Green energy targets drive renewables capacity to new high
Rise in renewable energy capacity allowed world economy to grow without an increase in emissions for first time
Climate change projects in poorest nations lose out in battle for funds
A U.N. climate fund to help least developed countries has run out of resources, leaving plans on hold
INTERVIEW-Australian actress Rachel Griffiths seeks happy endings for trafficking victims
Human trafficking should not be seen as "too hard a problem to solve", says Australian actress Rachel Griffiths
UN calls for Yemen food imports to resume as half of population go hungry
Some 13 million people face hunger, including six million at risk of starvation
UN uses food aid to fight against child labour in Egypt
Poverty and other social problems force up to 15 percent of Egypt's children into the workforce
Hepatitis E outbreak looms in quake-hit Nepal, deadly for pregnant women
Pregnant women at risk of dying from hepatitis E, as the onset of the monsoon season could trigger an outbreak of the virus
World's displaced hits record high of 60 mln, half of them children - UN
The Syrian refugee problem has for the first time become bigger than that in Afghanistan
FEATURE-Little girls bear the brunt in India's vicious cycle of malnutrition
Despite India's economic boom over the last two decades, 46 percent of its children under five are underweight
Global aid hits record in 2014 aided by Gulf states but fails to meet needs-data
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait more than doubled their combined contribution to U.N. appeals in 2014
Indonesia's latest logging ban leaves forests at risk - experts
Green groups push for stronger enforcement on the ground, minister says will try to improve implementation