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Can we ever stop sexual violence?
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Community maps reveal rich resources on “empty” land
How far has women's movement moved in last 40 years?
Latin America has successfully battled the rotavirus, the most common cause of severe diarrhoea in children, through innovative vaccination schemes
Policymakers may see Kenya’s Isiolo area as barren and dusty, but a community-drawn map is changing perceptions
As food supplies tighten, we are moving into a new era, one in which it is every country for itself
A sneak peek at what's in our hopper for the week of April 22
Sharing images of a better society is the first step to building one, argues Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus
News that the World Health Organisation plans to address mental health disorders around the world prompts vivid memories of a reporting assignment to post-quake Haiti
CARE program offers young wives path to the education they crave
A week from today, the AlertNet you know will look very different...
Civil Rights Defenders, a Swedish rights group, hopes a bracelet with GPS will help protect workers who are at risk of assault or kidnapping
Aid workers say the comments by Ajit Pawar were insensitive as millions in the west of the country face hunger and water shortages and they call for his resignation
Persuading people of the need to act on climate change has been challenging, but new ideas - from using popular media to having enemies lead the political charge - could make a difference
In Pakistan one in every 12 children is out-of-school - how do you overcome those odds and provide education for all?
Two weeks ago I found myself showing Angelina Jolie and UK foreign minister William Hague around the Lac Vert camp for displaced people near Goma, where they had come to meet rape survivors.
Weary of war, tens of thousands of Colombians march to call for an end to the conflict, as peace talks between the FARC and Colombian government continue in Cuba.
