Indian boat clinics save lives on Assam's remote river islands
Doctors in northeast India say floating clinics are cutting maternal mortality rates on the region's islands
War widows of the Central African Republic
Three years of conflict in Central African Republic have taken a huge toll on the country's women.
Typhoon Haiyan survivors in the Philippines
Temporary aid for Haiyan survivors has helped ease long-standing problems of hunger, but reducing inequalities will need long-term strategies from the government