EXCLUSIVE-UK refusing asylum to more ex-child slaves despite safety fears
Many teenage survivors are sent back to nations where they have no relatives and end up prey once more to traffickers
The world’s most deadly place to deliver aid
South Sudan surpassed Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen as the most dangerous country where we delivered aid in 2017. This year could turn out just as deadly.
Aid worker killings rise, fuelled by conflict in South Sudan, Syria
Nine in 10 victims were local, reflecting the growing dependence on national staff and organisations
Africa’s hidden crisis: conflict, drought and displacement in Ethiopia
Ethiopians have endured years of drought and water scarcity, and they now carry the added burden of an armed, ethnic conflict
Nigeria approves $150 mln World Bank loan to fight polio
Nigeria is one of only three countries left on earth where polio still exists
LGBT groups banned from organising around the world, says report
In 55 countries, including Russia and Lebanon, gay organisations exist, but state authorisation is denied
"Horrors that can't be told" - Afghan women report Islamic State rapes
While forced marriages and rape have been among the most notable features of IS rule in Iraq and Syria they have been much less widely reported in Afghanistan
Which countries have the highest rates of modern slavery and most victims?
North Korea, Eritrea and Burundi are estimated to have the world's highest rates of modern-day slavery
Viral plane standoff video highlights European chasm over migrants
An activist refused to sit down until an Afghan man, who was being deported, was removed from the flight
North Korea, Eritrea have world's highest rates of modern slavery - report
More than 40 million people were enslaved around the world as of 2016