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Mon, 7 Sep 2015 12:32 PM

In late September, world leaders will meet at the United Nations to adopt a new global plan of action for ending poverty, known as the Sustainable Development Goals

Fri, 24 Oct 2014 10:36 AM

Three decades after BBC broadcast first TV reports of famine in Ethiopia, it remains one of the most food-insecure countries. Here are 5 facts you need to know about Ethiopia

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:47 AM

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 09:48 AM

Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:39 PM

More than five years of conflict have left the besieged population of Syria’s rebel-held Aleppo and Idlib province without access to enough food or medical assistance.

Wed, 2 Oct 2013 11:48 AM

Wed, 9 Jul 2014 10:04 AM

June 20 marks World Refugee Day, an occasion that draws attention to those who have been displaced around the globe. The UN reports that by the end of 2011 some 43.3 million people were displaced by conflict and persecution, and an estimated up to 12 million people were thought to be stateless

Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:19 PM

It is as widespread as the nation's beloved soccer, which is played everywhere from rural provinces to dense slums and metropolitan towns. There are no winners, only victims in Brazil's epidemic of violence against girls and women.