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.
Climate activists take to streets as U.N. talks kick off
Climate action in Paris Sunday had two faces, but both were focused on "system change, not climate change"
UN climate talks 2015
Negotiations are leading toward a new global deal in Paris in December 2015 to curb climate changing emissions and help poorer nations adapt to climate impacts. Will an ambitious deal be agreed?