South Africans without internet miss out on COVID-19 vaccines
Watermills grind to a halt as erratic weather hits Kashmir grains
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Cash, cars, and other vaccine incentives around the world
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As seas rise, communities face hard choices over 'managed retreat'
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World Bank, African Union to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines
Tech helps poor rural women get through India's COVID-19 crisis
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Opinion

Saleemul Huq International Centre for Climate Change and Development

Without more climate finance, developing nations should skip COP26

The UK official running the UN summit says rich nations must fulfill an unmet promise to provide $100 billion a year if they are to retain their credibility in negotiations
Pascal Soriot AstraZeneca

The climate emergency is a public health crisis without a vaccine

In the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen how governments, business, academics and the public can come together in solidarity - the same is needed to tackle climate change
Alula Pankhurst Oxford University

Why a blanket ban on child labour can harm children

Working about 20 hours a week can have a positive impact on children’s school attendance, analysis by UNICEF and Ethiopia’s Central Statistics Agency shows
Tracy Porter Blacks on Corporate Boards committee for Boule, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity

In 2021, it is time to have more Black executives in boardrooms

In more than six decades, there have only been 21 Black CEOs out of 1,800. Adding more Black executives to boards will increase shareholder value. Companies have been complacent for too long

Coronavirus

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Coronavirus vaccine inequality
Tech helps poor rural women get through India's COVID-19 crisis
South Africans without internet miss out on COVID-19 vaccines
Tackling COVID-19 fears with art in Rohingya refugee camps
Most poor countries do not have COVAX shots to vaccinate all
White House lays out plan to share remaining 55 mln U.S. vaccines

Climate

We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change. more
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Sea level rise
Fossil fuel firms face new challenge over 'greenwashing' ads
Watermills grind to a halt as erratic weather hits Kashmir grains
As seas rise, communities face hard choices over 'managed retreat'
Greener oil or green industry? Gridlock puts Norway in a bind
Police tear gas indigenous protest for land rights in Brazil

Women

We focus on stories that help to empower women and bring lasting change to gender inequality. more
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New sex abuse claims against aid workers exposed in Congo
Tech helps poor rural women get through India's COVID-19 crisis
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UK foreign aid: where does the money go?
UK set to end legal loophole allowing child marriage
Is the finance sector doing enough to promote gender equality?
Tanzania to offer alternative education for pregnant girls

LGBT+

We delve deeper into the issues faced by LGBT+ communities around the world. more
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Climate change and a 'just transition'
Brands could flock to NFL player Nassib after historic coming out
British £50 note with WW2 codebreaker Turing enters circulation
New York's Stonewall Inn bans Bud Light for LGBT+ Pride weekend
Britain's spy agency honours codebreaker Turing in giant artwork
Canadian lawmakers pass bill criminalizing LGBT conversion therapy

Technology

We explore how data and technology are impacting people’s rights and societies. more
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Coronavirus and surveillance
South Africans without internet miss out on COVID-19 vaccines
Tech helps poor rural women get through India's COVID-19 crisis
Youth activists take up fight for U.S. digital rights
Google drops engineering residency after protests over 'inequities
Egyptian TikTok influencer to appeal 10-year trafficking sentence

Slavery

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery. more
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Inside Amazon's shadow workforce in Mexico
More than 8,500 children used as soldiers in 2020: U.N.
Can a new German law protect human rights in global supply chains?
From street kid to mentor: surviving childhood labour in Ethiopia
Cheers and quiet reflection as U.S. crowds mark Juneteenth
Malaysia's FGV to pick auditor to assess forced labour accusation

Cities

We examine how cities are reshaping the way people live. more
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Cities reboot: Urban life in the age of COVID-19
Amid climate, social shocks, U.S. cities put faith in community
Poor UK seaside towns hope for post-COVID-19 upswing
NY grapples with influx of homeless in Manhattan
Coronavirus vaccine passports: What you need to know
Soviet plant turned into green urban space in western Ukraine

Land

We shine a light on how land and property rights can empower communities worldwide. more
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Land to lose: coronavirus compounds debt crisis in Cambodia
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The race to preserve African-American cemeteries
Cambodians brave COVID-19 impact with small plots of land
Forest fire smoke threatens COVID-recovering Amazon communities
Native Americans decry untold history of boarding schools
As funeral pyres burn, India's rural economy goes up in smoke

Economies

We report on how to ensure people globally have economic security and a decent standard of living. more
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Climate change and a 'just transition'
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Lebanese banks swallow at least $250m in U.N. aid
Can a new German law protect human rights in global supply chains?
Wealthy jump vaccine queue in India's financial hub
Supermarkets spent pandemic profits on shareholders, not workers
'Appalled' Billie Eilish apologises for racial slur in resurfaced

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