Kerry: nations may agree different deadlines to cut HFC greenhouse gases
Some 150 nations are meeting in Rwanda to strike a deal on ways to phase down factory-made hydrofluorocarbon gases
Green Climate Fund approves $745 mln for projects, lags 2016 goal
Civil society observers express concerns the GCF board is not making decisions transparently in rush to allocate funds
Efforts to beat tuberculosis fall far short, WHO warns
"The dismal progress in the TB response is a tragedy for the millions of people suffering from this disease"
Fed up with no sewers, Pakistan's slum residents go DIY
In Orangi Town, home to an estimated 2.4 million people, residents have given up waiting for the government to install public services - and built them by hand
FACTBOX - The hidden cut: female genital mutilation in Asia
Campaigners believe FGM happens in at least 45 countries and is more widespread in Asia than commonly thought
FACTBOX-Poor, unprotected nations suffer most disaster deaths
Of the 1.35 million people killed by natural hazards from 1996 to 2015, 90 percent died in low and middle-income countries
Belarus leads group of about 17 nations to block LGBT rights in U.N. cities plan-sources
Sources said a behind-the-scenes campaign by Belarus had blocked a plan to include the rights of LGBT in a new urban strategy drawn up by the United Nations
Health workers race to vaccinate 41 mln children against polio in Lake Chad - UN
Fighting between Boko Haram and Nigerian army forcing people to flee, raising fears that the virus could spread across borders
Girls worldwide take over as ministers, CEOs in campaign to push for equality
The International Day of the Girl Child, which takes place on Oct. 11 every year, is a UN initiative to recognise the rights of the 1.1 billion girls around the world and the challenges they face