Migrants' cherished belongings
Reuters photographers in countries from Morocco to Serbia portray migrants on the move and their cherished possessions
5 facts you need to know about adolescent girls
Nearly one in five adolescent girls is out of school. That’s 65 mln girls worldwide. Here are 5 facts you need to know about adolescent girls
PHOTOBLOG: Celebrating International Women's Day
On March 8 activists around the globe celebrate International Women's Day, which dates back to the beginning of the 20th century and has been observed by the United Nations since 1975. It is an occasion to commemorate achievements in women's rights and to call for further change, the U.N. says
5 facts you didn't know about violence against women in the EU
In the first and biggest cross-country survey of its kind, the EU Fundamental Rights Agency interviewed 42,000 women in 28 EU countries about their experience of physical, sexual and psychological violence
Efficient cookstoves
Efficient cookstoves, which use less wood or charcoal, offer a big range of benefits, from curbing respiratory diseases and cutting women's labour to reducing climate-changing carbon emissions
The other Pakistan
Though instability continues to plague Pakistan and many areas are dominated by social conservatism, some of the country's more affluent residents have worked to fashion a very different kind of lifestyle for themselves