Follow the money, says new global anti-slavery effort
Campaign aims to fight money laundering by traffickers, promote ethical investment and offer opportunities to people vulnerable to slavery
K-pop band goes viral with UN plea to young people
Campaigners have stressed the need for the younger generation to get involved in efforts against discrimination and poverty
Marshall Islands marches toward zero greenhouse emissions by 2050
The announcement was charged with symbolism, with the Marshall Islands contributing less than 0.00001 percent of the global total of emissions
Senegalese chef puts supergrain on New York menus to boost African farmers
The chef is hoping to have 7,000 families in Senegal producing the crop by 2020
Burkinabe farmer wins 'alternative Nobel' for drought-fighting technique
The technique has restored thousands of hectacres of dry land, helping to reduce hunger in Burkina Faso and Niger
Millions left out as Indonesia pushes land reform, activists say
The government's insistence on only recognising "clean and clear" land excludes conflicted areas, denying millions of people a chance for legal titles
H&M accused of failing to ensure fair wages for global factory workers
H&M committed to ensure its suppliers would pay a living wage to some 850,000 textile workers by 2018
Vietnam has first female president, but activists are unimpressed
Vietnam's first female president belies a deep gender imbalance in the communist country's politics and society
Loss of bird species hampers forecasting for Zimbabwe's farmers
As climate change brings more unsettled weather, it is also taking away old allies that have long helped farmers decide when to plant
Public hits back at 'hostile architecture' in European cities
Artists and citizens are fighting back against so-called "hostile architecture" in a battle to make cities more people-friendly