Number of hungry children in Africa's Sahel hits 10-year high - U.N.
An estimated 6 million people did not have enough to eat across the region during the lean season, says the U.N. food agency
How are the development banks supporting long-term climate goals?
Long-term thinking is key to ensuring money flows to projects that will make a zero-carbon world a reality
Relatives seek news as California wildfire missing numbers rise
Authorities attribute high number of deaths in part to speed at which wind-driven flames raced with little warning through town of Paradise
Thai civil partnership bill 'ignores key concerns' - campaigners
Campaigners say a bill that would allow civil partnerships in Thailand fails to address major concerns of LGBT+ people
Tech, banking giants back same-sex marriage in Taiwan ahead of referendum
Taiwan, which has a vibrant gay scene, is regarded as a beacon of liberalism in Asia, but conservative attitudes still largely hold sway
License hand car washes to combat slavery, say British lawmakers
Thousands of workers in Britain's car washes are estimated to be slaves - mostly men lured from Eastern Europe
Finding fakes: Mobile phones help detect counterfeit seeds in Kenya
A push by Kenya Seed Company to help farmers verify the authenticity of seed is helping them protect harvests in the face of climate change
Lack of school toilets puts 620 mln children in danger - report
Children at one in three schools lack access to proper toilets, putting them at risk of diarrhea and other infections and forcing some to miss lessons altogether
Societies must take care of those 'menaced' by green shift - officials
How can governments cut emissions - and protect those that might lose work or face higher costs as a result?
'Be visible and loud' to drive #MeToo forwards, women say
While women have been protesting over physical and sexual abuse for years, society has become more willing to listen since the emergence of #MeToo, campaigners say