Small-scale farmers deserve big share of climate funds - IFAD
As key food producers, farmers should get a cut of funds raised to help poor countries deal with climate change
Senegal - peaceful, democratic, but where are women's, children's rights?
Senegal has made little progress in the fight against FGM or tackling child marriage, and it upholds a legal ban on abortion
U.N. food aid halt pushing more Syrian refugee girls to early marriage
The World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended food vouchers for Syrian refugees in five countries due to a lack of funds
A view of the Salween River is seen from a small Thai-Karen village Tha Tafang on the Thai side of the river
A view of the Salween River is seen from a small Thai-Karen village Tha Tafang on the Thai side of the river November 17, 2014. Originating from the Tibetan Plateau, the Salween flows roughly 2,400 kms through China, Thailand and Burma to the Andaman Sea, crisscrossing many of Burma's ethnic minority areas. Six million people, mostly ethnic and religious minorities, live in the Salween watershed and depend on the river for jobs and nutritious food, according to WWF. Campaigners say six dams in Burma and 13 dams on the upper Salween in China are in the works. Picture taken November 17, 2014. To match Feature THAILAND-MYANMAR/DAMS-SALWEEN REUTERS/Thin Lei Win (THAILAND - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ENERGY)
Karen school children gesture at the Ei Thu Ta camp along the Salween river in Myanmar
Karen school children gesture at the Ei Thu Ta camp along the Salween river in Myanmar November 17, 2014. The camp was set up around 2006 for around 4,000 displaced Karens who say they fled abuses by the Burmese army. The camp residents are worried they may be displaced again by the planned Hatgyi dam. Picture taken November 17, 2014. To match Feature THAILAND-MYANMAR/DAMS-SALWEEN REUTERS/Thin Lei Win (MYANMAR - Tags: ENERGY ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY POLITICS)
"Victory" as Kenya police jail child rapists after court order
Cases reopened after police yelled at, demanded bribes from and locked up girls trying to report rape
A primary school student at the Ei Thu Ta camp for displaced Karens along the Salween river in Myanmar gives a thumb-up
A primary school student at the Ei Thu Ta camp for displaced Karens along the Salween river in Myanmar gives a thumb-up November 17, 2014. The camp was set up around 2006 for around 4,000 displaced Karens who say they fled abuses by the Burmese army. The camp residents are worried they may be displaced again by the planned Hatgyi dam. Picture taken November 17, 2014. To match Feature THAILAND-MYANMAR/DAMS-SALWEEN REUTERS/Thin Lei Win (MYANMAR - Tags: ENERGY ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY POLITICS)
INTERVIEW-International community must stay committed to Afghan support-UN
Afghanistan, still with no cabinet, needs to persuade weary donors its reform plans are worth backing
Journalists and researchers walk up to Ban Sob Moei, a Thai village located at the confluence of Moei and Salween rivers, which is threatened by the planned Hatgyi dam in Myanmar
Journalists and researchers walk up to Ban Sob Moei, a Thai village located at the confluence of Moei and Salween rivers, which is threatened by the planned Hatgyi dam in Myanmar November 16, 2014. Ban Sob Moei is located 47 kilometres upstream from the dam. Villagers and environmentalists worry the dam could lead to the displacement of villagers in Sob Moei or block fish migration routes and reduce nutrients on which the villagers depend for food and jobs. Picture taken November 16, 2014. To match Feature THAILAND-MYANMAR/DAMS-SALWEEN REUTERS/Thin Lei Win (THAILAND - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS ENERGY ENVIRONMENT MEDIA)
A Thai-Karen villager holds her son in Ban Sob Moei, a Thai village located at the confluence of Moei and Salween rivers, which is threatened by the planned Hatgyi dam in Myanmar
A Thai-Karen villager holds her son in Ban Sob Moei, a Thai village located at the confluence of Moei and Salween rivers, which is threatened by the planned Hatgyi dam in Myanmar November 16, 2014. Ban Sob Moei is located 47 kilometres upstream from the dam. Villagers and environmentalists worry the dam could lead to the displacement of villagers in Sob Moei or block fish migration routes and reduce nutrients on which the villagers depend for food and jobs. Picture taken November 16, 2014. To match Feature THAILAND-MYANMAR/DAMS-SALWEEN REUTERS/Thin Lei Win (THAILAND - Tags: ENERGY ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY POLITICS)