Culture of impunity surrounds South Asia's child marriages -report
The Center for Reproductive Rights says 25,000 children worldwide, most of whom are girls under the age of 18, are married every day - with the South Asia region accounting for almost half of all child marriages
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Failure of countries to act quickly and effectively to limit climate change, combined with a lack of sufficient funding and transfer of technology to help poorer countries adapt to the changes, means losses are growing - expert says
Agroforestry can transform rural economies - climate experts
Smallholder farmers in developing countries can improve their lives and reduce emissions of planet-warming gases by making better use of trees on agricultural land, experts say
As fractious Nepal drifts, regional rivals step in
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Thomson Reuters' Rohde describes his kidnapping and hostage period in Pakistan to Bradley at the fifth annual Washington Ideas Forum at the Newseum in Washington
Thomson Reuters' David Rohde describes his kidnapping and hostage period in Pakistan to David Bradley (not pictured), chairman of Atlantic Media, at the fifth annual Washington Ideas Forum at the Newseum in Washington November 14, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: MEDIA)
Thomson Reuters' Rohde describes his kidnapping and hostage period in Pakistan to Bradley, chairman of Atlantic Media, at the fifth annual Washington Ideas Forum at the Newseum in Washington
Thomson Reuters' David Rohde (R) describes his kidnapping and hostage period in Pakistan to David Bradley (not pictured), chairman of Atlantic Media, at the fifth annual Washington Ideas Forum at the Newseum in Washington November 14, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: MEDIA)
Thomson Reuters David Rohde describes kidnapping and hostage ordeal at the fifth annual Washington Ideas Forum in Washington
Thomson Reuters' David Rohde (R) describes his kidnapping and hostage period in Pakistan to David Bradley, chairman of Atlantic Media, at the fifth annual Washington Ideas Forum at the Newseum in Washington November 14, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MEDIA BUSINESS)