The Yazidi women fighting Islamic State
Yazidi female women take up arms and fight against Islamic State militants attacking women and girls from their community
5 facts: World Malaria Day
World Malaria Day 2013 - Invest in the future: defeat malaria
Rohingya crisis in Myanmar
The Myanmar government, which denies Rohingyas citizenship, says they are illegal immigrants from neighboring Bangladesh
5 facts you need to know about Ethiopia
Three decades after BBC broadcast first TV reports of famine in Ethiopia, it remains one of the most food-insecure countries. Here are 5 facts you need to know about Ethiopia
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
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.