INTERVIEW-"Global policymakers don't lead revolutions, cities do"
Debra Roberts, resilience chief of Durban, South Africa, says cities facing mounting pressures need more practical help
Fed up with no sewers, Pakistan's slum residents go DIY
In Orangi Town, home to an estimated 2.4 million people, residents have given up waiting for the government to install public services - and built them by hand
FACTBOX-Best and worst countries in Africa for women's land rights
A group of women is to climb to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro to call on African governments to improve female access to and control over land
Women climb Africa's highest mountain to call for land rights
The African Union is campaigning for 30 percent of registered land to be owned by women by 2025
Indian rape survivor comic superhero takes on acid attacks
"Priya is a flying superhero. For survivors of rape and acid attacks, to see characters like themselves being represented in art and pop culture is pretty cool"
FEATURE-Can global climate cash keep Senegal's salt collectors afloat?
In West Africa, communities are grappling with the challenges of tapping into international climate finance
Kigali's poor bring rural self-help spirit to Rwanda's urban problems
How do you deal with garbage and other problems? In Rwanda, organise the community to solve them
FACTBOX - The hidden cut: female genital mutilation in Asia
Campaigners believe FGM happens in at least 45 countries and is more widespread in Asia than commonly thought
To curb deaths from disasters, end poverty - U.N. chief
"High-income countries suffer huge economic losses in disasters, but people in low-income countries pay with their lives," says Ban Ki-moon
Singapore comes under pressure over female genital cutting of babies
"My grandmother said it's our culture. Community pressure is really quite strong"