Women must be equal partners of climate change decision-making
Shifting temperatures, erratic rainfall and extreme weather events touch millions of women's lives in direct and profound ways
Show solidarity with Syria's neighbours, take more refugees, UN urges rich nations
Faced with overwhelming numbers, Syria's neighbours have started restricting access to people fleeing the conflict
Apathy biggest bar to ending child slavery - Nobel prize winner
The United Nations estimates that around 150 million children are routinely engaged in paid or unpaid work
Pakistan's women cotton pickers find power in uniting over wages
Last year a group of cotton pickers did something almost unheard of for poor rural women in Pakistan - they went on strike. The gamble paid off
Delhi to ban all internet taxi firms after Uber rape claim
Allegations that an Uber cab driver raped a passenger have caused uproar in India after it emerged he had been arrested before
Indians ask: "What has changed since Delhi gang rape?"
An alleged rape by a taxi driver is a chilling reminder of the fatal gang rape of a woman aboard a Delhi bus
Uber banned from operating in Indian capital after rape accusation
Indian police considering legal action against online taxi service for failing to run background checks on driver
Supporters of AAP shout slogans as they participate in a candle light vigil during a protest against the rape of a female passenger, in New Delhi
Supporters of Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party (AAP) shout slogans as they participate in a candle light vigil during a protest against the rape of a female passenger, in New Delhi December 8, 2014. U.S. online ride-hailing service Uber has been banned from operating in the Indian capital after a female passenger accused one of its drivers of rape, a case that has reignited a debate about the safety of women in the South Asian nation. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee
Uber banned from operating in Indian capital after driver rape
Indian police considering legal action against online taxi service for failing to run background checks on driver
U.N. declares 2014 a devastating year for millions of children
"Never in recent memory have so many children been subjected to such unspeakable brutality," the UNICEF Executive Director has said