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
Pandemic fills ranks of extreme poverty worldwide
The U.N. projected that 235 million people worldwide - 1 in 33 people globally - will need humanitarian assistance in 2021
Afghans fleeing upsurge in violence face cold welcome in Kabul
Afghanistan’s capital is ill equipped to provide sanctuary to the growing numbers of families fleeing unrest in rural areas
Afghan female artist breaks tattoo taboo in Kabul studio
Soraya Shahidy believes she is the first female tattoo artist in Afghanistan
To ban or not to ban? France debates virginity tests
French push for secular values sparks fears that a ban could backfire on women at risk of violence
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
Foreign donors pledge $12 bln over four-years for Afghanistan with tougher conditions
Uncertainty about whether peace talks might see human rights rolled back has made some countries wary about making long-term financial commitments
UNICEF says to ship 2 billion COVID-19 vaccines to poor nations in 2021
UNICEF will work with over 350 airlines and freight companies to deliver nearly 2 billion COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries next year
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
Young Afghan woman opens art gallery to create jobs, and hope, in pandemic
Marzia Panahi, 21, set up Namad Gallery in Kabul to create jobs for young people hit hard by the economic downturn due to coronavirus