Female genital mutilation hurts economies, says WHOFemale genital mutilation (FGM) is exacting a 'crippling' economic toll on many countries, the United Nations has said as it launched a tool to help them calculate the cost of treating girls and women harmed by the practice |
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FACTBOX-What is female genital mutilation and where does it happen?The ritual, often justified for cultural or religious reasons, is underpinned by the desire to control female sexuality |
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Don't call me 'Greta': Young climate activists demand to be heard"If you call me Greta of India, you are not covering my story. You are deleting a story," says 8-year-old climate campaigner Licypriya Kangujam |
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Bubbles to campouts: Spaniards fight home evictions as rents skyrocketThousands of families are evicted each month across Spain, as a combination of overtourism, rising immigration and a growing urban population push up housing prices |
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INTERVIEW-UK's first gay kiss star calls on UK and Commonwealth to back equalityMichael Cashman called on the Commonwealth to respect gay rights and for Britain to include them in post-Brexit trade deals |
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U.N. sees 'major progress' on forced labour in Uzbek cotton harvestSome human rights groups say government-imposed cotton quotas mean local officials known as hokims are still forcing people into the fields when they can not find enough willing workers |
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N. Ireland counts down to first same-sex weddingSharni Edwards and Robyn Peoples said they were excited to make history with the first same-sex wedding in Northern Ireland |
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Bangkok court halts river promenade project that would worsen floodingBangkok is the world's most visited city, and developers have turned to the riverside to lure more visitors, building malls and converting old warehouses into cafes and art galleries |
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Who is indigenous? Millions may be denied land in India's Assam over definitionAssam's 2019 land policy seeks to allocate land to landless indigenous people - but does not specify who is indigenous |
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Brazil's Bolsonaro moves to free mining, hydro dams on indigenous landsBolsonaro has long railed against Brazil's indigenous people for occupying too much land, 13% of the country, and hindering economic development of untold mineral resources |
OPINION: FGM - from taboo to headline news, but what now?In 2010, almost nobody was talking about FGM, but I can now say that Britain cares about women like me |
OPINION: Kenya can end FGM/C, but we can’t do it aloneMy father was killed because he didn’t want me to be cut |
OPINION: To end FGM we need to change hearts and mindsSo-called 'female circumcision' not only has no medical value whatsoever but it’s one of the most egregious human rights violations that exists today |
OPINION: In a world awash with data, aid workers contend with gapsWith nearly 168 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in 2020 -- the highest figure in decades -- there is no time, or data, to lose |
OPINION: Why "net zero" is not good enoughIt sounds like an ambitious goal, but the term may hide loopholes that can delay real climate action and drive land grabs and hunger |
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