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Humanitarians turn sights on climate risk
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Humanitarians turn sights on climate risk

June 26, 2019June 26, 2019

By Anita Makri There’s growing momentum to factor climate change into humanitarian work, Anita Makri reports. It’s a treacherous road to the US-Mexico border. Much like a war zone, says …

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Info Lady Mahfuza answers farmer Nojrul Islam's question by showing him an advice video on her laptop. In rural Bangladesh the Info Ladies are bringing internet services to men and women who need info Copyright: Panos
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Q&A: Science is still biased towards staple crops

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018

By Anita Makri 12/11/18 This year’s world food security report found world hunger rising for the third year in a row. The report cited climate change and conflict as the …

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Poverty reduction may stall – report

October 11, 2018

By Anita Makri Extreme poverty is getting more and more concentrated in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, says the Gates Foundation in a report whose findings are backed up by estimates …

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DRC first to approve widespread use of Ebola drugs
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DRC first to approve widespread use of Ebola drugs

August 30, 2018

By Anita Makri For the first time doctors have been given the go-ahead to deploy experimental drugs for all patients in an Ebola outbreak, according to the WHO. Its latest …

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Sex differences give wrong message, gender experts say

July 9, 2018

By Anita Makri Studies on how men and women differ in their brain biology get too much attention and are used wrongly to draw conclusions about aptitudes for science, according …

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Q&A: Development is about complex systems, not beneficiaries
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Q&A: Development is about Complex Systems, not Beneficiaries

March 1, 2018March 1, 2018

By Anita Makri Current crises call for non-linear thinking and true partnership, says Indian scholar Vandana Shiva. Today’s society can be understood in terms of probabilities and complex relationships, concepts …

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