Arts centre helps Bogota youth shun guns, drugs
Theatre, dance and painting give ex-child soldiers and local teens confidence to reject armed groups and gangs
In peaceful times, Palestinian women remain under attack
"... We have a problem with the mentality, the culture, we have a lot of previous constructions about women which need to be changed," the director of the West Bank's only women's shelter says
Experts mull global system to monitor water resources
World Water Week will focus on ways to help governments secure food and water supplies as the global population grows
TrustLaw Women in brief, August 16, 2012: a weekly news digest on women's rights
Our weekly selection of stories on women's rights from TrustLaw and other media
Zimbabwe's forests go up in smoke amid energy crisis
More Zimbabweans turn to firewood for cooking as power outages get worse
Clashes displace hundreds in southern Philippines
Fighting between the army and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement broke out on Aug. 5
Greener approach in Asian cities would protect millions from disasters - report
By 2025, 760 million people across fast-urbanising Asia Pacific will be at risk from flooding, ADB warns
Kashmir hopes hybrid livestock can cut emissions, deforestation
Cross-bred animals produce more milk and meat, with smaller herds causing less environmental damage
PHOTOBLOG-Fear, disease stalks survivors of India's communal killings
Hundreds of thousands were uprooted by India's worst violence in a decade