Aid & development links: Poverty in America, China cooperation, slavery, tuna stocks & more

8 September 2014 08:08

We know a lot about the lives of the very poor in developing countries, but how is it different to be poor in the richest country in the world? The Atlantic highlights new research by Laurence Chandy and Cory Smith on poverty in America.
How can China and other development partners cooperate to address development needs in the Pacific?
Are we obsessing about global warming at the expense of other environmental threats that deserve our attention?
Shocking findings in UNICEF's first global report on hidden violence against children.
Alarm bells raised over dangerously low tuna stocks.
The New Yorker has an interesting piece on the crusade against slavery in Mauritania.
Virunga National Park in eastern Congo is one of the most bio-diverse places in the world. But it is under threat from oil exploration and poachers. A Global Witness report and a new film help shed light on the local efforts to protect the park and avoid conflict.

'Down and out down under'