germany
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Rights of children still abused and supporting women in AfghanistanWe look at children’s rights 25 years after the UN convention; and where are women’s voices as London readies for a conference on Afghanistan
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Tanzanian PM under pressure to resign over alleged fraudulent paymentsMizengo Pinda accused of authorising unlawful offshore payments under guise of energy contracts a month after donors withhold funding amid corruption fears
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UN secretary-general says no plans to reduce sustainable development goalsIn his report, Ban Ki-moon backs the 17 goals and 169 targets proposed by the UN working group, despite the difficulty member states may have in communicating them
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Complications from preterm births now the main killer of under-fivesNeonatal conditions claim 3,000 lives every day, and have replaced infections as leading cause of death, study shows
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Chile’s Gaza sympathisers rally behind Palestinian football coloursClub Deportivo Palestino has become a focal point for tensions between Santiago’s sizeable Arab and Jewish communities
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US criticised over increased private sector investment in Africa
New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition US criticised over increased private sector investment in Africa
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Ghana economy rallying despite IMF forecast, says minister – video
Ghana's trade minister says the economic outlook is good, despite the IMF's predicted economic slowdown
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Corruption pervades fast-growing economies of China, Turkey and AngolaTransparency International’s measure of perceived public sector corruption says emerging countries increasingly seen as prone to fraud and bribery
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Water target least on-track among all development goals, UN saysCountries failing to turn good strategies into programmes that actually provide people with clean water and good sanitation
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Ivory Coast women form cocoa collective – in picturesIvory Coast is the world’s largest exporter of the beans used to make chocolate, with most of the crops coming from small farms or collectives. One of these is known as Blayeya, a women’s-only association in which each member owns a field and the labour is shared. Photographer Thierry Gouegnon captured them at work
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Quiz: what do you know about humanitarian workers?
Pit your wits against our tricky humanitarian quiz
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Female genital mutilation in Kenya – in picturesAbout 140 million girls around the world are living with the consequences of FGM. Kenya has banned the practice but it remains prevalent in some communities. Reuters photographer Siegfried Modola gained rare access to a ceremony:
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New art from Africa – in picturesAn auction of work from up-and-coming artists from the continent and diaspora is being run online in December. Here are some of our favourites:
Aid naysayers lack logic and compassion – 0.7% target should be enshrined in law