Get Bangladesh women in unions to improve worker rights - campaigner
Head of 100,000-strong garment workers' union urges Bangladesh women to speak out about factory conditions
Irrigation on rise in Africa as farmers face erratic weather
Interest in irrigation is surging but better women's land rights, access to clean energy, loans and training are needed
Indian state pulls petition blocking tribal challenge to power projects
The petition said that indigenous people were unskilled and incapable of taking informed decisions on technical matters
Kidnap, rape and looting on the rise, South Sudanese refugees say
One in five of South Sudan's 12 million people have fled their homes since war broke out almost three years ago
Mexican women battle gender-based violence online
"Women are changing the conversation about harassment, and this is a big deal”
Charity targets spinning mills in India, Bangladesh to end slavery in fashion industry
After Rana Plaza tragedy, safety projects focused on farmers growing cotton or factory workers stitching clothes, but few work with the spinning mills in the middle of the supply chain
Faulted by charities, UN plans to keep up relief work in Syria
In open letter to U.N., charities say Assad government manipulates relief efforts to deprive Syrians in besieged areas outside government control from much needed services
Kenya to plant a "green dress" the size of Costa Rica
Kenya has been hit hard by illegal settlement, logging and charcoal production, reducing forest cover to seven percent of its land mass
More women needed as UN peacekeepers, urge defence chiefs and campaigner Angelina Jolie
"If we are honest, there are far too few women in our peacekeeping missions when a gender mix can have a major impact on operational effectiveness"
Tanzania threatens to ban groups supporting gay rights
Gay sex is illegal in Tanzania and punishable by up to 30 years in prison