The Fund was created in 2002 to address the AIDS, TB and malaria epidemics. What is its track record?

A trending hashtag on Twitter invites people to personify countries in Africa with various schoolyard archetypes.

The photo of the rescued boy in Syria has inspired sympathy, outrage — and donations. But will it be forgotten tomorrow?

When Olympian Fu Yuanhui said "my period started last night," she shed light on shifting attitudes toward menstruation in her homeland.

Do you know how long the longest earthworm is? Or how people might contract a parasitic worm?

Mac Callaham of the USDA Forest Service tells us how a flatworm may have gotten itself stuck in the packaging of a supermarket cucumber.

Scientist Peter Hotez has spent nearly 40 years trying to treat and eliminate the diseases that worms can cause. And he won't let the "ick" factor stop him.

Our hashtag #FeminismInMyCountry trended in South Korea, a country reeling from recent attacks on women. Hear what they — and people in other countries — have to say.

How do the belief systems, cultural traditions and ideas shape your view of how a woman should exercise her rights? Tell us with the hashtag #FeminismInMyCountry.

A court award of half a million dollars to a kidnapped aid worker — and an increase in kidnappings — has spurred humanitarian groups to create better security plans.

A new report reveals where the world stands in the fight against extreme poverty, inequality and climate change.

The murder of the social media star Qandeel Baloch is not just a Pakistani problem. So-called "honor killings" happen all over the world. Activists are trying to stop them.

Girl Up's teen leaders reveal their (surprising) girl heroes and talk about what feminism means in 2016.

Says one activist: "They tell us, 'Because of you, we are breathing free air.' "

The country, widely criticized for trafficking in its seafood industry, has made improvements, says the State Department report. But critics don't agree.

That's the price for a solar energy package from Off-Grid Electric, who's lit up the homes of 100,000 people without electricity in Tanzania.

Some people in Egypt think autism is a curse. But a psychologist named Dahlia Soliman is determined to change attitudes.

Tourism to the popular Egyptian resort dropped dramatically after the plane crash last fall. But social media keeps tourists and residents connected.

The aid industry focuses on issues about women and is dominated by female staffers. So why are they often absent in high-level public conversations?

Queen Bey reads some of Warsan Shire's writings about love and loss. The young poet also tells stories about refugees and immigrants from Africa, where she was born.