Poor rains in Somalia but famine unlikely - UN
Main rainy season has been below average, but a good harvest in January will help prevent a return to famine
Cash-strapped Myanmar clinics turn HIV patients away
Only a third of people in need of antiretroviral treatment in Myanmar receive it, contributing to 18,000 deaths each year
Q+A-Conditions for Malian refugees set to get tougher as rains near
Refugees International has just completed an assessment of some refugee camps in Burkina Faso and Niger
Sudan must protect "stateless" southerners, says rights group
Peace talks this week must address nationality questions, says Refugees International
Less than a third of UK top jobs filled by women -BBC
The armed forces have the poorest representation with only 1.3 percent of the top posts held by women
Malnutrition increases on the horizon in south Asia
Climate change and water shortages threaten to disrupt food production
A cash injection will aid India's ailing health system
India's public spending on health as a percentage of its gross national product is among lowest in the world - media reports
Tree planting helps Pakistani farmers weather floods
As the country's forests disappear, combining tree plantations with crop farming could pay a range of benefits
Achieving justice for victims of rape and advancing women's rights in Haiti
TrustLaw research was used to support the reform of rape legislation in Haiti.
Act now, UN warns world as Chad child hunger rises
One in ten children with severe malnutrition is dying in eastern Chad as crisis worsens, says U.N. children's agency