World Bank increases aid to Ebola-hit West Africa
World Bank will provide $650 million over the next 18 months, bringing its total assistance so far to $1.62 billion
Malawi's forced sex camps hurt girls as much as child marriage: campaigner
Tradition of early sexual initiation is forcing girls to have sex and exposing them to the risk of HIV infection
India tea-sellers become unlikely heroes battling indoor air pollution
Tea-sellers not only use wood-fuelled stoves for their trade but also sell them
Village women run safe water franchises in arsenic-hit India, Bangladesh
Rural housewives are being encouraged to set up businesses to sell safe water to save lives in their communities and earn some income
Climate shifts threaten Pakistan's food and water security - rights commission
More safety nets needed to protect farmers and food production from weather extremes, rights watchdog says
UK charity slams donors for neglecting U.N. basic education goal
There are currently 58 million children around the world who are not in education,
INTERVIEW-W.Africa seeks $5-6 billion aid, debts cancelled - Sierra Leone's Koroma
"Our social services are ruined, our economies have halted, and we need a real Marshall Plan" -president
Millions of poor uprooted by World Bank-funded projects - journalists
The World Bank, which aims to end extreme poverty, has repeatedly violated its own policies on protecting indigenous people, investigation finds
Attacks on elderly Tanzania women spark plan against witch hunters
Project launched to help protect elderly women in Tanzania who are often accused of witchcraft
Half Yemeni population is going hungry as violence worsens - WFP
Fighting has disrupted food imports, closed markets and pushed up prices, leaving half the population hungry