From Asia to Africa, refugees hope Biden win could help rebuild lives
Joe Biden has promised to raise the quota of refugees the U.S. accepts after numbers plummeted under Trump
Trash for cash: South Africans fight hunger with digital currency
A recycling project in a rundown Johannesburg neighbourhood is cleaning up the streets while helping to feed thousands of people
Kenyan charities urge gov't to quit U.S.-led anti-abortion pact
Critics say the Geneva Consensus Declaration is a bid to weaken global efforts to safeguard women's sexual and reproductive health and rights
Can solar fridges helping vaccinate African children work for COVID-19?
Solar-powered refrigerators are cooling vaccines in places with no grid electricity - but organising a vast cold chain for COVID-19 immunisation will be a huge logistical challenge
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