Migrants in Libya say face beatings, rape awaiting Mediterranean crossing
Libya has become a major hub for human traffickers smuggling African migrants by boat to Italy
Myanmar population control law threatens minorities - rights group
A new bill could strip Myanmar women of the freedom to choose how they have children
Almost half Vanuatu people lack clean water, month after cyclone - UNICEF
Two thirds of the archipelago's water and sanitation infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed
Goat plague hits poor farmers in Africa, Asia, wider vaccination needed - FAO
Goat plague impoverishes millions of small farmers across Africa and Asia
Political solution on Syria needed to stem Mediterranean migrant crisis - EU official
With 42,323 migrants, Syria accounted for the highest number of migrants arriving in Italy by sea last year
Philippine climate envoy steps down to lead 'pilgrimage'
Yeb Saño joins faith-based campaign to head journey around world's climate hotspots ahead of Paris summit
Respect for aid workers disappearing, UN aid chief says after Somalia deaths
Attacks on aid workers have "serious consequences for our ability to reach people who urgently need help" - Valerie Amos
Burger giant McDonald's to end deforestation in supply chain
McDonald's promises not to buy from suppliers that clear primary forest and other areas of high conservation value
UN refugee chief to visit Kenya to plan return of Somali refugees
Kenya has given the United Nations three months to close Dadaab refugee camp, one of largest in the world
"Among the Believers" probes ideological rift behind Pakistan violence
Over six years, filmmakers gained access to radical cleric Abdul Aziz Ghazi, a supporter of the Taliban and head of the Red Mosque in the Islamabad