Latin America grapples with migrant exodus that looks set to worsen in 2019
Some 3.3 million people have fled Venezuela since 2015 and the United Nations estimates another 2 million could follow in 2019
Ancestral territory to digital IDs: five property rights victories in 2018
Secure land rights can help improve food security, limit deforestation and tackle climate change, activists say.
Struggling to survive, Syrian refugees in Lebanon fall deeper into debt
With families struggling to afford food, rent and medicine, child marriage is also on the rise
In rare move, Indian state to return unused land to farmers
About 660 disputes over land have stalled hundreds of projects and forced millions of people from their farms across India, say experts
From wacky to well meaning, 7 upbeat stories of improving lives in 2018
Far from doom and gloom, here are seven stories that provided positive and brighter headlines this year
'Silent emergency' as heat risks rise in Hong Kong - and globally
While typhoons and fires grab headlines, heatwaves kill more people than any other weather-related disaster, experts say
Kenya lifts abortion ban on global charity Marie Stopes
Almost half a million abortions were conducted in Kenya in 2012 - mostly in backstreet clinics - said a health ministry report
Save the Children UK chief quits after complaints
The aid world has seen a number of high-profile departures this year following a series of sexual misconduct scandals
Political stumbles, savvy activists knock Canada's oil sector to its knees
World's fourth largest producer has had to nationalize a pipeline and Alberta is exploring buying trains to handle a glut of oil in storage
Satellites to safety apps: 10 new uses of technology to help people in 2018
A one-month-old baby in Vanuatu in December became the first person in the world to be immunized with a vaccine delivered by a commercial drone