Women walk in a coastal ghost forest on Assateague Island in Virginia
Women walk through a coastal ghost forest believed to be caused by sea level rise on Assateague Island in Virginia October 25, 2013. Picture taken October 25, 2013. To match Special Report SEALEVEL-FLOODING/CHESAPEAKE REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
Italian Contribution To WFP Will Assist Over 20,000 Vulnerable People In Sudan
KASSALA/KHARTOUM – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of US$950,000 from the Italian government that will be used to boost WFP's assistance to more than 20,000 vulnerable people in Sudan, especially young children in the eastern states of Kassala and Red Sea.
Kashmiri women and a child are transported in a boat through a flooded road to a safer place during incessant rains in Srinagar
Kashmiri women and a child are transported in a boat through a flooded road to a safer place during incessant rains in Srinagar September 4, 2014. A flood alert was sounded in the city on Wednesday evening after the water level of the Jhelum river rose following continuous rains, a senior official said. REUTERS/Danish Ismail (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
Rights group shows companies how to spot slavery in supply chains
Companies may find their involvement in slavery or child labour is bad for shareholder value, a bank's report says
Human Rights and Gender Equality Vague in Post-2015 Agenda
By Ida KarlssonBRUSSELS, Sep 4 2014 (IPS) - With the United Nations' post-2015 development agenda currently under discussion, civil society actors in Europe are calling for a firmer stance on human rights and gender equality, including control of assets by women. “The SDGs are a unique opportunity for us. The eradication of extreme poverty is within our grasp. But we still face very […]
Nigeria's Lost Girls Part of Long-Term Conflict
Nigeria's gender-based abductions began in early 2013, a report finds, after the government imprisoned wives of Boko Haram members. Since then, the rate and scale of abductions has increased, with Christian women and girls the main target.
EXCLUSIVE: Kenya launches FGM and child marriage hotline
Callers can ask government to raid homes and rescue girls
Indian girl who defied village court diktat found dead - police
Police say the victim had intervened to protect her father who owed money, enraging the village court which told her to lick up spit as punishment
Slightly fewer U.S. households lacking enough food -USDA
USA-AGRICULTURE/HUNGER (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Slightly fewer U.S. households lacking enough food -USDA