Sustainable Development

This woman is rebuilding war-torn Iraq greener and stronger

A worker removes rubble during the rebuilding of a building destroyed during fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic state fighters, eastern Mosul, Iraq, April 21, 2017. Picture taken April 21, 2017. REUTERS/ Muhammad Hamed

Basima Abdulrahman: 'I doubted for a long time that I could do it' Image: REUTERS/ Muhammad Hamed

Phil Hoad
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