Afghan panic over digital footprints spurs call for data collection rethink
Privacy experts warn that United Nations and development agencies' use of biometric data and digital identity cards poses risks to refugees and other vulnerable groups.
Climate science struggles with 'blind spots' in developing nations
Authors of the recent IPCC report have highlighted gaps in climate research on the Global South, with those countries still under-represented in international scientific efforts
U.S. infrastructure bill aims to cool heat inequity in cities
A new program tucked into the legislation aims to tackle inequalities in urban areas where the effects of extreme temperatures can depend on one's zip code
LGBT+ Afghans in hiding, fearing death under Taliban
Gay men in Kabul say they are afraid for their lives under Taliban rule and hope to escape the country
LGBT+ Czechs urge reform to allow adoption
The Slavkas are joint foster parents but they cannot adopt their children or get married as neither right is given to gay couples in the Czech Republic
Female 'firies' - fighting flames and stereotypes in Australia
For generations, women in Katherine Robinson-Williams’ family have fought fires. But climate change has her fearing for her daughter’s future.
Fish and livelihoods poisoned by South African chemical spill
A warehouse storing chemicals was set ablaze during recent looting, poisoning a nearby estuary and strangling incomes of fishermen already crimped by repeated COVID-19 lockdowns
Pandemic delay to UN nature summit spurs calls for stronger global deal
Green groups say the COP15 postponement was inevitable due to COVID-19 but want governments to use the extra time to land a more ambitious agreement to protect nature
Ending subsidies that harm nature could create millions of green jobs, WWF says
Moving government support for environmentally damaging industries into green sectors like recycling and sustainable forest management could boost employment, report finds
Why I am fleeing Afghanistan despite Taliban promises
Shkula Zadran dreams of becoming a university lecturer. She does not trust the Taliban to allow women to continue to work and study