Tackle Middle East water scarcity to save money, boost stability - World Bank
Improved water management could bring considerable financial returns to the Middle East
Gender must be at the heart of climate action
Women have fewer opportunities to make decisions on how to deal with global warming - we must change this
Rohingya fleeing Myanmar violence face expulsion despite U.N. appeal
An estimated 5,000 Rohingya have been able to cross into Bangladesh over the past few days
Harvey brings death, destruction to Houston as flood waters rise
30,000 people expected to seek shelter
Thousands driven from homes, 7 dead, as Harvey hammers Houston
The most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years is forecast to remain in the region for several more days.
Myanmar army battles Rohingya insurgents; thousands flee
The United Nations and aid groups forced to pull out some staff amid the worst violence in years.
Trump's HIV aid cuts could cost 9 mln life years lost in S. Africa, Ivory Coast
Trump's proposed budget envisions cuts to the AIDS relief programme which supports treatment, testing and counselling for millions worldwide.
In war-torn Darfur, new US aid chief stresses need for humanitarian access
Unfettered humanitarian access is a key demand for the easing of U.S. sanctions against the government of President Omar al-Bashir.
Armed men destroy two dozen logging trucks in Chile indigenous dispute
Attack comes less than two weeks after a similar incident in which 18 trucks were burned.