International stories

On 14th April 2010, an earthquake measuring around 7 on the Richter scale shattered the lives of people in...

When Katya* was found by local schoolteacher Eva, she was filthy and infested with lice, living without parents in...

Young Heang, just three or four months of age, did not enjoy the fun of babyhood that is the...

Intoxicated people are a part of the fabric of life on the streets of Shymkent, Kazakhstan. “Most people ignore happy...

Life is a struggle for Wang Ping Fen and her husband. They live with their three children in the...

Though many in Africa look to Ghana as a model for political and economic reform, difficulties such as poverty,...

80 year old Xiang and his wife woke, in the black of night, as rushing water poured into their...

It is late at night, on Cameroon’s dimly lit streets, but young children are hard at work. Some wander...

To mark International Volunteers Day on 4th December, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme announced the winners of the...