Lubumbashi is a city in the mineral-rich Katanga region in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).Many people might not have heard of it, but Lubumbashi and its surrounding region have ...

Globally and daily, children are confronted with various forms of abuse, which governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have tried to address, albeit unsuccessfully. One of such abuses is ...

Pope Francis has convened a high-level summit to demand that children be protected from war, forced labor, trafficking and ...

Today, we release an exhaustive two-year investigation into use of force by police responding to mental health crises. Also: ...

Wives' contribution to the household economy has increased. Husbands are performing more housework, but women still do more.

Labour MP Jess Phillips, who is now a minister in the Home Office, was once one of the most vocal opponents of the plan ...

Workers at Firestone's rubber farm in Liberia say that extracting natural rubber comes with a high human cost.

Group photograph of dignitaries In an effort to eradicate the increasing cases of child labour in the country, Engage Now Africa (ENA) in collaboration with Charter One held a stakeholder’s ...

ShareChild labour and child trafficking are issues Lagos State Government has vehemently stood against. Despite the existence of Child Rights Law, a 10-year-old was trafficked and brutalised as a ...

UNODC is the United Nations entity mandated with addressing the challenges of drugs, organized crime, corruption, and terrorism. We help governments implement international treaties, monitor global ...

Eve Blouin, daughter of African independence activist Andrée Blouin, speaks to The World’s Host Marco Werman about a new ...

In sub-Saharan Africa more than six million pregnant and parenting girls are out of school – and few go back after giving birth. Here’s how the barriers to girls’ schooling can be broken down to help ...