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Children suffered record levels of violence in conflict zones in 2024, UN report shows

silverguide.site – Surge in violations to more than 40,000 – the highest since records began in 1996 – must serve as a ‘wake-up call’…
Children suffered record levels of violence in conflict zones in 2024, UN report shows
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One man, thousands of trees and heaps of determination: how regreening Guatemala transformed a village

silverguide.site – Since 1999, Armando López Pocol and his team of volunteers have bucked the trend for deforestation, regenerating the landscape of the highlands with their Chico Mendes project…
One man, thousands of trees and heaps of determination: how regreening Guatemala transformed a village
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India illegally deporting Muslim citizens at gunpoint to Bangladesh, say rights groups

silverguide.site – There are fears the crackdown against ‘outsiders’ is driving widespread persecution as expelled Indians are returned by Bangladesh border guards…
India illegally deporting Muslim citizens at gunpoint to Bangladesh, say rights groups
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South Africa is at the heart of the HIV pandemic. What happens now the money has been cut?

silverguide.site – With 12% of the population living with the virus, Trump’s sudden withdrawal of funding stands to undo decades of progress…
South Africa is at the heart of the HIV pandemic. What happens now the money has been cut?
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Bank unveils green loans plan to unlock trillions for climate finance

silverguide.site – IADB’s proposals involve lenders using public money to buy up renewable energy loans in poor countries…
Bank unveils green loans plan to unlock trillions for climate finance
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‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa

silverguide.site – As the withdrawal of US funding disrupts treatment and halts crucial research in South Africa, clinics fear the resurgence of mother-to-child transmission of the virus …
‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa
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Send in armed UN troops to protect aid convoys or risk ‘dystopia’, says expert

silverguide.site – UN rapporteur calls for move as food deliveries are attacked and starvation becomes a weapon of war in Gaza and Sudan…
Send in armed UN troops to protect aid convoys or risk ‘dystopia’, says expert
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Malala and Kiran faced violence, threats and shame. Now their fathers want ‘all men to stand with women’

silverguide.site – Defying threats and ostracism, they both fought fiercely for their daughters’ rights. Now a film features them discussing fatherhood, courage, gender justice and strong girls…
Malala and Kiran faced violence, threats and shame. Now their fathers want ‘all men to stand with women’
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A map, a myth and a pre-Incan lagoon: the man who brought water back to a drought-ridden town

silverguide.site – When historian Galo Ramón uncovered a long-forgotten pre-Incan water system in Ecuador, he set about restoring it, and helped transform the landscape and livelihoods…
A map, a myth and a pre-Incan lagoon: the man who brought water back to a drought-ridden town
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‘We were sinking. I let her go’: how growing numbers of women are risking all to reach Europe by boat

silverguide.site – The tragic drowning of seven women and girls just metres from the port of La Restinga has highlighted the growing number of female migrants crossing to the Canary Islands from west Africa…
‘We were sinking. I let her go’: how growing numbers of women are risking all to reach Europe by boat
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Attack dogs: how Europe supplies Israel with brutal canine weapons

silverguide.site – Military dogs involved in attacks on Palestinian civilians – including children – are likely to have been exported from European countries, investigation finds…
Attack dogs: how Europe supplies Israel with brutal canine weapons
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‘People see government as the enemy’: Bangladesh’s interim leader on the legacy of a toxic system

silverguide.site – A year after a student-led revolt unseated Sheikh Hasina, Muhammad Yunus is fighting to convince both sides of politics to agree to reform…
‘People see government as the enemy’: Bangladesh’s interim leader on the legacy of a toxic system
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‘When the river swells, it forces them to run backwards’: rising waters push Colombia’s farmers into hunger and despair

silverguide.site – Communities in the Salaquí basin face deepening food insecurity, armed conflict and the collapse of a way of life – while government schemes ignore the real problem…
‘When the river swells, it forces them to run backwards’: rising waters push Colombia’s farmers into hunger and despair
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Outrage as sugar cane workers in India still being ‘pushed’ into having hysterectomies

silverguide.site – Hundreds of woman in one cane producing district were agreeing to the surgery, say activists, in order to keep working long, physically punishing hours…
Outrage as sugar cane workers in India still being ‘pushed’ into having hysterectomies
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Progress unravelled, and millions left vulnerable: how British aid cuts threaten British health too | Sarah Champion

silverguide.site – The UK faces a critical choice: follow the global trend of disengagement or stand firm in backing health security…
Progress unravelled, and millions left vulnerable: how British aid cuts threaten British health too | Sarah Champion
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‘It was as if I had been poisoned when I left Gaza’: journalist Wael al-Dahdouh on family loss, survival and finding solidarity

silverguide.site – At least 225 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since 2023. One was the son of the Al Jazeera reporter, who also lost his wife, two other children and a grandchild. Here, he talks about regaining his sense of purpose…
‘It was as if I had been poisoned when I left Gaza’: journalist Wael al-Dahdouh on family loss, survival and finding solidarity
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Real reasons people do not have the number of children they want revealed in new report

silverguide.site – As right-wing governments seek to blame a rejection of parenthood, a survey reveals a lack of choice, not desire, stops people having the families they want…
Real reasons people do not have the number of children they want revealed in new report
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‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition

silverguide.site – The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairs…
‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition
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How ordinary men became unpaid Taliban enforcers in their own homes

silverguide.site – Afghan fathers, brothers and husbands are, often unwillingly, inflicting the country’s repressive laws on their families, for fear of social shame or reprisals…
How ordinary men became unpaid Taliban enforcers in their own homes
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Kenya tells tea factories to cut ties with Rainforest Alliance due to costs

silverguide.site – Government says ethical certification is adding financial strain on smallholders rather than being paid by customers…
Kenya tells tea factories to cut ties with Rainforest Alliance due to costs
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