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
As economy booms, children toil in Myanmar
One in five children in Myanmar aged 10-17 go to work instead of school and the opening up of the economy since 2011 has triggered a spike in demand for labour.
As worsening storms slam the Caribbean, St. Vincent fights back
Facing worsening extreme weather, St. Vincent and the Grenadines is making plans to better protect itself
PHOTOBLOG - A look at Burma's Kachin camps
Tens of thousands of people have fled fighting between the government and the rebel Kachin Independence Army
From crime to grime: Ex-gang members turn to plumbing for new life
Innovative training programme helps ex-Nicaraguan ex-gang members find another path
Boarding the train to Europe
Photos show migrants starting their journey to other European countries from Greece. The European Union on July 20 again failed to find an agreement on tackling the Mediterranean migrant crisis.
El Salvador protects its forests from onslaught by ranchers
El Salvador's forests, many of which were damaged in the 1980s civil war, are now under threat from cattle ranchers who burn off trees to convert the land into pasture