Hotline, 'gender champions' tackle violence against girls in drought-hit Kenya
Worsening drought can drive worsening violence against women in Kenya's northern pastoralist communities - but that is changing
Homicides could be halved in violent Latin American states - campaigners
In Latin America, 400 people are killed each day - and a fresh approach to ending the violence is needed, says a new report
With old bicycles, refugees ride into new life in London
"I'll use this bike to go to college where I can learn English so I can move forward with my life" - Syrian refugee Khalib
INTERVIEW-Look to the sky for SE Asia's energy future, says Thai solar pioneer
When Wandee Khunchornyakong Juljarern was seeking loans to build a solar farm in 2009, bank after bank rejected her - but she persisted and now runs one of Thailand's biggest solar energy companies
FEATURE-U.N. glimpses into blockchain future with eye scan payments for refugees
Thousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan's Azraq camp don't pay for their food with cash but by a scan of their eyes
Community cooker helps clean up Kenya’s choking Lake Naivasha
With waste increasingly out of control, a plan to collect it and use it for fuel is also helping feed workers
FEATURE-Politics of Death: 'Am I next?' Deadly waiting game for Honduras land activists
Watch 'Worth Dying For?': our new film about how the murder of famed activist Berta Caceres has unleashed a wave of activism across Honduras
FACTBOX-Humanitarian aid hits record $27.3 bln, but Middle East donors cut contributions
Total assistance rose for a fourth consecutive year, but the pace of growth slowed - one factor behind the slowdown may have been the lack of sudden large-scale disasters
New York state moves to ban child marriages
Previously children as young as 14 could get married with parental permission and consent of a judge - the new law raises the legal age to 18
Starbucks set to hire 2,500 refugees in Europe
The move is part of the company's plan to add 10,000 refugees in 75 countries to its workforce