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  Published in: Pandemic Borders: Opinion

  Rethink migration policy for the vulnerable to protect prosperity of all

  Written by: Robert McLeman All articles by Robert McLeman

  Weather disasters are causing people to move – and this is set to rise. COP 26 needs to get radical for a climate solution

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  Published in: 50.50: Feature

  ‘This is not just my win’: trans Ugandan wins official gender change

  Written by: Khatondi Soita Wepukhulu All articles by Khatondi Soita Wepukhulu

  Cleopatra Kambugu’s new ID has been celebrated by fellow rights activists – but gender recognition remains out of...

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  Published in: openDemocracyUK: Opinion

  Why we need White History Month

  Written by: David Dibosa All articles by David Dibosa

  Black History Month is a great thing, but think what we might learn from a White sequel

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  Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: Feature

  Are adults willing to listen to children on child labour?

  Written by: Claire O’Kane All articles by Claire O’Kane

  Written by: Ornella Barros All articles by Ornella Barros

  Working children have the right to policies informed by their views and best interests

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  Published in: democraciaAbierta: Opinion

  Bolsonaro’s empty climate promises for Brazil

  Written by: Juanita Rico All articles by Juanita Rico

  As Bolsonaro claims to protect forests, his leadership has allowed devastation of the Amazonian jungle to reach epic heights

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  Published in: Home: Analysis

  Glasgow’s COP26 is crunch time to save the world from disaster

  Written by: Geoffrey Lean All articles by Geoffrey Lean

  Looking back on 30 years of climate conferences, Geoffrey Lean recalls the many missed opportunities for change that...

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  Published in: democraciaAbierta: Investigation

  Coca farming is destroying Peru’s Amazon. Is it time for a radical solution?

  Written by: Abou Farman All articles by Abou Farman

  Deforestation is accelerating in the wake of the pandemic and the war on drugs. Handing power back to Indigenous...

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  Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: Feature

  Where is the solidarity for working girls?

  Written by: Janice Stiglich All articles by Janice Stiglich

  Working girls in Peru are doing their best to look after themselves. Will adults support them?

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia: Opinion

  The US is tying the hands of a UN agency for Palestine refugees

  Written by: Tarek Hamoud All articles by Tarek Hamoud

  By conditioning its funding to the UNRWA, the US effectively presides over a trusteeship that may affect the...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia: Feature

  Kunduz to Kandahar: two explosions, one wounded community

  Written by: Deepa Parent All articles by Deepa Parent

  In Afghanistan, attacks on Shia worshippers escalate, bringing further trauma to a fractured society

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  Published in: ourEconomy: Analysis

  Joe Biden is in no position to lecture the world on climate change

  Written by: Aaron White All articles by Aaron White

  The US president’s administration has lots of good rhetoric but little action

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  Published in: 50.50: Opinion

  Why I created the hashtag #ExposeChristianSchools

  Written by: Chrissy Stroop All articles by Chrissy Stroop

  Private Christian schools in the US take public money to push a ‘religion-centred, anti-science, anti-multicultural...

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  Published in: openDemocracyUK: News

  Millions on pre-paid energy meters could face cut-off as prices soar

  Written by: Chaminda Jayanetti All articles by Chaminda Jayanetti

  Unavoidable charges for gas and electricity threaten to tip many of Britain's poorest people into debt or destitution

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  Published in: Can Europe Make It?

  The rationality paradox

  Written by: Christos Tombras All articles by Christos Tombras

  Attributing credulity to sloppy thinking or ignorance is tempting, but doesn't advance our understanding of...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia: News

  UK tells trapped Afghan interpreters to escape on their own

  Written by: Adam Bychawski All articles by Adam Bychawski

  Ministry of Defence criticised for ‘morally indefensible’ suggestion that former embassy workers should make...

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  Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: Feature

  My childhood as a child worker in Malawi

  Written by: Mavuto Banda All articles by Mavuto Banda

  Our author wouldn’t be where he is today if bans on child labour had prevented him from working when he needed to

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  Published in: Home: Analysis

  Why do Hungary’s climate change-fearing voters keep electing Viktor Orbán?

  Written by: Adam Ramsay All articles by Adam Ramsay

  In a country that’s dangerously susceptible to heatwaves and droughts, there is growing anxiety over the climate crisis

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  Published in: Can Europe Make It?: Opinion

  The tale of Maglaj: a story of war and peace

  Written by: Ian Bancroft All articles by Ian Bancroft

  How a documentary film bringing together war veterans from opposing sides of the Bosnian War can help heal national trauma

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  Published in: openDemocracyUK: Opinion

  David Frost’s bluster can’t wish away the Northern Ireland protocol

  Written by: George Peretz All articles by George Peretz

  Many Brexiters confuse Article 16 of the protocol for a ‘get out of jail free’ card. Here’s why they’re wrong

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia: Opinion

  Tunisia’s president has given himself unprecedented powers. How will he use them?

  Written by: Mariam Abdel Baky All articles by Mariam Abdel Baky

  Written by: Olfa Lamloum All articles by Olfa Lamloum

  Kais Saied has stressed his loyalty to ‘the suffering people’ – in his upcoming state budget we’ll find out if he meant it