5 facts: World Malaria Day
World Malaria Day 2013 - Invest in the future: defeat malaria
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
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
Ms Kalashnikovs: Meet Congo’s fearless women fighters
"Ms Kalashnikov", a stunning photo series by photographer Francesca Tosarelli captures the unexpected face of conflict in eastern Congo: fearless women fighters
Burundi – Life Beyond The Protests
Unrest has plunged the central African nation of Burundi into its worst crisis in a decade. As army officers tried to stage a coup to stop President Pierre Nkurunziza's attempt to seek a third term in office, Reuters photographer Thomas Mukoya set out to document the realities of daily life.
5 facts you didn't know about UN peacekeepers
There are 97,729 people serving in UN peacekeeping missions worldwide. Nearly 4% of them are women. Here are 5 facts you didn't know about UN peacekeepers
5 facts about child labour
The global number of children in child labour has declined by one third since 2000, from 246 million to 168 million children, according to the International Labour Organisation. Despite this sharp decline child labour remains entrenched among the youngest children - more than 70 percent are between 5 and 14 years old and work in agriculture.
Eternally displaced: Afghanistan’s escalating crisis
In 2016 the conflict - a continued battle for control between beleaguered Afghan forces and both ISIS and the Taliban - has led to unprecedented levels of displacement, with 1.5 million internally-displaced and 3 million refugees. Almost 1 million people, half of whom are children, have already returned from Iran and Pakistan. At least half a million more are expected to return this year, despite a starkly deteriorating economic, political and security situation within the country.