Amy Schumer joins calls to free U.S. trafficking victim jailed for murder
Cyntoia Brown was convicted of murdering a man who paid to have sex with her as a child
Cacti and credit throw Brazil's drought-parched farmers a lifeline
As rainfall disappears, water-smart and credit-smart changes are keeping northeast Brazil's farmers on their land
One step forward, two steps back on climate finance
Under the Paris Rulebook, wealthy countries will still be able to count all sorts of dubious things as financial support for poor nations
Girls taken to Uganda, Tanzania for 'vacation cutting' as Kenya cracks down on FGM
Kenya criminalised FGM in 2011 with a minimum punishment of three years imprisonment and a $2,000 fine
Colombia's ELN rebels call ceasefire for festive period
ELN began peace negotiations with the government of former President Juan Manuel Santos, but new president, who took office in August, postponed the talks until it agrees to his terms
Armed with new data, Afghanistan steps up fight against human trafficking
There has been a steady increase in the number of young female trafficking victims arriving to Afghanistan from neighbouring countries
Mauritanians who sought refuge in U.S. face deportation, then jail
The United States deported 98 Mauritanians this year, compared to just eight in 2017
The three lessons Africa can learn from Asia about investing in agriculture
Africa will play a defining role in meeting global hunger targets by mid-century. But maximising food production while protecting natural resources is no easy task.
Poor and vulnerable countries were bullied at UN climate talks
Negotiating tactics by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia forced developing states to give in on their demands for stronger climate action
Myanmar law aims to settle land claims, but could cause conflict
The land permit process may exclude indigenous communities from untitled land they have been farming, experts warn