International Ear Care Day highlights hearing loss problem
More than 600 million people around the world suffer from some form of hearing loss, according to the United Nations health agency.
More than 600 million people around the world suffer from some form of hearing loss, according to the United Nations health agency.
People around the world are being urged to celebrate the beauty and variety of the planet's millions of plants and animals and to fight for the survival of some of our most charismatic species.
Food aid is set to be cut to people in need in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned.
Violence is continuing in the Central African Republic despite a truce that rival militias agreed in the capital, Bangui last month.
Attacks are being carried out mainly by the anti-Balaka Christian militias against former Muslim rebels known as ex-Séléka.
Carnival goers in Colombia are being educated about the risks of human trafficking at one of the country’s best known festivals…the Carnival of Barranquilla.
A hospital which was ransacked in South Sudan during the on-going conflict in the country has been described as “shocking” by a senior UN official.
An Oscar-nominated movie director is urging people around the world to become involved in fighting against modern-day slavery.
Significant progress has been made in rebuilding the lives of Filipinos following the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan.
The typhoon hit the Philippines in November, killing over 6,000 people and destroying the livelihoods of millions of others.
Women are being encouraged to enter journalism in South Sudan bucking a trend which has typically seen only men employed as journalists.
The people of Guinea-Bissau are gearing themselves up for elections scheduled to be held on 13 April this year.
The impoverished West African country, which gained independence from Portugal in 1974, has been beset by military coups and political assassinations.