Global development
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Independent inquiry finds serious failure of management over Gaëtan Mootoo, who felt ‘abandoned’ by the organisation -
Venezuela’s turmoil has prompted an exodus to Colombia’s first migrant camp, in Bogotá – yet conditions there offer scant solace
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Campaigners say children from vulnerable families are being trafficked into institutions to satisfy demands of tourism -
Group aims to create jobs and reduce tensions on Greek island bearing brunt of migrant arrivals
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Young people around the world talk about how it feels to grow up in 2018
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Every other minute, a woman or girl dies as a result of pregnancy complications or childbirth. Why has the global decline in maternal mortality stalled? -
The philanthropist warns that stability in Africa makes a huge difference to the world, and that investing in the health and education of its young people is vital -
The philanthropist talks to Polly Toynbee about the challenges ahead in the fight against poverty, and discusses the US president's approach to foreign aid
Opinion
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My university friend in Nigeria died trying to end an unwanted pregnancy herself. Her story highlights a larger issue -
Two years after migrants working for global electronics firms in Malaysia complained of labour abuses, change seems slow -
As a doctor in DRC, I know the harsh reality of attempting to fight an epidemic on the frontline of a conflict zone
In depth
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Migrants beaten by officials while trying to cross the Bosnia-Croatia border call it ‘the game’. New evidence suggests it is anything but -
Online footage of a man executing his young sister has caused widespread revulsion. Yet, as a member of the Free Syrian Army, he is untouchable -
In a country where women suffer routine persecution, Hanifa Yousoufi braved frostbite and Taliban insurgents to strike a blow for gender equality
Pictures, video & audio
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Asylum seekers from Algeria, Syria and Pakistan were captured by Croatian police as they tried to cross the Bosnia-Croatia border. They say they were brutally beaten, then sent back. This video shows the aftermath of the alleged attack
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Investigative journalist Anabel Hernández has risked her life to expose corruption. She tells Lucy Lamble why staying silent is not an option -
Thousands of Syrians who have missed out on years of vital learning are being helped back into education in Lebanon and Jordan
Explore
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Fresh outbreak of violence after decades of ethnic tensions has prompted tens of thousands of people to flee to Bangladesh -
Women have fought long and hard to secure access to family planning and abortion, and reduce maternal mortality. A modern timeline of that struggle tells a story full of highs and lows -
There is enough food in the world to go around, yet hundreds of millions of people go to bed each night on an empty stomach
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Survivors of human trafficking recount how they were raped, abused and exploited as they became 21st century slaves
On this site
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Study of 31 countries finds women over 60 undertake domestic and care work spanning up to to seven hours a day -
A Guardian investigation has found that staff recruited from poor countries to work in opulent hotels are suffering a raft of labour abuses -
Working in development
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A shelter in Abuja is devoted to rescuing twins from death within remote communities convinced of their evil powers -
Despite high levels of violence within relationships in Nigeria, wedding vows are still regarded as sacred, and women are urged to stay with bullying husbands -
For a 12-year-old boy in a Lebanese refugee camp, learning about photography ended his isolation, and inspired him to get funding for a school there -
When Islamist insurgents destroyed the city of Marawi, its women saw an opportunity to demand rights and freedoms previously unknown to them
Food, clothes, medicine: the people of Yemen just want the same life as us