UNFPA head Babatunde Osotimehin, champion of girls and women, dies
"Our world lost a great champion of well-being for all, especially women and girls"
More African girls going to school, yet poorest miss out - experts
Issues such as child marriage and teenage pregnancy threaten progress in closing the education gender gap in sub-Saharan Africa
FEATURE-Mumbai tenants paying 30 cents rent oppose revamp of century-old homes
In financial hub Mumbai, about 60 percent of the 18 million population live in crowded slums and other informal homes.
Venezuela crisis forces women to sell sex in Colombia, fuels slavery risk
"I'm ashamed I have to do this. It's a secret. But it's the only way to survive," said one woman, who has told her family she is a travelling salesperson
With a bit of 'time travel', Malians prepare farms of the future
By looking north, can you visit your farm's future as climate change takes hold?
Activists occupy former British women's prison in protest against cuts
"What we're opposed to is austerity and more cuts to refuges and services for women"
From menstruation to masturbation, Indian soap draws 400 million viewers
An Indian soap opera that is shattering social taboos has become one of the most watched series in the world
INTERVIEW - Red Cross flags violence as top humanitarian priority in Latin America
"We are advancing enough in response - the problem is we're not advancing enough in prevention"
Tanzania seeks to protect cities from climate threats with urban plan
"Disaster itself is often a failure in development planning"
Lack of 'safe' jobs keeping educated women from work in India
Lack of safe workplaces in India and the danger of reaching them by public transport is keeping more educated women out of the labour force