The Guardian Weekly newspaper occasionally publishes supplements on global issues, such as aid, international development, health, diplomacy, water, trade and education. Here, you can download the most recent supplements in PDF form or read selected articles from each by following the links below.
Every drop counts: the politics of water
Wednesday March 19th 2008
In a special for World Water Day, we look at the global problem of poor sanitation and what governments are proposing to do about it
Thousands die from lack of sanitation
More than 1 billion people have no access to clean water, reports John Vidal. Polls of the poor prove that sewage is their top priority, but in many potential donor nations, toilets are still taboo
Since Israel blocked the electricity supply to Gaza last June, water and sanitation systems in the area are failing. Human rights groups warn of inevitable outbreaks of water-borne diseases and mass dehydration, writes Annie Kelly
Women and power: The global gains and losses
Wednesday February 20th 2008
While the male monopoly on leadership across the globe is fracturing, in some countries the advances are being reversed
First lady comes second in America
Female leaders remain scarce worldwide and it looks as if Clinton may not join their ranks. Anne Perkins asks if a woman in the White House might be too dizzying a prospect for the US
Since the invasion, rapes, burnings and murders have become a daily occurrence. Mark Lattimer says that Iraqi women are now counting the cost of freedom they have lost
Migration: A world on the move
Friday February 1st 2008
A special report on international human flows, which are rarely predictable, usually intra-continental and increasingly female
Traditionally the bulk of migration has been between developing states. But this is beginning to change, says Tracy McVeigh
Universities focus on the issues behind a world on the move, and the cross-disciplinary field is taking in legal, social and political perspectives, writes Stephen Hoare
The Year in Review 2007
Wednesday December 19th 2007
Guardian journalists sum up the year's biggest stories in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, Australia and Britain
China's empire keeps expanding
In a special extended online version of our news review of China, Jonathan Watts explains why the Chinese steamroller powers on, regardless of the bumps
The superpower appears to hold the reins in the race to rescue the Middle East, Kosovo and the planet. But it’s in danger of doing too little too late, says Julian Borger
The gift of a future: saving the children of despair
Monday November 26th 2007
In aid of Universal Children's Day, this is a special report on the lives of children across the globe who are affected by conflict and poverty
Old enough to go into battle, but still a child
UN action, local pacts and personal testimony are starting to have an impact on world opinion, writes Jenny Kuper
New start for young sex workers in India
Raekha Prasad explains how girls as young as 10 have been forced into prostitution by poverty and prejudice
Feeding the world: the politics of consumption
Friday October 19th 2007
A special report for World Food Day on the struggle to provide for a fast growing population
Hunger and obesity - the two extremes
John Vidal on how industry giants strangle producers at one end and promote unhealthy diets at the other
Drought is Australia's new climate
The seventh dry year in a row has global implications as farmers' boom times go bust, reports Fred Pearce
Climate change: challenging business
Friday September 28th 2007
Clever companies are learning that wasting energy is wasting money. What more can they do?
Jonathon Porritt, chairman of the UK Sustainable Development Commission, asks if the message of immediate economic change is getting across to business.
Offsetting to reduce your carbon footprint has proved controversial, but it can play a vital role, says Martin Wright.
Education in the developing world
Friday July 27th 2007
Putting every child in school is crucial for eradicating global poverty. How far have we got?
Getting the disenfranchised into school
Great strides have been made but there is more to do for the millions who don’t go to school, argues Annie Kelly.
Universities rethink their approach to building self-sufficiency in the poorest nations, says Stephen Hoare
G8 and the world
Friday June 15th 2007
Developed nations' leaders have promised to give poorer states a better deal. Are they delivering?
'Donor darlings' still struggling on the continent of broken promises
As debate rages on the effectiveness of aid to African nations, Julian Borger says good governance seems to be the key to success
Millennium goals are missing the mark
Targets on education, disease and poverty are unlikely to be met, according to Tatum Anderson
