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Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:41 PM

In 2016 the conflict - a continued battle for control between beleaguered Afghan forces and both ISIS and the Taliban - has led to unprecedented levels of displacement, with 1.5 million internally-displaced and 3 million refugees. Almost 1 million people, half of whom are children, have already returned from Iran and Pakistan. At least half a million more are expected to return this year, despite a starkly deteriorating economic, political and security situation within the country.

Mon, 4 Jun 2018 07:30 AM

Governments each year spend around half a trillion dollars on fossil fuel subsidies – a huge expense that pulls investment away from other budget priorities that might more directly help the poor

Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:59 AM

There are 1.8 billion young people aged 10-24 in the world, making on quarter of the world's population. An estimated 515 million live on less than $2 a day.

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 09:03 AM

Medellin, Colombia’s second city, is known for being a global leader in urban regeneration, focusing on once-ignored slum areas. The Thomson Reuters Foundation recently visited Medellin to see urban renewal in action and its impact on the lives of the city’s poor.

Mon, 15 Aug 2016 15:21 PM

As Syrian gymnast Ahmad al-Sawas watched his country fall apart, his Olympic dream collapsed too.

Mon, 5 Dec 2016 10:30 AM

Tue, 20 May 2014 14:21 PM