Can social entrepreneurs and big business be happily married?
It's a vexing question for anyone in need of a financial shot in the arm - whom do I ask for money and how? For social entrepreneurs, getting into bed with a big corporation is more than just a financial lifeline.
Migration to low-lying coastal cities putting lives at risk -expert
In some areas, especially Asia, climate-linked migration may be 'increasing rather than reducing risk'
Floods push S.Asian cities to plan for climate change
Uncontrolled urban expansion and poor drainage put slums at risk from extreme weather, while water resources are under strain
Scotland announces new international social enterprise initiative
Programme will support existing and encourage new social enterprises
Asylum claims soar in industrialised countries - UN
Arab Spring revolutions and a rise in asylum-seekers from Afghanistan contribute to a 20 percent rise in claims, says report
Be politically engaged, social entrepreneurs urged
Political engagement needed as well as commercial activity to change the rules of business
Kuwaiti bedoun protesters sexually abused in jail - rights group
The plight of Kuwait's large population of stateless Arabs, known as bedouns, is an "ugly stain" on the country, says rights group.
Tree-planting schemes sprout across South America
But experts warn reforestation has limits and the top priority should be protecting existing forests
More than 70 pct of war casualties civilian in 2011 - report
Civilians accounted for 71 percent of people killed and injured by explosive weapons in 2011, according to a new report
Coup could exacerbate Mali humanitarian crises - aid groups
Mali's coup risks increasing displacement in the country and complicating efforts to respond to a looming food crisis