Central African Republic, Chad, Zambia top global hunger index
"We have the technology, knowledge and resources to achieve (zero hunger). What is missing is both the urgency and the political will to turn commitments into action"
Most Afghan women serve sentences in elders' homes, not prisons
Some women say they are treated like slaves in detention
On Greece's Lesbos, migrants remain in limbo in squalid camps
The flow of new arrivals has slowed to a trickle, but thousands of migrants remain in limbo on Greece's islands, in grim camps they liken to prisons
UN body calls on Saudi Arabia to end laws allowing executions of children
UN urged Saudi to "repeal all provisions contained in legislation which authorise the stoning, amputation and flogging of children"
Pakistan parliament passes legislation against "honour killings"
"We hope that these new laws will help generate a cultural shift in Pakistani society and that women will be able to live their lives in safety"
In traffic-choked Islamabad, residents pedal a new way of traveling
Could taking to bicycles help Pakistan fight congestion, pollution and climate change?
World powers pledge $15 bln for Afghanistan, EU seeks peace
Brussels conference to raise more than $3 bln/yr
Serbia migrants march in protest at camp conditions
Migrants say Serbia's refugee camps, which have space for just 4,500 people, becoming unliveable for the 7,000 migrants trapped in the country
Childhood stunting can cut future earnings by up to a quarter - Lancet
Strong evidence links stunting and extreme poverty to reduced cognitive and educational development, poorer adult health and lower earnings
World powers seek billions more dollars to keep Afghanistan running
Conference will seek "realistic timeline" for new peace process in Afghanistan which remains one of the world's most dangerous countries