Indian activists hail minister's call to end female genital mutilation
FGM is secretly carried out by the close-knit Dawoodi Bohra community, a Shi'ite Muslim sect that considers the practice a religious obligation
INTERVIEW-Ocean farmer hatches "nail salon of the sea" plan to grow food cheaply
U.S. fisherman Bren Smith believes his 3D underwater farm model can improve food security, restore the environment, and create local jobs
One person every second displaced by conflict, disaster in 2016 - report
Nearly 7 million mostly from Africa and Middle East displaced by conflict, while 24 million in Asia forced to flee because of storms, floods and wildfires.
Time to ditch the polar bears? Climate change looks for a new image
Is the use of a few iconic images to represent climate change keeping people from identifying with the problem?
U.N. disaster forum to push for risk-cutting plans, finance
The conference in Cancun is the first opportunity to review progress on a global plan to reduce the threat of disasters, agreed in Japan in 2015
Spain sex trafficking case lodged to U.N. shows lack of protection for victims - charity
"Trafficking victims should never be held in detention centres, since they are victims, not criminals"
Police investigate case of African girl held as 'sex slave' in Australia
The 17-year-old from Guinea told investigators she was flown to Sydney via Paris in early April after a man in her home country offered her a job as a cleaner in Australia
Afghan women break ground with TV station launch
"... this station represents women and we work to raise the voice of women so they can defend their rights"
Smart bangle delivers pregnancy tips to Asian wrists
Bangle alerts pregnant women to toxic fumes and issues audio tips promises to boost maternal health in South Asia
Former sex slave whose charity helped other survivors dies in U.S.
Tributes paid to former sex slave Jennifer Kempton whose charity helped other survivors turn brandings into flower tattoos