UN chief calls for more climate finance for poor nations as 2020 goal slips
The ability of poor nations to curb their emissions and adapt to global warming is at risk as finance falls short, Antonio Guterres says at climate summit
INTERVIEW - Outspoken Ugandan feminist puts jail behind her on the campaign trail
A year ago, Stella Nyanzi was in jail for cyber-harassment over a Facebook post criticising the president. Today, she’s running for parliament
Veteran British eco-activist 'Swampy' blocks high-speed rail project
Eco-campaigner, who rose to fame in the 1990s for spending days in a tunnel to stop a planned road, returns to the limelight to take on high-profile rail link
Snowboard pioneer wants more people on the slopes to fight climate change
With global warming threatening snow, legendary freerider Jeremy Jones talks about how to fight back
COVID-19 worsens Europe's inequalities in yet another way - the fertility gap
Evidence suggests that pregnancies are declining during the pandemic, with the sharpest drop in southern countries where safety nets are weakest
In new UN role, ex-CNN journalist seeks to end abuse of women and girls
New UNFPA Ambassador Isha Sesay takes virtual global tour as she plans to fight gender-based violence
Hurricanes Eta, Iota hit Nicaragua with $743 million in economic losses
Inter-American Development Bank plans to support reconstruction in hardest-hit Central American nations with $1.7 billion in aid, though damages are still being assessed
Mother-of-five steers new course as Gaza's first woman taxi driver
The first woman taxi driver in Gaza, Naela Abu Jibba, endures sexist taunts, but her all-female clientele feel safer with her behind the wheel
Human Rights Watch urges G20 to press Saudis to free illegally detained activists
Through #G20SaudiArabia, Human Rights Watch call for Saudi to release detained women reportedly subjected to sexual abuse and electric shocks
Storm Eta pounds Cuba with torrential rain on track to Florida
The storm has killed dozens in flooding and landslides across Central America and southern Mexico