5 facts you need to know about childbirth in sub-Saharan Africa
Women in sub-Saharan Africa have a 1 in 39 chance of dying in pregnancy or childbirth, compared to 1 in 3,700 in developed countries
The Yazidi women fighting Islamic State
Yazidi female women take up arms and fight against Islamic State militants attacking women and girls from their community
PHOTOBLOG: Conflict in the waiting room
Syrian refugees and Lebanon’s struggling healthcare sector
Women in the workplace
U.S. Library of Congress archive photos show women's workplaces ranging from a flour mill in England to a coal mine in Belgium or Lincoln Motor Co.'s welding department in Detroit. International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8
5 facts you need to know about water and energy
Around the globe, 768 million people do not have access to safe drinking water and 1.3 billion live without electricity. To meet growing appetite for water and energy the world must turn to renewable energy to meet increasing demand for both
When a child's playground is also their toilet
Children who live in Ngombe often don't have a choice but to play in the same areas where they relieve themselves
One book can change the world: Barriers to education
Plan’s #10DaysToAct initiative runs from 16-26 June 2014, when young people from across Africa will call on governments across the world to deliver on their commitments to safe, quality education and raise their domestic spend on education to 20 per cent