India women's commission chief backs ban on "barbaric" female genital mutilation
FGM in India is carried out in great secrecy by the close-knit Dawoodi Bohra community - a Shi'ite Muslim sect
Female genital mutilation falls sharply in northern Iraq - survey
45 percent of women had undergone FGM compared to less than 11 percent of their daughters
Militants prey on lone child migrants to drive recruitment - report
88,300 lone migrant children at risk of being radicalised in Europe
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The region faces multiple challenges - from violent crime spurring migration from Central America, to drought in Bolivia and help for Colombia
FEATURE-Kenya's disabled mothers neglected due to dearth of data
Governments and donors rely on data to identify development concerns and Kenya's lack of statistics on disabled people means their needs risk being ignored
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A glacial lake that threatens to burst needs to be drained to prevent disaster - but could its water be saved for future use?
FEATURE-Cutters turn counsellors to fight female genital mutilation in Benin
"The number of lives I shattered is enormous," says traditional cutter turned health adviser
"Medicalisation" of female genital mutilation is serious threat - experts
Growing awareness of FGM risks has led parents to take their daughters to clinics, where many health workers see procedure as a source of income
For street kids in space-starved Indian city, school is in a container
Officials trying to give street kids access to education decided to put schools closest to where the kids live - on the street, near traffic lights
Sex worker to challenge Northern Ireland prostitution law
"A lot of good clients - those married or with families - drop off because they're scared of being caught, and you're left with those who couldn't care less and treat you badly."