カテゴリー: Global development
From Bogotá to Dhaka, women are likely to shoulder the bulk of chores and childcare. Six women talk about their duties and the challenge of shifting the burden now and for the next generationSome days, Abha Kujur, 39, feels like the family “servant”. T…
As the birds’ habitats dwindle, Rakesh Khatri is on a mission to build nests and teach others how to do the sameAt the optimistically named Happy School, in a neighbourhood of Old Delhi, a gaggle of entranced children watch intently as they are shown …
Lost jobs and soaring prices have pushed 5m Pakistanis to the edge. As demand soars at Ramadan, charities cannot copeThere is a crowd outside the Khana Ghar food kitchen. Men wait patiently on one side as a group of women push forward, clutching photoc…
India’s patent office turns down bedaquiline extension to Johnson & Johnson, clearing the way for generic versionsPeople with drug-resistant tuberculosis in India could soon have access to critical medication at a far lower cost after the authoriti…
Matiullah Wesa, head of Pen Path, beaten and arrested outside a mosque after prayersThe founder of a project that campaigned for girls’ education in Afghanistan has been detained by Taliban authorities in Kabul, his brother and the UN have said.The Tal…
Since 1946, despite floods, cyclones and remote terrain, the birds have carried vital intelligence round Odisha state. Now the authorities want to clip their wings …With social media and smartphones offering instant communications, the postcard and the…
Slashing funding to the programme from a promised £7m to just £1m sends a ‘stark message to the world’, says Save the ChildrenThe UK government has cut almost £6m in funding to a programme in Afghanistan supporting vulnerable women and girls.Save the …
Recent deaths linked to drugs made in India underline the need for a global framework for quality control and swift cross-border action when things go wrongIn the last six months, there have been four global alerts from the World Health Organization (W…
The three firms that control the insulin market are to cut costs in the US, but elsewhere users can spend all their pay to get the life-saving drug ‘I ration my insulin every month,” says Khushi Ahuja, a law student from Delhi who has type 1 diabetes a…
The construction of vast dams and a network of roads and railways have taken a heavy toll on the state of Uttarakhand, with buildings in Joshimath and other settlements collapsing and residents blaming government indifferenceBeneath the dark, jagged pe…
Indian state in crisis after adenovirus hits 12,000 people this year and families with sick children camp outside Kolkata hospitalNineteen children have died of acute respiratory infections in West Bengal this year, and thousands more are in hospital a…
As Nepali nurses weigh up the benefits of an NHS salary, any staff drain will worsen shortages in the country’s creaking healthcare systemThe emergency department at Kathmandu’s Bir hospital is already packed with patients, but still they come, in whee…
Programme spent £2.7bn between 2016 and 2021 but is fragmented and lacks a clear rationale, report saysBritain’s aid programme to India is fragmented, lacks a clear rationale and does little to counter the negative trends in human rights and democracy …
International Women’s Day is too often dumbed down into a mere marketing opportunity that capitalises feminismBrands wanting to “appreciate” women are offering discounts on clothes and makeup, and celebrities are urging women to use the day to pamper …
Babysitting is all very well, but to truly lighten a woman’s load, partners must juggle physical, emotional and cognitive labour‘Like many men of my generation, I wanted to be a more present father than my own had been.” As I read the first sentence of…