How much water do you use in a day? What countries are at the greatest risk of water shortages and drought? Take a look at our quiz to learn more about water in our world. By Marcel Paulymore...[ Comment ]
Millions of people around the world still don't have secure access to drinking water. A new report shows where the situation is most precarious. By Marcel Paulymore...[ Comment ]
Did you enjoy taking a BeyondTomorrow quiz but are still hungry for more? Check out our links page to all the globe quizes we have posted so far. more...
In Albania, environmentalists, investors and residents are fighting over the construction of new dams. Europe's last remaining wild rivers are imperiled - and with them their unique biotopes. A Multimedia Story by Holger Dambeck and Jonathan Miskemore...[ Comment ]
Upon arrival in Uganda, refugees receive a work permit, 900 square meters of land and permission to remain forever. How is the small country in the middle of Africa able to do it? By Christoph Titz and Maria Feck (Photos) in Arua, Ugandamore...[ Comment ]
Peter Jander drills wells, distributes oxen and builds schools in Africa. Berlin, though, is changing its development aid focus to promote economic growth, particularly in countries on the African migrant route. Do traditional aid projects have a future? By Christoph Titz and Maria Feck (Photos) in Arua, Ugandamore...[ Comment ]
Each month, thousands of girls in Kenya are forced to miss classes because they don't have money for sanitary napkins or tampons. A Kenyan woman has come up with a clever and inexpensive solution to help keep them in school: a menstrual cup. more...[ Comment ]
They work in India's mines to supply the cosmetics and car paint industries. And sometimes they die. A Visual Story By Marius Münstermann and Christian Wernermore...
In many parts of the world, women have a much harder time than men. Compared internationally, the situation isn't as problematic in Germany, but women in many countries are still faring better. Do you know which ones? more...
Ramgani was married when she was just 14, but she refused to quit her schooling as her father demanded. If her in-laws force her to move in with them, she will flee. By Natalia Otero in Rajasthan, Indiamore...[ Video ]
Fourteen-year-old Abaynesh wanted to become a doctor. But then she was married and had to break off her schooling to do the housework for her in-laws. It is a fate shared by many girls in Ethiopia. By Natalia Otero in Gindero, Ethiopiamore...[ Video ]
Nayane became a widow and a single mother with a baby when police shot her husband in an incident that is anything but an isolated in her country. A visit to Rio de Janeiro's Maré favela complex. By Natalia Otero in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilmore...[ Video | Comment ]
