OPINION: FGM - from taboo to headline news, but what now?
In 2010, almost nobody was talking about FGM, but I can now say that Britain cares about women like me
Female genital mutilation hurts economies, says WHO
World Health Organization launches a tool to help countries calculate the cost of treating girls and women harmed by FGM
OPINION: In a world awash with data, aid workers contend with gaps
With nearly 168 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in 2020 -- the highest figure in decades -- there is no time, or data, to lose
Locust swarms threaten more countries in eastern Africa - FAO
Swarms have destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of land, threatening food supplies in the worst locust invasion in 70 years
Climate change linked to African locust invasion
Hundreds of millions of the insects have swept over the Horn of Africa in the worst outbreak in a quarter of a century, says the United Nations
Serbians don masks and take to smog-filled streets to demand cleaner air
Belgrade and the capitals of Bosnia, Kosovo and North Macedonia, have been choked by dense smog for days, topping lists of the world's most polluted cities ahead of Delhi and Beijing
Locust plague devastates crops in Horn of Africa
'We have nothing else to sell at the market. How will I feed my eight children?'
Tourist visa scam traps Indian migrants in abusive jobs in UAE
Migrants on tourist visas - quicker and cheaper to obtain than work permits - are wary of reporting exploitation for fear of revealing their illegal status
Kenya warns locust swarm is spreading, threatening food security
Locusts have already destroyed over 70,000 hectares of farmland in Somalia and Ethiopia in the worst invasion in 70 years
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan deadlocked over giant Nile dam, look to Washington talks
The dispute over the filling and operation of the massive dam has sparked a diplomatic crisis between Egypt and Ethiopia, who both see existential threats in each other's positions on the project