“We want the poor to have access to the city, the amenities it offers and to be incorporated into the urban fabric as welcome citizens.”

There are an estimated 1.1 billion people worldwide who cannot officially prove their identity. Almost half – some 500 million people – can be found in sub-Saharan Africa.

The sudden closure of factories has become commonplace in the textile industry and the big brands are denying responsibility for paying compensation.

For the National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia’s principal guerilla group after the demobilisation of the FARC, peace seems far away. After a wave of attacks by the ELN in January and February, the government has suspended the talks begun a year ago and resumed military [...]

"It is unfortunate that because of poverty and illiteracy, people look at superstition as a way to escape from that poverty."

The story of the Riviera Maya has been one of turbo-charged, chaotic growth.