Mothers globally face barriers to register child births
Millions of children could be going unregistered as mothers around the world face widespread discrimination when it comes to birth registration, says child rights organisation Plan International.
INTERVIEW-Rural teen girls key to global development
Many adolescent girls in poor rural areas don't attend school, and are neglected by society and aid groups alike, says gender expert
Improving African markets key to better food security - book
More access to credit, cutting red tape and improving storage and food processing all could help cut hunger crises in the region, the authors say
FEATURE-Mystery disease devastates northern Uganda
Named after its seizure-like episodes of head nodding, the disease, which mostly affects children between five and 15, has killed more than 200 children in Uganda in the past three years
CAR's dire humanitarian crisis hit by funding shortfall - UN
Central African Republic, where nearly half the population is in need of aid, is experiencing one of the worst humanitarian funding shortfalls in the world, the United Nations warns
Elimination of blinding disease in sight for Nigeria
Research co-authored by Sightsavers shows that the devastating nelgected tropical disease river blindness may be eliminated in a Nigerian state.