As more and more cases are making the headlines in Italy, I wonder where such hideous crimes come from

Universal health coverage is both a human right and a smart economic choice, says the managing director of the Rockefeller Foundation

Development expert questions whether the data exists to support the claim that women suffer more from disasters and climate stresses

Researchers have developed a tool to help countries move from being gender-blind in their forest policies

Small farmers must strike a balance between producing for the market and for their own consumption

How to ensure that investments affecting vast areas of land bring sustainable development, healthy ecosystems and equitable societies?

One of its key components is transparency.

Abandoning Afghanistan would be a colossal mistake that would lead to greater unrest, cost additional lives and result in an increased financial burden - a greater price than maintaining steady engagement.

Four out of every five doctors trained in Haiti leave shortly after graduation to practice abroad, but with a new training hospital, some are staying to stop the brain drain and help out at home.

The period ahead presents historic opportunities to shed new light on this global epidemic of violence against women and forge new strategies and partnerships to tackle it. Recalling the 2012 New Delhi gang-rape reminds us that our mandate to seize these opportunities is urgent.

During her election campaign, Bachelet vowed to usher in social reforms that could shake up the socially conservative nation, including legalising abortion under certain circumstances

Interviews with Syrian refugees indicate that as time goes on, economic pressure increases and fear for their daughters' virginity mounts, “they will have to consider marrying off their girls.”

Farmers are trying to cope with irregular rainfall, flooding and degraded soil

The European Union has been harshly criticised by some for its perceived hesitancy to receive Syrian refugees

Now most people live in cities, one of the future U.N. development goals should focus on urban issues, city leaders and urban experts say

A little known medical charity comes up with some effective ways to help to ease suffering in the Sahel, where 5 million children have acute malnutrition

Sombath Somphone, award-winning activist working on community development, vanished last December after being held at a police post. CCTV footage shows him being stopped, but the authorities remain silent, despite international pressure

Guidelines could help determine whether forest use is sustainable - or leading to degradation

The rate of HIV is 30 percent higher and the rate of AIDS is 50 percent higher among American Indians and Alaska Natives compared with white Americans, and these numbers are likely underestimates.

As a government, how do you soften the impact of reforms you know might be unpopular with voters?