Global goal to reduce maternal deaths threatened by lack of access to quality care - study
Poor care marked by two extremes: too little, too late, with untimely, insufficient care, and too much, too soon, with over-medicalisation and excessive, unnecessary interventions
EXCLUSIVE - From slum housing to phone payments, Santiago and Nairobi emerge as hotspots for businesses doing good
The capitals of Chile and Kenya are two of the five most exciting places for business leaders wanting to have a social impact
INTERVIEW-Men are "allies to the cause" of equality for women, says campaigner
Men involved in caring for their children from an early age are more likely to be involved fathers later and are less likely to act violently towards their children and partners
FEATURE-Mexico's slavery survivors defy stigma on road to recovery
"There is no part of my body without scars"
Drought-hit Central America farmers save together to cope with climate change
"Our fund is working well and it has helped me get through the terrible, long drought that destroyed all my harvests last year"
FACTBOX-Colombia takes grim count of war that drove millions from homes
More than a quarter of Colombia's 47 million people have suffered in some way as a result of the war involving rebels, right-wing paramilitary groups and government troops
Colombia's war victims urge forgiveness as society splits over peace deal
The decades long war was as notorious for disappearances, abductions and sexual violence as killings
FEATURE-Colombia's war victims urge forgiveness as society splits over peace deal
The decades long war was as notorious for disappearances, abductions and sexual violence as killings
Colombia mulls bill to tackle mercury contamination from illegal gold mining
The chemical - widely used to extract gold - seeps into the food chain and causes soil erosion and health problems
U.N. remarks on Haiti cholera a "groundbreaking" step to justice, say lawyers
"Over the past year the U.N. has become convinced it needs to do much more regarding its own involvement in the initial outbreak and the suffering of those affected by cholera"