Melbourne wins world’s ‘most liveable city’ award sixth year in a row
Economist’s global liveablity survey ranks Vienna, Vancouver, Toronto, Adelaide and Calgary in top six, with war-torn Damascus bottom
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Teaching children swimming and CPR to save lives in Bangladesh
Drowning kills more children than any other accident or disease in Bangladesh. Governments efforts to solve the issue have stalled, so what can be done?
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 moreDeluge turns to dearth for Bangladesh as age-old water woes take new form
For centuries, the region has been shaped by its struggles with water. But where floods and cyclones once threatened, the menace now is a lack of water
Read moreAung San Suu Kyi to discuss Burmese workers’ rights on Thailand trip
Myanmar state counsellor expected to press for rights of millions of migrant labourers but sensitive Rohingya issue not on agenda
Read moreWhich are the most corrupt cities in the world?
Cities around the world – from Mogadishu to London – are under the spotlight for corruption, with heightened focus following the Panama Papers leak. But what does urban corruption look like – and how is it measured?
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 moreThe Observer view on killings in Bangladesh
Unless the Hasina government acts, murderous religious fantatics will destroy the moderate Muslim nation
Read moreFollowers of murdered Pakistani activist say they will not be silenced
Khurram Zaki was killed for campaigning against extremists but his fellow activists plan to continue risking confrontation
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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