‘Superstition’ prevents action against children drowning in Bangladesh
18,000 children under the age of 18 drown every year, but study finds moves to curb the deaths are stymied by view of the fatalities as ‘God’s will’
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Ethical gifts: think of others when you think of others this Christmas
Lendwithcare offers ethical alternatives to traditional gifts, so you can help budding entrepreneurs across the globe
Read moreSecret aid worker: Surely NGOs should embrace trade unions, not block them?
NGOs work to improve social justice abroad, but organisations reveal a double standard in their attitude to workers’ rights at home
Read moreThe Very Quiet Foreign Girls poetry group
When Kate Clanchy began teaching the children of refugees, she sought out those silenced by trauma and loss. Their weekly sessions released a torrent of untold stories
Read more‘London isn’t just one people’: the international families at home in the capital
People from every country on the planet live in London, and one Magnum photographer is on a mission: to capture them all. How do his subjects feel about Brexit and belonging?
Read moreDisability-inclusive development isn’t cheap, but exclusion has a higher price
Counting costs in development is important, but excluding disabled people not only has an economic impact, it also denies their human rights
Read moreRemain campaigners step up efforts to secure ethnic minority votes
Leave camp also targets BAME voters in recognition that they may be crucial in determining outcome of EU referendum
Read moreVictims of forced marriage to receive lifelong anonymity
New legislation in England and Wales will prohibit publication of identifying details from time an allegation is made
Read moreScientists attempting to harvest human organs in pigs create human-pig embryo
Researchers in California have been trying to grow human organs inside pigs in attempt to tackle donor shortage
Read moreWorsening economies threaten to undo gains against poverty – ILO
UN agency urges west to focus on helping developing world create more sustainable and better paid jobs, rather than just on aid
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