"We will never forget you," Malala writes to kidnapped Nigerian girls
"Your parents are grief-stricken. They love you, and they miss you," Malala wrote to the missing girls.
Over-consumption, climate change threaten food security, water supply-FAO
By 2050 some 60 percent more food will be needed to feed the world's people
Refugees flee Yemen for Horn of Africa, reversing previous flows - UNHCR
Yemen conflict has killed 600 people, wounded 2,200 and displaced 100,000 since Houthi rebels seized Sanaa in September
Tweets turned into flood maps that could help save lives
New tool offers real-time information on floods and could be used by emergency services and aid workers
As peace deal looms, rebels still control parts of north Mali
In this struggling region of one of the world's poorest countries, residents are preoccupied with basic needs rather than political intrigue
ICRC appeals for extra $35 million for eastern Ukraine crisis
More than 6,000 people killed and almost two million displaced since conflict in Ukraine started a year ago
Pakistan's cartoon "Burka Avenger" swoops into India to empower girls
A cartoon superhero who dons a burka to tackle crimes against girls is bringing her message to India
Nigeria's Boko Haram abducted 2,000 women and girls -report
Women and girls used as cooks, sex slaves and fighters; sometimes killed for refusing to comply
Colombia investigating 22 generals over extrajudicial killing scandal
State prosecutors are investigating 5,000 members of Colombia's armed forces for extrajudicial executions involving 4,382 civilians
Uzbek government forces over one million to harvest cotton in 2014 - report
Forcing public service workers to pick cotton in the harvest puts a strain on services like health care and education, the report says