Blockade could push Yemen into 'humanitarian catastrophe' - WFP
Yemen, a nation of 28 million people, imports more than 85 percent of its food and medicine
Haitian women seek support for children fathered by U.N. troops in Haiti
"Having and then abandoning children is not within the official capacity of a U.N. peacekeeper"
Filipino houses from debris and Californian fruit pickers' homes win major award
The winners of the competition, which was established in 1985, received 10,000 pounds and opportunities to share their ideas around the world
World Bank to cease financing upstream oil and gas after 2019
"The World Bank has sent a damning vote of no confidence to the future of the fossil fuel industry" - Greenpeace International
U.N. warns of new Syrian refugee wave to Europe if aid dries up
"We had the experience of 2015, we don't want to repeat that"
As climate threats grow, Iraq battles a new enemy: Water shortages
Changing rainfall, dams in neighbouring nations, overuse and damage from earthquakes and fighting are leaving Iraq parched, water minister says
"Not going to stop having sex": Trump's cuts leave US rural teens at pregnancy risk
Teen pregnancy in the United States has been declining for decades, but experts fear abrupt funding cuts will reverse the trend
Botswana court orders govt to recognise transgender woman as female
A conservative southern African nation of 2 mln people, Botswana has been reluctant to fully acknowledge the rights of the LGBT community
FACTBOX-One Planet summit turns to private sector for climate action
Key pledges made around the "One Planet" summit in Paris
New crops, technology needed to help farmers adapt to rising heat - Gates Foundation
Many small farmers depend on rain-fed agriculture and are extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change