'Vicious cycle' as conflict uproots millions in Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo was the worst-hit country in Africa, with almost 2.2 million people forced from home last year
Getting to the heart of the global displacement crisis
Until preventing and resolving displacement is included in national and global priorities, the figures will continue to rise each year
Education and roads key to withstanding food crises - U.N.
The cost of emergency food aid often hampers long-term development that is key to making populations resilient to shocks that could lead to starvation
California executives mentor businesses helping migrants and slaves
"Given the Syrian war and impact of climate change on poor communities around the planet, a lot of our mentors are interested in this cohort because they realise there are big problems that are growing in size"
'We don't need men': Widows and rebel wives rebuild war-scarred Uganda
Women who were abducted and raped by the Lord's Resistance Army have teamed up to support each other
Forget Pokémon GO, Red Cross augmented reality app brings war to you
Around 65 million people are fleeing conflict in countries like Syria and Yemen today - 75 percent of whom live in cities, where battles are increasingly taking place, says the ICRC
Pressure mounts on Sudan to pardon teen bride for killing 'rapist' husband
"Reports indicate that she was forced against her will into marriage at the age of 16. She was raped by her husband while his three male relatives held her down"
Iraqis vote in first election since defeating Islamic State
Divisions between the main ethnic and religious groups remain deep even though they joined forces to fight Islamic State
From Yemen to Nigeria, brutal attacks on schools soar, study says
"What has humanity become when children face kidnapping or death when they are trying to learn?"
Sudanese teen bride who killed husband during rape to be executed
Noura Hussein said her father duped her into marrying her cousin, who raped Hussein as three of his male relatives held her down