Dozens of nations discriminate against women in citizenship laws - study
53 countries have discriminatory nationality laws - 20 of them in sub-Saharan Africa and 16 in Middle East and North Africa
Advice to delay pregnancy due to Zika virus is naive, activists say
Women in Colombia and El Salvador lack access to contraception, unable to heed advice to delay pregnancy
Yemen air strike kills medical charity ambulance driver
The attack was the fourth to hit the group's medical operations in the war-torn Arabian Peninsula country
U.N. rights office tells Malawi: halt "worse than dogs" anti-gay rhetoric
In Malawi, sex between men is a crime carrying a maximum prison sentence of 14 years
Gay rights group to open centre for LGBT asylum seekers in Berlin
There are around 3,500 LGBT asylum seekers in Berlin, many experience abuse and discrimination in shelters
Calls to protect sex workers as Mumbai's red-light industry goes underground
Sex industry gone from being a public operation to a private business, making it harder to detect sex trafficking victims
INTERVIEW - United Nations must act to end sex abuse 'cover-ups': whistleblower
Many have experienced reprisals, even dismissals, after witnessing sexual exploitation and abuse within the U.N.
FACTBOX - Zika virus spreads rapidly through Latin America, Caribbean
An outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus Zika is affecting Latin America and the Caribbean. Here are some facts about the virus
Pregnant women face virus zika threat ahead of Brazil Olympic games
Despite travel warnings, mosquito-born Zika is likely to spread throughout Latin America, health officials say
New $130 million project aims to cut food waste from fields to tables
Over a third of the world's food goes uneaten, and many crops harvested in Africa are discarded rather than sold