カテゴリー: Global development
Violence against women is endemic in Afghanistan; with services closed by the pandemic, those working with abused women are terrified for their clientsEvery morning Marzia Akbari, a 25-year-old psychologist from the western Afghan city of Herat, wakes …
A low-tech washing machine offers a way to wash where there is limited access to power and running waterWith a plastic drum, plywood and a few secret components, a London-based engineer has created a rudimentary washing machine that he says will ease t…
In the second of our series, Stefanie Glinski looks at how life in the normally bustling city of Kabul has been reshaped by lockdown, with roads and playgrounds empty as people try to keep their distanceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavir…
As owner of brands including Topshop and Dorothy Perkins cancels unshipped orders, thousands will be left without income, warn rights groupsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Arcadia Group, which owns brands including Topsh…
For millions of young people, coronavirus restrictions have made access to food, water and shelter even more precariousTimothy, a teenager on the streets of Mombasa, wonders how he will eat. “Rich people can stay home … because they have a store well s…
As the anniversary of the bombs that shook the country looms, survivors working to build harmony face multiple challengesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA year on from the Easter bombs that killed more than 250 people, Sri L…
Pledge comes in response to claims that order cancellations to minimise Covid-19 losses have hurt millions of workers in the developing worldCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePrimark, one of the UK’s most popular retailers, ha…
Up to 100,000 women could be left unable to support families as brothels are closed amid fears of Covid-19 outbreakThe government of Bangladesh has started sending emergency food and aid to the tens of thousands of women working in the country’s commer…
Residents of Afghanistan’s capital face stark choice between providing food for their families and limiting risk of coronavirusAfghanistan braces for coronavirus surge as migrants pour back from IranSee all our coronavirus coverageThe streets of Afghan…
Video footage shows Indian health workers spraying disinfectant on a group of migrant workers, amid fears that a large scale movement of people from cities to the countryside risks spreading the coronavirus widely. The prime minister, Narendra Modi, ha…
India’s shutdown is catastrophic for Muslims driven from their homes by sectarian carnage and now without food or shelterAs the wealthy quaff wine in comfort, India’s poor are thrown to the wolvesIt wasn’t possible for Mohammed Idrish to watch Narendra…
As Western NGOs remove staff and the US strips support, an influx of Afghans from Iran could add pressure on an already depleted medical systemCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn the Guzargah reception centre for returnees an…
With the country in lockdown because of coronavirus, deep social inequalities have been exposed more sharply than ever Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage“Sauvignon blanc or viognier”? As the words left my mouth, my son and I l…
Rani Bibi was 14 when she was convicted but received no compensation for the miscarriages of justice that led to her spending two decades in prisonA child bride who spent 19 years in prison for a murder she did not commit is to sue the Pakistan authori…
The mountain’s closure is devastating for many in a Himalayan nation that relies heavily on trekkers and climbersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe tiny airport at Lukla, perched on the edge of a mountain high in Nepal’s Hi…