Farmers and fishers in the Philippines are well on the road to recovery and building more resilient livelihoods, a year after Typhoon Haiyan hit the Asian country.

The passing of legislation which criminalizes the recruitment of children into the security forces in Afghanistan, has been praised by the UN Mission in the country, UNAMA.

Displaced families from Pakistan and their Afghan hosts are in need of urgent aid as winter sets in, according to the UN Mission in the country (UNAMA).