Drive to get children back to school failing worldwide
As UN figures show out-of-school rates unchanged since 2012, researchers say goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is unlikely to be met for generations
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As UN figures show out-of-school rates unchanged since 2012, researchers say goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is unlikely to be met for generations
Read moreSultana Kamal, chair of Transparency International Bangladesh, angered hardline Islamists by defending installation of statue outside Dhaka’s supreme court
Read moreWHO director general says significant strides have been made in fight against sleeping sickness, elephantiasis and other neglected tropical diseases
Read moreFive years after an international outcry over the torture and killing of Aminul Islam, Bangladesh’s government is under fire for failing to find those responsible
Read moreMigrants in Jordan who flee abusive employers risk being imprisoned as illegal workers if they fail to find shelter with their embassies
Read moreUS lawmakers united in condemnation of plan to discontinue ‘life-changing’ aid programme that has provided food for 40 million children in poor countries
Read morePoor sanitation meant Surma valley workers and their families were often sick, but a hygiene project has brought them a healthy water supply and safe toilets
Read moreOverseas Development Institute says UK has moral duty to avoid harming people in developing countries, which will lose out if existing export terms end
Read moreJuhi Chowdhury, state secretary of Bharatiya Janata party, arrested for alleged involvement in a cartel that police say sold Indian babies to people overseas
Read moreFunding for programmes from sanitation to nutrition will be subject to Trump’s far-reaching order, with huge implications for family planning providers
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