- Africa, Business, Global development, Hospitality industry, India, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
From Sri Lanka to Tanzania: the pioneering hotels run entirely by women
In countries where tourism is still a male domain, all-female establishments are providing much-needed job opp…
- Africa, Israel-Gaza war, Médecins Sans Frontières, Migration, Palestinian territories, Rohingya, Society, South and Central Asia, Sudan, Voluntary sector, World news
‘A glimpse of hope’: how Observer readers are helping mend broken lives in war-torn lands
Médecins Sans Frontières workers have unique insight into the suffering of those they help, providing medical …
- Afghanistan, Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Brazil, Children, Christianity, Curriculums, Education, Gender, Ghana, Global development, Islam, LGBTQ+ rights, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Philippines, Religion, Saudi Arabia, Schools, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, World news
Religious groups ‘spending billions to counter gender-equality education’
Report reveals how US Christians, Catholic schools and Islamists fight sex education, LGBTQ+ and equal rightsE…
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Alarming levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in water near Bangladesh garment factories
Study confirms huge concentrations of potentially dangerous PFAS in rivers, lakes and taps in DhakaRivers, lak…
- Bangladesh, Employment, Global development, Global health, Health, Poverty, South and Central Asia, Uganda, World news
Having the right glasses could boost earning power by a third, Bangladesh study shows
Researchers find that in low and middle-income countries owning spectacles can help people over 35 increase th…
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Youth say they need education and job skills to thrive in the modern world
The pandemic, cost-of-living crisis and the climate emergency are influencing responses to the largest-ever su…
- Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Ghana, Global development, Global health, Guyana, Malaysia, Mental health, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, World news
‘It’s a huge sign of progress’: the battle to decriminalise suicide
In at least 17 countries, suicide remains a criminal offence – a ‘huge barrier’ to mental health care. As Ghan…
- Global development, Health, India, Islam, Politics, Prince Charles, Religion, Society, South and Central Asia, UK news, Violence against women and girls, Women, Women's health, World news
Bohra imam’s visit puts British girls at risk of mutilation, warn FGM campaigners
Dawoodi Bohra leader Mufaddal Saifuddin, who is in the UK to preach, is an advocate of the abusive practice wh…
- Global development, Law, Nepal, Rape and sexual assault, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Violence against women and girls, Women, World news
Nepali woman’s account of rape prompts wave of protest over laws
Calls grow for repeal of statute of limitations and widening of definition of rape after former model makes al…
- Global development, Global health, Health, Kyrgyzstan, Medical research, Science, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Save your breath: traditional Kyrgyz dance helps ease chronic lung disease
Exercise to help COPD hospital patients is being rolled out across Kyrgyzstan and to neighbouring countriesPho…
- Asia Pacific, China, Coronavirus, Global development, Hong Kong, India, Inequality, Japan, Oxfam, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, The super-rich, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Covid created 20 new ‘pandemic billionaires’ in Asia, says Oxfam
While wealthiest got richer, 140m people fell into poverty as jobs were lost, wiping out years of gains for po…
- Global development, Health, India, Inequality, Mental health, Society, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘A breakthrough, not a breakdown’: one woman’s quest to transform mental health care in India
Psychologist Ratnaboli Ray’s recovery from a mental health crisis inspired her to fight for women suffering in…
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‘People should be helped, not punished’: could Pakistan’s suicide law be about to change?
Criminalisation means survivors are vulnerable to blackmail to avoid imprisonment and stigma, but there is hop…
- Africa, Americas, Domestic violence, El Salvador, Global development, Health, Human rights, Inequality, Kyrgyzstan, Law, Myanmar, Police, Poverty, Rape and sexual assault, Sex trade, Sexual violence, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, Tanzania, Torture, World news
Sex workers fighting for human rights among world’s most ‘at risk activists’
Exclusive: Front Line Defenders report says rights defenders working in sex industry face ‘targeted attacks’ a…
- Asia Pacific, Bangladesh, Business, Cambodia, Fashion, Fashion industry, Garment workers, Global development, H&M, Human rights, Indonesia, Inequality, Life and style, Nike, Poverty, Primark, Retail industry, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Wage theft’ in Primark, Nike and H&M supply chain – report
No laws were broken but brands failed to ensure workers were paid properly during the pandemic, says Clean Clo…