Poverty
- Bangladesh, Climate crisis, Drought, Environment, Extreme weather, Farming, Flooding, Poverty, Rice, Society, South and Central Asia, Water, World news
‘We faced so many cyclones’: how people in Bangladesh are rebuilding after climate catastrophe
This year’s Guardian and Observer campaign supports charities fighting global climate injustice. Here, we look…
- Abortion, Access to water, Afghanistan, Africa, Americas, Belarus, Climate crisis, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Drought, Europe, European Union, Extreme weather, Famine, Human rights, Inequality, Iraq, Kurds, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mexico, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Migration and development, Mining, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Poverty, Protest, Qatar, Refugees, Russia, South and Central Asia, Syria, Turkey, US-Mexico border, Water, Women's rights and gender equality, Workers' rights, World Cup, World Cup 2022, World news
Migrant caravan and Qatar’s tarnished World Cup: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Pakistan to Poland Continue reading...
- Afghanistan, Food security, Global development, Hunger, Poverty, South and Central Asia, Taliban, United Nations, World news
‘Countdown to catastrophe’: half of Afghans face hunger this winter – UN
An economic crisis aggravated by conflict and drought have caused a collapse in food security since the Taliba…
- Culture, Dalits, Documentary films, Domestic violence, Education, Film, Global development, Nepal, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘The heaven of film-making’: how a Dalit orphan got to tell her own story
A gift of a camera inspired Belmaya Nepali to rise above poverty and abuse to make documentaries• I Am Belmaya…
- Afghanistan, Aid, Education, Employment, Global development, Internally displaced people, Islamic State, Pakistan, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, US foreign policy, World news
‘Living in a cave is no life’: Pakistani villagers trapped by Taliban and poverty
Seven years after fleeing army clashes with militants, 100 families eking out an existence on a hillside near …
- Bangladesh, Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Farming, Food security, Global development, Nutrition, Poverty, South and Central Asia
Salt-tolerant crops ‘revolutionise’ life for struggling Bangladeshi farmers
As sea levels rise, growers are employing innovative methods to adapt to saline soilsLike millions of people a…
- Coronavirus, Global development, Hospitals, India, Infectious diseases, Poverty, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
‘£3k just to hold the bed’: Exorbitant Covid care costs push Indians into poverty
A struggling healthcare system and inflated prices mean hospital treatment can result in a lifetime of debt fo…
- Afghanistan, Global development, Poverty, South and Central Asia, Taliban, United Nations, World news
Afghans at risk of near-universal poverty, UN report warns
Study suggests a worst-case scenario where 97% of Afghans would sink below poverty line by 2022Afghanistan’s p…
- Employment, Global development, Homelessness, India, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
‘I feel more secure’: how a holistic approach helps India’s beggars build a better life
In Rajasthan a project developing self-esteem and skills is getting people off the streets and into workPandit…
- Gender, Global development, India, Inequality, Law, Marriage, Poverty, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘Deeply rooted tradition’: one man’s long fight to end illegal dowries in India
After 15 years campaigning, Satya Naresh believes it’s time for government action to stop the custom that caus…
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Afghanistan could start to run out of food by September, UN warns
World Food Programme calls for urgent aid as chaos of Taliban takeover and second drought in three years creat…
- 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…
- Coronavirus, Food security, Global development, Hunger, India, Poverty, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Hunger sweeps India in Covid’s shadow as millions miss out on rations
Desperation grows for those unable to access subsidised food, as worst hunger in two decades reported When Ind…
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Benigno Aquino III obituary
President of the Philippines who revived his nation’s economy and fought corruptionA chain-smoking bachelor wi…
- 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…