Nick Ferris

Nick Ferris Climate disasters are increasing the risks of child marriage, teenage pregnancy and violence against girls, a major new global

Already facing extreme conditions, an exodus of charities in the wake of international aid cuts is only makes matters worse.

Already facing extreme conditions, an exodus of charities in the wake of international aid cuts is only makes matters worse. Nick Ferris reports

Nearly 20,000 people have gathered in Bangkok for the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), amid mounting

Exclusive: Prevalence of fires is increasing across the Congo and Guinean tropical forest basins, Nick Ferris reports – as fears grow the great forest sinks of Africa could one day go the way of the Amazon and Indonesia

Fires are surging across Africa's tropical forests – raising fears that the Congo's forests could suffer the same fate as the Amazon and Indonesia, where deforestation and fires are driving up carbon emissions.

Exclusive: Report says a supply chain law would cost less than a tenth of what is lost to the economy, and would also both protect us from shocks like the El Niño while protecting low-income workers

Exclusive: Climate impacts and debt pressures are escalating across the developing world, a new paper from World Vision finds, threatening the long-term development of children more with every year that passes

A criticial “window is closing” to prevent climate and debt crises impacting the long-term prospects of more than 800 million children around the world, the author of a major piece of research from charity World Vision has said.

The vast mineral wealth Africa has rarely translated into industrial opportunities. But in a new era of Trump deals in the face of intensifying geopolitical competition, there are hopes things might finally change.