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Families are disappearing from the Bay of Bengal coastline as habitats degrade. Hazel Healy speaks to those on the edge of destitution in Dhaka.
First Madeleine Albright, now Prince Harry: the strange world of humanitarian awards
Felicity Arbuthnot wonders how the Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership award can be given to someone involved in Afghanistan.
What Aung San Suu Kyi could do next
Clearly articulating her party’s economics policies would be a good start.
The flip side to Bill Gates' charity billions
Microsoft’s former CEO has made massive donations to global health programmes but there could be some unpleasant side-effects...
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A treacherous occupation
Pakistan is the deadliest country to be a journalist, as Manzoor Ali knows only too well.
- Manzoor Ali
- Issue 452
- 17 May 2012
- 0
Climate-proofing projects: a map
From air-conditioned bus stops in Dubai to painting Peruvian hill tops: a graphic guide to humankind’s steps to adapt to global warming.
- New Internationalist
- Issue 451
- 14 May 2012
- 0
A healthy mind in a healthy society
Mental health shouldn’t just be about individuals, we need strong communities too. Dinyar Godrej makes the case.
- Dinyar Godrej
- Issue 452
- 11 May 2012
- 0
What Aung San Suu Kyi could do next
Clearly articulating her party’s economics policies would be a good start, reckons Dinyar Godrej.
- Dinyar Godrej
- Web
- 9 May 2012
- 0
The flip side to Bill Gates' charity billions
Microsoft’s former CEO has made massive donations to global health programmes but an investigation by Andrew Bowman reveals some unpleasant side-effects.
- Andrew Bowman
- Issue 451
- 4 May 2012
- 4
When a winning smile is not enough
Beauty contests are now big business, but have lost their appeal for Lauri Kubuitsile in her latest Letter From Botswana.
- Lauri Kubuitsile
- Issue 451
- 2 May 2012
- 0
Blogs
Privatizing schools is madness
It’s the poor and vulnerable who will suffer in the ideologically motivated rush to convert schools to academies, says Chris Brazier.
- Chris Brazier
- 16 May 2012
- 1
Murder won't stop the fight for Cambodia's forests
The killing of activist Chut Wutty by the military on April 26 must not be swept under the carpet, says Fran Lambrick.
- Fran Lambrick
- 15 May 2012
- 0
Hunger and the 0.7% aid debate
Poor people need aid but it needs to be targeted and the structures that perpetuate global inequality must also be tackled, says Natasha Adams.
- Natasha Adams
- 14 May 2012
- 2
Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing
And the winner was…..
- New Internationalist
- 11 May 2012
- 0
Some thoughts on becoming a woman in India
In some Indian communities a girl’s first period is treated with great fanfare, in others it is a carefully kept secret, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- 11 May 2012
- 10
Zimbabwe: the curse of fabrication and exaggeration
Massaging the truth for a good story doesn’t help reshape reality, argues Mgcini Nyoni.
- Mgcini Nyoni
- 11 May 2012
- 1
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