UK aid cuts spark fears over parasitic killer that stalks the poor
Efforts to halt visceral leishmaniasis - the deadliest parasitic disease after malaria - are threatened by cuts to UK aid funding, say health workers
In a first, U.S. warns of dangers of systemic racism in human trafficking report
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says systemic racism creates inequities which undermines efforts to tackle human trafficking
Medics worked tirelessly during COVID-19. Now let's help them
Health workers fought for patients in an overwhelming pandemic, but the toll it took on them is largely hidden and unacknowledged
Lebanon's migrant pump attendants feel the pain of fuel shortages
As shortages force drivers to wait in line for small amounts of fuel, many of Lebanon's mainly migrant petrol station attendants have been threatened, attacked and even shot at by angry motorists
Cotton industry unprepared for climate change threat to crop and farmers
Even as demand rises, worsening heat, drought and flooding threaten the world's cotton supply, and the farmers that grow it
'We have history': Saving Kenya's last sacred forests
The Mijikenda people protect the forests along Kenya's coast, but pollution from quarrying could force the guardians to leave
Child kidnapping being used as warfare tactic in Mozambique, aid groups say
Kidnapping victims are frequently exposed to further trauma such as witnessing beheadings or seeing their homes being set alight, says Save the Children
Millions of Ugandans denied vital services over digital ID cards
Pregnant women have been turned away from health centres and the elderly denied welfare payments, said the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights, Unwanted Witness and New York University
Congo agrees $100 mln solar-hybrid power deal for three cities
Less than 10% of Congo's roughly 90 million people have reliable access to electricity
Shooting for glory, not to kill - a refugee's Olympic goal
Luna Solomon, an Eritrean refugee living in Switzerland, is one of a few dozen refugee athletes who are Olympic hopefuls