Dark future? Climate change fuels higher heat, flood threats for children
Children will, on average, suffer seven times more heatwaves and nearly three times more droughts, floods and crop failures due to fast-accelerating climate change, finds new study
'A lot of impatience': Youth climate protesters return to the streets
Greta Thunberg's Fridays for Future movement resumes mass street protests for the first time since the pandemic began
As Swiss vote on same-sex marriage, reforms slow elsewhere in Europe
LGBT+ rights activists in more conservative European nations say their fight for gay marriage has taken a back seat to more urgent issues like tackling hate crime.
EXPLAINER: U.N. summit seeks to shape a food system fit for the future
The summit will launch actions intended to lead to healthier, greener ways to produce and consume food worldwide
COVID-fuelled child labour crisis spurs call for global social protection fund
Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi said $52 billion could provide cash payments to every child and pregnant woman in low-income countries
China, U.S. climate pledges give COP26 boost but 'extra mile' sought
Beijing plans to stop new coal finance overseas while Washington aims to double its international climate funding by 2024 - but big gaps remain to meet global goals
What next for Afghanistan's deserted beauty salons?
Beauty salons have provided jobs for women across Afghanistan, but with the Taliban back in power, their future appears bleak
Do COVID-19 booster shots in wealthy countries put the world at risk?
Plans to offer booster shots in richer nations are diverting supplies from unvaccinated, high-risk people in poorer countries, critics say
City mayors urge governments, business to help them protect forests
A group of nearly 60 mayors say they are doing what they can to make their cities greener, but a wider effort is needed to make a big enough difference to the climate
Social entrepreneurs fight to make gig work fairer, greener
Using ethical tech, Fairtrade products and equitable contracts, can social enterprises create a "good" gig economy?