According to a Christian Science Monitor article, a journalist in Liberia has "... [put] her life in danger" to report on ritualistic female circumcision in the country. Female circumcision is a major problem in Africa. 

The Orchid Project is a UK-registered…

Another poisoning, apparently against female education, has left 160 schoolgirls hospitalized in Afghanistan, according to a CNN article. Attacks like this have become an all-to-common horror in Afghanistan, with recent suspected attacks, and the suspected attack in…

A Huffington Post article cites reports from the International Committee of the Red Cross about fresh violent conflict developing in the DR Congo. Due to a number of obstacles, including limited access to the relatively isolated region, local clinics are running out of room and supplies. 

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CNN posted an article yesterday, written by Kelly Gilbride, on the impact of Yemen's economic woes on its citizens. According to the article and accompanying video, the current situation of food insecurity and malnutrition will affect Yemenis for multiple generations.

The article explains the extent of food insecurity in yemen, "Almost half of Yemenis do not have enough to…

The WFP is still working hard to bring food to victims of the Sahel region drought, and they are hoping to reach 9 million people with your support.  Donate to the WFP. 

InSight Crime, a research and analysis group studying and monitoring organized crime in the Americas, has published an article on Colombia's importance to the sex trade. The post on their website cites an article in the Spanish language…