5 facts you need to know about the humanitarian crisis in Syria
More than 2.5 million people have fled Syria's civil war to neighbouring countries such as Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq more are fleeing the violence every day. The United Nations says the situation in Syria is extremely challenging and continues to deteriorate rapidly with more than 6.8 million Syrians needing humanitarian aid.
Faced with droughts and floods, Mozambique aims to control water
Southern Mozambique, poor and highly prone to floods and drought, is getting a 70,000-hectare water management system to boost food security and incomes and lower disaster risk in the region.
A photographer finds beauty amid Congo's rape crisis
One photographer's quest to portray beauty among the tragedy and misery of the rape crisis in eastern Congo
Muslims languish in squalid Myanmar camps two years after riots
Tens of thousands of people have been living in sprawling, squalid displacement camps in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State since violence between Buddhist Rakhines and stateless Rohingya Muslims broke out in June 2012
A day in the life of Thaiza Vitória da Silva, Rio de Janeiro
Thaiza Vitória da Silva is a 15-year-old handball player from Brazil, who will be representing the 400 girls currently participating in the 'One Win Leads to Another' programmed during the Torch Relay for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games
5 facts you need to know about torture
Worldwide, more than four in 10 people fear torture if taken into custody and fear of torture is highest in Brazil. Here are 5 facts you need to know about torture