Fatherhood inspires U.S. singer Aloe Blacc to star in malaria-themed music video
The singer wanted to film a music video about the deadly impact of the disease after visiting malaria projects in Ghana
U.S. village in Alaska votes to relocate due to climate change
A Native American village in Alaska has voted to relocate its entire population of some 600 people due to the threat of rising seas
Aid agencies race to contain cholera outbreak in Central African Republic
The latest outbreak has infected more than 150 people and killed at least 18 people, according to the latest government figures
Urgent action needed to stop southern Africa hunger crisis extending into 2017 - U.N.
"If we don't pay attention to this (crisis) now, this is going to cost a lot more, and be a lot worse in the future."
Desertification eating into agricultural land in India, satellite images show
"Population pressure has resulted in over-exploitation of land for cultivation, grazing, water resources and deforestation"
INTERVIEW-Simpler laws needed to avert conflict over India's scarce land
"Many of these conflicts can be resolved if there is greater transparency in how land is acquired and allotted for business"
Sierra Leone urged to ban FGM after death of teenage girl
Sierra Leone has the one of the highest rates of FGM in the world, with nine in 10 women and adolescent girls cut, says U.N.
Pasta instead of beans: El Niño costs Brazil's families dear
Extreme weather has slashed Brazil's harvest of beans, a staple food, driving the price up two thirds
Former slave to run for South Sudan in Olympic marathon
As a teenager Marial was forced to run for his life during Sudan's long civil war, was kidnapped twice and ended up in servitude
U.S. village in Alaska deciding on relocation due to climate change
Shishmaref is one of dozens of indigenous villages in Alaska that face growing threats of flooding and erosion due to global warming