Isabel Choat is a commissioning editor for the Guardian's Global Development desk
September 2024
Women behind the lens
Women behind the lens: a journey into the dream world of the Sápara people of Ecuador
A community project reflects the hopes and hardships of the Sápara, a dwindling Indigenous people guided by their dreams and connection to nature
July 2024
Swanning around the Austrian lakes: a trip to Carinthia
Austria’s southernmost province has 200 pristine, swimmable lakes, adrenaline-fuelled activities – and saunas with a view
May 2024
‘I am ready to return whenever they say’: Nasrin Sotoudeh on prison, the hijab, and violence in Iran
Exclusive: the human rights lawyer, temporarily released from jail on medical grounds, describes her love for her family, and why she keeps going despite brutal treatment at the hands of the regime
April 2024
A gentler side of the Dolomites: a summer break in Italy’s Adamello-Brenta natural park
Its peaks are a big draw for adrenaline junkies, but this natural park’s newer attractions offer more inclusive family activities
March 2024
Breaking the ice – Estonia comes in from the cold
Tartu’s year as a European capital of culture shines a spotlight on this creative and youthful city and its love of street art, folklore and nature
January 2024
Somalia to launch its first current affairs TV show led by women
‘I never dreamed I would carry a gun’: the Zambian women keeping poachers at bay
December 2023
A common condition
Strokes, terrible pain and early death: can Zambia help beat sickle cell by screening babies?
We need resources to fight health impacts of climate crisis, Africans tell Cop28
November 2023
US launches airstrike in response to attacks on bases housing US troops as Syrian state media reports strikes in south by Israel – as it happened
Pregnant in Gaza with no clinics: ‘I have no idea where I will give birth’
September 2023
‘Eat your broccoli and don’t listen to Andrew Tate’: fighting misogyny is now part of everyday parenting
Isabel Choat
Pushing back against malignant influences has sadly become a common topic between parents and children, but the conversation needs to go on outside the home
May 2023
Stop dumping your cast-offs on us, Ghanaian clothes traders tell EU
‘Suffocating intimidation’: female politicians in Sierra Leone on sexism and abuse
March 2023
Behind the fanfare of James Cleverly’s visit to Sierra Leone, the need to restore aid is starkly apparent
A common condition
‘It’s not just about dying’: Uganda’s pioneers of palliative care undaunted by huge challenges
November 2022
‘My mission is to die every day’: the dangerous dedication of Yemen’s body collector
‘No darkness is for ever’: can an activist in exile persuade the Taliban to allow teaching on TV?
September 2022
‘There’s a path towards death that people travel’: how hunger destroys lives and communities
With malnutrition reaching record levels, we look at its devastating effects on the body and mind and the urgent need for aid to prevent the suffering
August 2022
Page turners: the most exciting new fiction from Africa, Latin America and south Asia
We asked 14 writers, editors and publishers to tell us their current favourites from around the world