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Focus on the most marginalized is the key for ensuring global success in reaching universal development goals by 2030. Hence, universal goals which do not entail a commitment to progressively end inequalities are doomed to fail

Ethiopia has one doctor per 40,000 people. The U.S., where many African health workers end up practicing, has one per 500. Developed countries should avoid recruiting from countries with critical health manpower shortage.

As global warming brings worsening storms, we need a new engineering approach to prepare

Governments and others promoting forest protection talk about it as a 'win-win', but skirt around why it's needed in the first place

The 7.2 magnitude quake that rocked Bohol and neighbouring Cebu two weeks ago affected over 3 million people, with 350,000 effectively homeless or too scared to go back inside damaged homes

“If forests are seen solely as a carbon vehicle, this might be good for climate change, but it’s actually bad for communities, forests and biodiversity,” Philippines negotiator says

Canada dropped mandatory questions on poverty from its national census, making it harder to measure progress on anti-poverty programmes. The change illustrates why experts want the UN to include better quality statistics in its post-2015 development goals

Without seeds adapted to a variety of challenging conditions, how will farmers cope with extreme weather?

Veteran photojournalist says Syrian civil war could last 10 years, but outsiders have to be there to report and photograph the horrific scenes of death and destruction

A tender for a new coal-fired power plant may be just the start

What it will take to sustain global progress in reaching all kids with vaccines

The head of transparency and accountability at ONE outlines some of the results that the campaign group would like to see come out of next week's Open Government Partnership

The Internet has been used to upset power relations within states. Google Ideas summit explored what tools and rules are needed to govern conflict in a connected world

The unfortunate truth is that existing flood protection in most countries is simply not fit for purpose

What feminist needs a patriarch? Even the most radical topless activists, according to Australian film director Kitty Green’s debut documentary on the FEMEN movement. But its members have since cast off their Ukrainian male mentor and are now taking on the big issues without him

Identity crisis or honest self-criticism

The passion, enthusiasm and curiosity most participants brought to the classroom bode well for the future of journalism in the region.

CIFOR scientist explains what it involves, and says it's time to stop managing different land uses in isolation

Ending poverty demands a level playing field to unleash women’s economic potential