World Refugee Day - A life displaced
June 20 marks World Refugee Day, an occasion that draws attention to those who have been displaced around the globe. The UN reports that by the end of 2011 some 43.3 million people were displaced by conflict and persecution, and an estimated up to 12 million people were thought to be stateless
5 facts: why small-scale fishery matters
500 million people depend on small-scale fishery for their livelihoods. Here are 5 facts about the importance of small-scale fishery
5 facts you need to know about statelessness
More than 10 mln people worldwide have no nationality. Here are 5 facts about statelessness:
5 facts you need to know about poverty
Globally, over 1 bln people live in extreme poverty on less that $1.25 a day. That’s 14.5% of the world’s population. Here are 5 facts you need to know about poverty
5 facts you need to know about violence against aid workers
2013 set a record for violence against civilian aid operations, with 251 attacks affecting 460 aid workers. Here are 5 facts you need to know about violence against aid workers
Charting the decline of hunger
Latest U.N. report on food security provides a graphic glimpse at how hunger has fallen since 1990 - and at how large the problem still looms in parts of the world
Traces of migrants' unfinished journeys
Photos, watches, cellphones, taken from the bodies of some 90 migrants – Syrian, Pakistani and Sudanese - who died at sea on three boats in the Mediterranean and kept by Italian police to identify them and help convict people smugglers
Sustainable use of forests pays off for indigenous Mexicans
Living standards have risen in Ixtlán de Juárez, but forest enterprise gets little state support
Four unexpected ways life changes without water
More than 10 million people in Ethiopia, including 5.6 million children, will require food relief in 2016. An estimated 5.8 million people have been affected directly by water shortages.