Nobel laureate urges Modi to curb child slavery as India reels from drought
Reports of children being forced into child labour, trafficking and child marriage coming to light
U.N. hails landmark ruling by Sri Lanka's top court to outlaw HIV discrimination
Ruling based on case of five-year-old boy who was denied admission to school because he was believed to be HIV positive
INTERVIEW-Invest in "army of midwives" to cut stillbirths, maternal deaths in Nigeria
One in every 23 pregnancies ends in stillbirth in Africa's most populous country, the world's second highest rate
Rising heat at work is major new climate threat - U.N.
Searing temperatures will cost emerging economies up to 10 percent in lost work hours, if emissions not cut further
South Asia clothing industry can employ millions more women, boost growth - World Bank
"The apparel sector offers a promising and realistic entry point for women into the formal labour force, thanks to a high wage premium compared to agriculture" - World Bank
Is the "big switch" the final piece in the polio jigsaw?
Polio transmission may not be stopped in 2016 as hoped but, if the world is not complacent, next year remains a very realistic target
Charity urges price cut for pneumonia vaccine for poor children
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres took a petition, and a baby's crib, to Pfizer's headquarters
Pakistan court orders ruling on Muslim NGO's illegal sharia courts
Western officials regard the charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa as a front for the militant group behind the 2008 attack on Mumbai
Give companies incentives to tackle modern slavery
We hope the Stop Slavery Awards will take us all a step closer to putting the business of modern slavery out of business