Evacuated Filipino storm survivors face uncertain future
Hundreds of people have been boarding numerous military and civilian flights at Tacloban airport for the past few days. Hundreds more have fled on ferries and cargo ships
Peru targets civil servants in anti-graft push
Corruption is widespread in the Andean nation of 30 million people - ranked 83 out of 176 countries by Transparency last year for the perception of public sector corruption
Culture of impunity surrounds South Asia's child marriages -report
The Center for Reproductive Rights says 25,000 children worldwide, most of whom are girls under the age of 18, are married every day - with the South Asia region accounting for almost half of all child marriages
Worse extreme weather may bring 'permanent emergencies'
Failure of countries to act quickly and effectively to limit climate change, combined with a lack of sufficient funding and transfer of technology to help poorer countries adapt to the changes, means losses are growing - expert says
Start simple to make a big difference quickly in climate change - negotiator
Focusing on energy efficiency and a switch to renewables could pay for itself and spur fast action to curb climate change, supporters say
Agroforestry can transform rural economies - climate experts
Smallholder farmers in developing countries can improve their lives and reduce emissions of planet-warming gases by making better use of trees on agricultural land, experts say
Sri Lanka risks violence if crackdown continues, says ICG
Sri Lanka faces the threat of violence if it continues to ignore international concerns over attacks on the rule of law, human rights abuses and a lack of post-war reconciliation, the International Crisis Group (ICG) says in a report on the eve of a three-day meeting of Commonwealth nations which will be hosted by the Indian Ocean island state.
Sixty percent of OECD citizens don't trust their govt-report
Between 2007 and 2012, citizens who said they have confidence in their national government declined to 40 percent on average from 45 percent, the report ‘Government at a Glance 2013’ found.
'Zero net deforestation' goals may harm natural forest - experts
“Countries say, ‘Look, aren’t we great? We have zero net deforestation.’ But it means all their native forest is gone, and planted with exotics. That’s not what the world is looking for,” says study author