Winning design for Phnom Penh factory worker homes, a model for other cities
In Asia, impact investing is especially needed for low-cost housing in booming cities that are struggling to meet surging demand
In Haiti, deadly hurricane brings new life to drought-hit community
With storm water captured in a restored lake, poor families can irrigate crops and breed fish
Nigeria's trafficking curse: the battle to dispel the black magic behind sex slavery
A rising number of women have been lured in recent years from impoverished lives in southern Nigeria to Europe with the promise of lucrative work, many ending up selling sex
Cars or livestock: which contribute more to climate change?
The pitfalls of simplification when looking at greenhouse gas emissions from livestock
Child deaths from preventable causes cut by half since 2000 - U.N.
Babies born in sub-Saharan African or South Asian nations are nine times more likely to die than those from richer countries
When the music's over: cities suffer as venues fall to developers
Historic music venues are being crushed by real estate development in cities across Britain and the United States
UK university to atone for profits gained from historical slavery
The university will create a centre for the study of slavery as well as a memorial in its grounds in the name of the enslaved.
UK launches first safe house for child slaves amid security fears
The safe house is staffed by specialist social workers and volunteer parents to make the children feel like they are in a home rather than an institution
Charity denies promoting teen abortions after Kenya bans radio ad
Almost half a million abortions were conducted in Kenya in 2012 - mostly in backstreet clinics - resulting in one in four women and girls having complications
Female trafficking victims wrongly jailed due to UK govt 'failings'
"Female trafficking victims are being told to stay underground, to only trust their exploiters and that if they go to the authorities, they will be seen as criminals"