Half aid workers report racism at work in past year - poll
Eight in 10 aid workers say the sector is not doing enough to tackle racism
UK bans sex between government aid workers and recipients to rein in abuse
Britain’s Foreign Office has also banned staff from exchanging money or jobs for sex
Nearly a third of Indonesia forest fires are in pulp, palm areas - Greenpeace
The green group's report says 8 of 10 palm oil companies with the largest burned areas in their concessions have not been sanctioned
OPINION: Pope’s ‘yes’ to same-sex civil unions will lead to a more open and equal Catholic Church
Pope's comments in a new documentary released on Wednesday signal a significant policy shift
UK lawmakers hear more reports of aid worker sex abuse in Congo
At least eight reports of sexual assault and abuse by aid workers in Democratic Republic of Congo have been made
U.N. says pandemic will slow already miniscule progress in women's rights
Only modest gains in education and lowered maternal mortality have taken place since 1995, the U.N. said
WHO names independent body to investigate Congo sex abuse claims
Sex abuse victims' advocate will help lead commission investigating claims of sexual exploitation by aid workers in Congo Ebola outbreak
Refugee women in Africa say domestic violence rose during pandemic
With families unable to earn due to coronavirus, many girls were made to sell sex for food or forced into marriage to ease the household burden
Robbery or social justice? French court fines activist who pinches colonial relics
Congolese activist Mwazulu Diyabanza is pressing France to return art works from African colonies and make reparations for acts of slavery
Malnutrition stalks Congo's overcrowded prisons
Dozens of inmates died this year in Congo's Bunia Central Prison, where, like the rest of the country, overcrowding leaves little food to go around