U.N. warns 2021 shaping up to be a humanitarian catastrophe
Top U.N. officials warned the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on Friday of humanitarian catastrophe next year
Pakistan project wins award for shielding villages from natural disasters
Combining satellite images and mapping tools with local knowledge and community participation have made settlements safer
Winners of 2020 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism announced
Named in honour of the late American war correspondent Kurt Schork, the awards uniquely honour the courageous work of freelance journalists, local reporters and news fixers from around the world.
India's 'badass' female comic superhero fights a new enemy - COVID-19
In the latest "Priya's Shakti" series, the superhero battles the new coronavirus
Family farmers struggle to keep up with fast-warming world
Rising global temperatures are predicted to fuel more hunger and inequality among small producers who grow a large share of the world's food - will they be able to adapt?
Pakistan's first transgender lawyer goes from begging to fighting in court
As a young trans woman Nisha Rao was advised to beg or sell sex to survive, 10 years on she now fights for transgender rights in court
Afghan migrant: I thought France was humane until police beat me
Dozens of migrants and asylum seekers have set up camps in central Paris to protest about their living conditions
OPINION: The coronavirus pandemic has harmed trans people. Governments need to act
Many transgender women employed in hospitality and as sex workers have struggled during the coronavirus pandemic
Sweet relief: Karachi public toilets aim to boost privy parity
A new project aims to give women, disabled people and the transgender community equal access to sanitation on Karachi's streets
Pakistan court orders arrests over Christian teen's forced marriage
Forced conversion and marriage of girls from minority religions is a growing problem in Muslim-majority Pakistan, campaigners warn