カテゴリー: Global development
Older patients turned away or left untreated, while domestic abuse is also rising, leading charity reportsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen Souzi Bondeko’s grandfather started showing symptoms of Covid-19 and was struggli…
Amendments to country’s media law revoked after outcry from pressAn outcry by the Afghan press over amendments to the country’s media law has seen the government call off initially approved changes.The newly revoked amendments included a rule that woul…
The Afghan government is facing hard decisions over the futures of hundreds of detained radicalised women and their childrenThe “Daesh wives” from the Afghan branch of Islamic State look very young. Most are already mothers.Hundreds of them have fled c…
Drug addiction is common among men in many villages, leaving their wives to develop survival strategies for the familyAnita Zadid would divorce her husband if she could. Eight years into the marriage, her husband turned to opium and crystal meth becaus…
Fearful hotel workers asked to take on role of hospital support staff as cases in Delhi riseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageStaff at luxury hotels in Delhi are to start welcoming guests not with traditional garlands but with…
One factory owner tells how coronavirus cancellations by UK brands have seen him struggle to pay wagesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage As high streets across England opened this week and hundreds of people jostled through th…
Lockdown precipitated an exodus of day labourers and “wallahs” but as monsoon season breaks their loss is being feltAs the monsoon lashes Mumbai and black clouds darken the skyline, the city is in the grip of nostalgia for the men who used to keep dail…
Committee set up to investigate deaths of young men allegedly chased into river as a result of ‘caste-based discrimination’The Nepalese government has established an independent high-level committee to investigate the killings of six young men, includi…
Refugees said to be avoiding getting tested amid fears about being sent into isolationCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRohingya leaders have urged Bangladesh to lift an internet ban imposed on a million refugees in the city o…
From protecting fishing communities to regrowing coral reefs, Guardian readers and environmentalists share how they’re working to defend the oceanWorld Oceans Day, which took place on Monday, is marked by hundreds of beach cleans and events global…
When lockdown closed their businesses, food sellers adapted their carts into mini disinfection units to tackle the outbreakPhotographs by Stefanie GlinskiCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFreshta had spent months building up a…
Shops, banks, cafes and restaurants remain quiet as fear of the pandemic holds sway in New DelhiMany shops and restaurants are still deserted as India begins emerging from lockdown this week. Radha Dhongre, an economist, described going out for a coffe…
Protest comes amid investigation into death by drowning of dozens of Afghans who crossed Iranian border illegallyThe deaths of three Afghan refugees in a car blaze in Iran have prompted an outpouring of anger in Afghanistan, after reports that the vehi…
Five years after the Nepal earthquake many buildings still lie in ruins. But homeowners and conservationists are working to overcome bureaucratic hurdles to rebuild and preserve the area’s unique heritage, says resident photographer and journalist Pete…
From children in Kabul to Taliban chiefs, the sweet, caffeine-heavy drinks are wildly popular, defying fears on nutrition They are sold outside schools, in hospital lobbies, on street corners and in every supermarket; served at wedding receptions and m…