Child deaths from preventable causes cut by half since 2000 - U.N.
Babies born in sub-Saharan African or South Asian nations are nine times more likely to die than those from richer countries
EXCLUSIVE-Erratic aid spending could derail drive to end slavery by 2030
Research found that some of the countries receiving the most anti-slavery aid were not the nations estimated to be the most affected by modern slavery
LGBT-friendly Berlin mosque deradicalises Muslim youth
More than 5,000 Europeans - most from Britain, France, Germany and Belgium - have joined fighters in Syria and Iraq
World sinks to 10-year happiness low
Conflict-hit Central African Republic was the world's unhappiest place last year
Dozens killed and injured in suicide attack at Afghan protest
Officials have warned violence is likely to intensify ahead of parliamentary elections next month and a presidential election in April
The global vision for cash as humanitarian aid
We urgently need innovative solutions and new ways of working to address the scale of the challenges we face
UK 'failing' to save thousands of children from modern slavery
More than 2,000 children suspected to have been trafficked were referred to the government last year - the highest annual number on record
More Afghans displaced by drought than conflict, UN says
Over two million people threatened by the effects of water shortages
World hunger levels rise for third year running - U.N.
Hunger appears to be increasing in almost all of Africa and in South America, with 821 million people - one in nine - going hungry in 2017
Afghan Taliban prepare for new peace talks with U.S.-sources
The Taliban have maintained their refusal to negotiate directly with the internationally recognised Afghan government