Victory for Kenya's LGBT+ community as charity wins right to be recognised
Homosexuality is taboo in the east African nation and persecution of sexual minorities is rife.
African cyclone survivors risk 'second wave' of loss with disease threat
At least half a million people are at risk of disease as clean water runs short in the disaster zone
FACTBOX-Cyclone Idai's trail of destruction across southeast Africa
Mozambique started three days of national mourning for those killed in what has been called the worst humanitarian crisis in the country's history
With photos, Kenyans say #WeCannotIgnore 1 mln hungry people
The number of people in need of food aid has risen by almost 70 percent to 1.1 million since August
INTERVIEW-Pakistan lodges formal complaint to UN over forest damage by Indian air strike
The air strike has damaged a forest ecosystem which "could take up to a century to recover"
U.S. weakens first global commitment on curbing single-use plastics
Ministers at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) agreed to curb items like plastic bags, bottles and straws over the next decade as part of moves aimed at creating a more sustainable planet
U.N. warns of millions of premature deaths by 2050 due to environmental damage
Air pollution from vehicles and industry as well as burning fuels such as wood, coal and kerosene for cooking, heating and lighting results in around 7 million deaths annually
'No tomorrow' for many unless consumption falls - U.N.
Surging consumption of natural resources accounts for half of the world's planet-heating emissions and over 90 percent of the world's biodiversity loss
Gang rape and murder of 12-year-old girl sparks outrage in Somalia
Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region passed the country's first Sexual Offences Law in 2016, which criminalises rape, sexual harassment and online sexual offences
Surge in Somalis fleeing violence may lead to 'catastrophe', warns aid agency
In 2016, 175,000 people were forced to leave their homes due to conflict, the data showed. This rose by 16 percent to over 200,000 displaced people hit by violence in 2017