EXPLAINER: New global shipping task-force aims for greener, safer work
Workers worry that the changes needed to bring the shipping industry in line with global climate goals could make their jobs more dangerous and threaten their incomes
Trans people waiting years for gender healthcare as demand surges
Waiting times for specialist gender care are soaring as more people come out as trans around the world
Loans keep women afloat as they plant fast-vanishing mangroves in Kenya
Coastal communities rely on mangroves to provide habitats for fish and protect their homes from flooding - and giving financial incentives to plant more can boost conservation
In conservative Egypt, women seek low-cost ways to 'prove' virginity
For brides, a torn hymen can lead to shaming by relatives or in-laws. In the worst cases, it can motivate so-called honour killings
As Omicron spreads, calls mount to waive COVID vaccine patents
Developing countries want the right to make their own COVID-19 vaccines, but opponents say there are better ways to boost supplies
Climate change, COVID-19 and conflict drive 'alarming' rise in aid need
About 274 million people are expected to require humanitarian assistance next year - a 17% jump from 2020, and one aid agencies will struggle to handle, U.N. official say
Asia's informal workers risk losing out in green economy push, officials warn
Asia-Pacific accounts for about two-thirds of the world's 2 billion informal workers, in sectors from industry to agriculture, according to the U.N.
Don't blame climate change for Madagascar's food crisis, scientists say
Widespread poverty, lack of irrigation, deforestation and COVID-19 restrictions are having a bigger effect than global warming, scientists say
EXPLAINER: Is climate change boosting hunger around the world?
Extreme weather, rising seas and hotter temperatures are increasingly affecting farmers and their harvests. What needs to change - and what could help?
World AIDS Day: is a cure for HIV finally in sight?
Revolutionary stem cell treatment offers hope of 'functional cure' for people living with HIV.