From saving a village to fighting aliens, Cambodian books show 'girls can do anything'
"Children should understand the importance of gender equality from an early age"
Gambia on funding drive to become first sub-Saharan nation free of malaria
"This last mile is the most difficult - we need more support to sustain the gains we have made yet donors often turn their attention elsewhere as cases drop"
Financial sector not using its full power to fight human trafficking - report
Risk assessment maps, due diligence procedures, information sharing and protecting whistleblowers are among the tools available
Upgrade slums, expand rentals to ease urban housing crisis - researchers
"We think it's a crisis when one-in-three households - one-in-three citizens that live in cities - don't have adequate, secure or affordable housing"
As Zimbabwe’s homes go solar, its businesses lag behind
"Companies are beginning to realise that sustainable energy can improve their competitiveness," says one energy expert
Leading charities look to blockchain to reduce losses and track financial aid
"This exciting partnership could lead to the transformation needed in the way money flows through the humanitarian system"
EU naval force 'Sophia' fails to stop migrant smuggling - report
Operation was set up to fight people smuggling in the Mediterranean, but it cannot enter waters of Libya, which is a major centre for people smuggling
Michigan governor signs laws banning female genital mutilation
The bills were spurred by the case of a physician charged in April under federal law with performing genital mutilation on two 7-year-old girls at a suburban Detroit medical clinic
Contraceptives as critical as food, water, shelter in crises - experts
Women fleeing conflict or uprooted by disaster are desperate not to become pregnant when their lives are already at risk
Spanish airline Iberia to end pregnancy tests as part of recruitment
"Enforcing pregnancy tests as part of recruitment has no place in 2017"