Women to power Sri Lanka's mangrove conservation plan
Women and their communities will protect coastal mangrove forests in return for small loans and job training
Smartphone-wielding civilians to combat war crimes – with an app
Campaigners hope app will help authorities to prosecute perpetrators of human rights violations
INTERVIEW-India's first transgender college principal overcomes taunts and abuse
Many of India's male-to-female transgenders are forced to work as sex workers or beg on the streets
Fleeing Burundi, children as young as 6 arrive alone in camps - charity
Children fleeing political unrest in Burundi are arriving in "unprecedented numbers" in refugee camps
US flight attendants seek mandatory training to spot human trafficking
Mandatory training would help flight attendants become eyes in the skies in the U.S. government's campaign to identify potential traffickers, union says.
'Harness the power of volunteers', U.N. tells governments
More than one billion people volunteer their time, says first global analysis of volunteers' contribution to better governance
Gang violence fuels child marriage in Central America, researchers say
Teenagers are marrying gang members and older men as a form of protection from violence
G7 must act to prevent deaths, help most vulnerable children - charities
Survival of 17,000 children and 800 mothers at stake every day
Thai students work with migrants to combat discrimination
Programme promotes greater understanding about migrant workers and their contribution to Thailand's economy and society
Red Cross defends Haiti aid work amid expose it only built six houses
Red Cross, which raised nearly half a billion dollars after Haiti's 2010 quake, has been accused of mismanagement