
Kenya pledges to end female genital mutilation by 2022
One in five women and girls aged between 15 and 49 in Kenya have undergone FGM - now the country is looking to end the practice.
Nita Bhalla covers disasters and conflicts, development, womens rights, climate change and governance.
One in five women and girls aged between 15 and 49 in Kenya have undergone FGM - now the country is looking to end the practice.
In Ethiopia, almost four in 10 people do not have access to clean water and a child dies every hour of diseases caused by the shortages. Aida Muluneh's series of photos depicts it.
Kenya has opened the largest wind power plant in Africa with the aim to reduce electricity costs and meeting its ambitious goal of 100% green energy.
At least half a million people are at risk of disease as clean water runs short in the disaster zone
Collecting and selling plastic is providing refugees with an income.
From famine to conflict, Africa's societal problems are being ignored.
A project created by the Kenya Red Cross Society empowers refugees to clean up their camp and receive money in return.
As taxi-driving apps become more popular, women are becoming empowered to become self-employed drivers.
As many as 80% of Indian women face sexual harrassment in public, in what Nita Bhalla describes as a 'culture of harrassment'.
Charities in South Asia are piloting new software which aims to speed up the repatriation of rescued victims of human trafficking.