Christa Räder

October 16 marks World Food Day, an annual event which this year focuses on food security, conflict, displacement and migration. To date, about a million Rohingyas have fled Rakhine State of Myanmar, over half of them since August 25 this year.

Freedom from violence is a fundamental human right, yet female child marriage continues to plague Bangladesh at shockingly high rates, with devastating consequences for the girls affected but also for the economy and health systems.

As anyone trying to negotiate afternoon traffic in Dhaka can attest only too well, Bangladesh's cities are growing quickly and wildly. If

What happens when women contribute more to household decision-making in what is considered a traditional and patriarchal