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| World in a week: Malaysian opposition leader jailed for sodomy | World in a week: Malaysian opposition leader jailed for sodomy |
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| Good week for... | Good week for... |
| Arunachalam Muruganantham. A school dropout from a poor family in southern India has | Arunachalam Muruganantham. A school dropout from a poor family in southern India has |
| revolutionised menstrual health for rural women by inventing a simple | revolutionised menstrual health for rural women by inventing a simple |
| machine they can use to make cheap sanitary pads. | machine they can use to make cheap sanitary pads. |
| Yvo de Boer. | Yvo de Boer. |
| Currently the global chairman of the climate change and sustainability services at KPMG, Yvo de Boer has been appointed head of the Global | Currently the global chairman of the climate change and sustainability services at KPMG, Yvo de Boer has been appointed head of the Global |
| Green Growth Institute. | Green Growth Institute. |
| Bad week for | Bad week for |
| Anwar Ibrahim. The Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has had his aquittal on sodomy charges overturned by the high court in Kuala Lumpur and been sentenced to five years in jail. | Anwar Ibrahim. The Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has had his aquittal on sodomy charges overturned by the high court in Kuala Lumpur and been sentenced to five years in jail. |
| Truong Duy Nhat. A Vietnamese blogger went on trial this week after criticising the government online. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to seven years in prison. | Truong Duy Nhat. A Vietnamese blogger went on trial this week after criticising the government online. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to seven years in prison. |
| The week in numbers | The week in numbers |
| One-fifth of $500m of promised aid has arrived in Central African Republic, prompting UN warnings of an approaching food crisis in the country. | One-fifth of $500m of promised aid has arrived in Central African Republic, prompting UN warnings of an approaching food crisis in the country. |
| 3,470,000: The number of Twitter followers Indian prime-ministerial-candidate Narenda Modi has - more than the other two main candidates (Rahul Ghandi and Arwind Kejriwal) put together. The general election is on 31 May. | 3,470,000: The number of Twitter followers Indian prime-ministerial-candidate Narenda Modi has - more than the other two main candidates (Rahul Ghandi and Arwind Kejriwal) put together. The general election is on 31 May. |
| 716,500: The number of internally displaced people in South Sudan, plus 166,900 have saught refuge in neighbouring countries, according to the European Commission. | 716,500: The number of internally displaced people in South Sudan, plus 166,900 have saught refuge in neighbouring countries, according to the European Commission. |
| 30% of aid workers suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, according to reports from the Antares Foundation.5% of daily calorie intake should be sugar - including fruit - according to new WHO guidelines, not 10% as they previously advised. | 30% of aid workers suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, according to reports from the Antares Foundation.5% of daily calorie intake should be sugar - including fruit - according to new WHO guidelines, not 10% as they previously advised. |
| Picture of the week | Picture of the week |
| Milestones | Milestones |
| The 45th session of the UN Statistical Commission, which is committed to the global advancement of statistical information, was held in New York. The theme was integrated information for a better world. | |
| Women’s rights charity Womankind celebrated its 25th birthday with an interactive timeline map. | Women’s rights charity Womankind celebrated its 25th birthday with an interactive timeline map. |
| The UK parliament passed the third reading of a bill that will mean the government is obliged by law to consider the impact on reducing gender inequality when allocating overseas aid. | The UK parliament passed the third reading of a bill that will mean the government is obliged by law to consider the impact on reducing gender inequality when allocating overseas aid. |
| Global development reading list | Global development reading list |
| Now your turn | Now your turn |
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| to tell us what story of the last week most moved you or impacts your | to tell us what story of the last week most moved you or impacts your |
| work. Press officers, add globaldevpros@theguardian.com to your mailing | work. Press officers, add globaldevpros@theguardian.com to your mailing |
| lists or email us about upcoming reports and new hires at your | lists or email us about upcoming reports and new hires at your |
| organisation. | organisation. |
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