Climate change and drought
As climate change brings more prolonged droughts, herders, farmers and other affected people are finding innovative ways to cope and try to prevent drought disasters
2013 Year in pictures
Here is our choice of the 50 best pictures of 2013, covering the big events of the year, from the military takeover in Egypt to operations to stabilise countries in central Africa, taking in the plight of the Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar, the worsening civil war in Syria, and natural disasters from earthquakes in southwest China to Typhoon Haiyan which devastated the central Philippines.
PHOTO BLOG: "When I grow up" - Children in humanitarian crises
Photographer turns lens on children who face uncertain future because of conflicts
Rohingya screen light portraits
In a camp for displaced Rohingya Muslims residents frequent bamboo “internet huts” where they can communicate with relatives who left the country, escaping the violence that led to 200 deaths and left over 140,000 homeless in 2012
5 facts you need to know about Rwanda genocide
Rwanda will mark this month the 20th anniversary of the start of a genocide that shattered the tiny central African country. Here are 5 facts you need to know