From Kenya to Brazil, girls seek better future with new U.N. goals
Measuring progress will be tricky as success would mean tackling deeply entrenched attitudes towards girls and women
Lack of groundwater data is keeping Kenya thirsty, experts say
As rivers and streams grow more unreliable, knowing how much groundwater is available and where is important
Kenya's 2007/8 post-election violence still haunts journalists, study says
Journalists in conflict zones are far more susceptible to post traumatic stress disorder than the general population
Tackle root causes to stem flow of Syrian refugees, says Red Cross official
Resources are stretched to their limits in host countries like Jordan and Lebanon, said Robert Mardini
Tackle gender inequality at work to boost world economy by $12 tln - report
World's economy could increase its annual gross domestic product by 2025 if each country managed to narrow the gender gap
Rising emissions threaten goal of poverty-free world - researchers
To end extreme poverty, climate-changing emissions must peak by 2030 and fall to near zero by 2100, report says
Rwandan rape survivors jailed for abortion despite law to help them - report
Almost one in four women in several Rwandan jails are serving time for illegal abortions, many of them rape survivors
U.N.'s global plan urges reluctant countries to give peace a chance
The previous U.N. action plan, the Millennium Development Goals, did not have an explicit goal on peace and security
FACTBOX - Deaths, economic losses caused by disasters fall in 2014
The year 2014 had the lowest death rate from disasters since 1986, figures in Red Cross report show
Cheap, off-the-shelf technology cuts costly climate losses in Bangladesh
A rebuilt dam, a $50 salinity monitor, a message board and mobile phones are saving harvests and lives