From the Field
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Economic Development
FROM THE FIELD: The microscopic creatures helping build Africa’s Great Green Wall
A young woman scientist in Burkina Faso is researching the role of micro-organisms in fighting desertification in the Sahel Region,…
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Climate Change
FROM THE FIELD: The microscopic creatures helping build Africa’s Great Green Wall
A young woman scientist in Burkina Faso is researching the role of micro-organisms in fighting desertification in the Sahel Region,…
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Human Rights
FROM THE FIELD: Ugandan forced to commit ‘horrendous acts’ as 9-year-old child soldier
A young man in northern Uganda has been talking about how he was abducted as a nine-year old and forced…
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SDGs
FROM THE FIELD: Chicken wings, hunger and the Super Bowl
The amount of money spent on food and beverages to enjoy, perhaps, the United States’ most high-profile annual sporting event,…
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Africa
FROM THE FIELD: Ugandan forced to commit ‘horrendous acts’ as 9-year-old child soldier
A young man in northern Uganda has been talking about how he was abducted as a nine-year old and forced…
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Asia Pacific
FROM THE FIELD: COVID crisis creates new wave of self-reliance for Tonga
Although Tonga, an archipelago in the South Pacific, has so far avoided COVID-19 cases, the pandemic has hit the economy…
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Asia Pacific
FROM THE FIELD: The Myanmar child workers risking their lives for stones
Thirteen-year-old Min Min scavenges day and night for precious stones in a quarry in Hpakant, northern Myanmar, where perilous conditions…
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Women
FROM THE FIELD: India’s pandemic of violence against women
An increase in violence against women in India during the global COVID-19 outbreak has been described by the United Nations…
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Women
FROM THE FIELD: Answering the call for help in Thailand
Violence against women and girls at home affects millions globally. The problem is particularly pervasive as it occurs in a…
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Women
FROM THE FIELD: Girl child soldier shunned at home in Uganda
A young mother has been talking about how she was shunned by her community in Uganda when she returned home…
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