Should aid work stop when militants move in?
Development groups grapple with the insecurity that limits help for those who most need it in fragile states
'No place to sell': thousands hit in Zimbabwe clampdown on street vendors
'Over 90 percent of the population is surviving through the informal sector, so there is need to review policies like the criminalisation of street vending'
Indian garment workers take to the airwaves to demand better conditions
Three radio stations set up across Tamil Nadu over the last year attract more than 200 callers per day and have quickly become a huge hit among the state's garment workers
Climate change an 'imminent' security threat, risk experts say
From Iraq and Pakistan to the Caribbean, climate change is driving threats of new insecurity and violence, security analysts say
LGBT+ Africans optimistic as Kenya set to rule on decriminalising gay sex
Campaigners are hopeful that Kenya will overturn a colonial-era ban on gay sex
Is high finance growing a social conscience?
Growing cohort of financiers embrace ethical investment strategy, known as responsible investing or environmental, social and governance investing
Iceland’s intersex children at risk as without new protection, activist says
The future health of Iceland's intersex children has been put at risk with the removal of protections from a draft law that promotes transgender rights
Chicago mayor pins hopes on education and communities to stem crime
'We have to make sure every part of the city feels included in the future'
South African parliament approves long-delayed carbon tax bill
Big energy users have opposed South Africa's plans to enact carbon tax laws in 2019, arguing the levies are unaffordable
Toughen anti-slavery laws, say UK lawmakers after fashion probe
The advent of fast fashion, with consumers buying and quickly binning cheap clothes, has exacerbated the risk of forced labour in global supply chains