The ten biggest recipients of humanitarian relief since 2004
These 10 crises attracted the most humanitarian aid funding in the ten year period 2004-14. The figures show the total humanitarian assistance provided according to the most available data from UN OCHA's Financial Tracking Service and OECD DAC data.
El Salvador protects its forests from onslaught by ranchers
El Salvador's forests, many of which were damaged in the 1980s civil war, are now under threat from cattle ranchers who burn off trees to convert the land into pasture
East African drought
East Africa is suffering through its worst drought in years, with million at risk as famine threatens to take hold
One book can change the world: Barriers to education
Plan’s #10DaysToAct initiative runs from 16-26 June 2014, when young people from across Africa will call on governments across the world to deliver on their commitments to safe, quality education and raise their domestic spend on education to 20 per cent
Hardship and hope: Typhoon Haiyan survivors in their own words
Two years after Typhoon Haiyan hit the Phillipines, survivors told the Thomson Reuters Foundation their stories. Yolanda, as it is locally known, was the strongest typhoon ever to make landfall, killing more than 6,300 people and uprooting 4.1 million from their homes.
Singapore's "silent army" of migrant domestic workers
Singapore, one of the richest nations in Southeast Asia, is home to estimated 220,000 foreign domestic workers mostly from Indonesia, the Philippines and Myanmar.
Children of Peace – Hamisu’s story
Today, 37 million children are out of school due to conflict. Around one million of them are in northeast Nigeria, where fighting has displaced 2.2 million people, mostly women and children.