From floods and fires to locusts, 'climate breakdown' cost rich and poor in 2020
Extreme weather claimed thousands of lives and caused losses worth tens of billions of dollars worldwide this year, says Christian Aid
Cambodia adds human trafficking lessons to schools
The new lessons will help students understand the different forms of human trafficking, the roles of schools and communities in prevention, and the relevant laws and rights
With schools shut by pandemic, solar radios keep Kenyan children learning
Solar-powered radios have been distributed to the poorest homes that lack electricity access, with lessons broadcast daily during the COVID-19 crisis - and perhaps beyond
Taiwan may face fewer typhoons - but harsher drought - as planet warms
Atmospheric shifts appear to be driving typhoons north, sparing the island from storm damage, but that could leave rice farmers short of water
U.N. says Honduras' hurricane losses total $1.9 bln, far below government estimate
While the new estimate is $8 billion lower than an earlier government figure, a U.N. report says the impacts of two big storms in Honduras have been devastating
Powerful cyclone leaves trail of destruction in parts of Fiji
Aerial assessment shows small island of Kia has been completely destroyed and north of Vanua Levu island has suffered 70% damage
Climate change could create 63 million migrants in South Asia by 2050
Unless bigger efforts are made to curb global warming and help people adapt to its impacts, South Asia will see a three-fold surge in internal migration, report predicts
'Sesame Street' unveils Rohingya Muppets to help refugee children
Six-year-old twins, Noor and Aziz, will feature alongside the show's famous characters like Elmo and Louie in educational videos in Rohingya language in the camps
UK slavery museum pulls sex trafficking exhibition after backlash
International Slavery Museum’s partnership with Exodus Cry caused concern among anti-trafficking advocates
Fiji says two dead as powerful cyclone tears across Pacific nation
Scores of houses were destroyed, while power was cut to some areas and roads blocked by fallen trees and flash floods