At Risk Because They Don't Exist
Two-thirds of children in South Asia are not registered at birth, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation.
IRIN
Squatters Need Not Apply
Illegal squatters in Jakarta struggle for recognition of their homes and livelihoods.
LUKAS LEY
Starving Communities Feed Donors
Donor interest in northern Sri-Lanka wanes.
IRIN
Must Register for Food
Jaheda Begum is an undocumented Rohingya refugee who wants to feed her family.
IRIN
The Urban Poor from Below
An important documentary film sharpens our focus on the lives of Jakarta’s urban poor.
BENJAMIN HEGARTY
Will Pressure Make Chinese Aid More Transparent?
China: Will strong-arming the government to boost transparency - and aid efficacy - may hurt countries in need?
IRIN
Choosing Death Over Homelessness
Fears of violence expected during Kathmandu squatter eviction.
IRIN
Forgotten Survivors
Forgotten 2005 quake victims in Pakistan still need help.
IRIN
Take Three Pounds of Poverty
Philanthrocapitalism. Impact investing. Creative Capitalism. Call it what you will, social entrepreneurship is the new buzz phrase on the economic landscape that is turning water into wine, pig’s ears into silk purses and, yes, it promises to feed the multitudes. 
DAWN TAN
Nepal: Paying the Price of Urbanisation
A health crisis is brewing as diseases such as diabetes, stroke and heart disease spread with urbanisation.
IRIN
Partying Against Poverty
A writer transforms her quest for a story into a cause.
WONG MEI LING
“When the Monsoon Comes, I Miss Home…”
Twenty-eight-year-old Zaw Htat runs a school for 100 pupils in Mae Sot, Thailand. Meet the illegal Burmese migrant teacher.
TSENG HAN-SHENG
Seven Years On, No Respite For Tsunami Victims
Tsunami victims in Aceh are still living in “temporary” accommodation, waiting to be rehoused.
IRIN
Selling Your Child for a Bag of Flour
More than 1 million cases of parents selling their children into slavery or forced marriages in Pakistan, and in one instance, for a bag of flour.
IRIN
Spain: “Biutiful” and My Shame at Being Chinese
Papa, how do you spell “beautiful”, she asked. You spell it the way it's said, he told her. And that was how they made this film.
LA CHINITA