One million poor women in Britain have suffered violence and abuse
Women in poverty are much more likely to face almost every kind of abuse and violence compared to other women, say experts
Slum dwellers squeezed out of India's ambitious Smart Cities plan, activists say
"You want to make a smart city and you think we look poor and are dirty; where should we go?"
Brexit could put lives of vulnerable at risk due to less charity funding - report
When Britain leaves the bloc, overseas aid that had been funded by the EU is unlikely to be subsidised by the British government
Americas becomes first region to eliminate measles: health agency
Globally, measles remains a leading cause of death among young children in the developing world
Female Boko Haram victims in Nigerian camps forced to sell sex as food runs out
Boko Haram violence has left more than 65,000 people living in famine in the northeast, with one million others at risk
Women a minority among top earners, researchers say
Last year, on average women earned about half as much as men did, according to the World Economic Forum
California changes laws so children can no longer be prostitutes
"The passage of these critical laws marks a clear shift in the public perception of sexually exploited children as victims rather than criminals"
Dutch retailers paying "starvation wages" to Indian textile workers - report
The $40 billion Indian textile and garment industry, much of which operates in the informal sector and is poorly regulated, employs an estimated 45 million workers
Floods and farms fuel jump in methane emissions - researchers
Tropical wetlands produce around a fifth to a quarter of global methane emissions
Many Haiti orphanages run by child traffickers, says J.K. Rowling's charity
There are about 32,000 children living across 760 orphanages in Haiti, but only 15 percent of the institutions are officially registered