OPINION: Europe can only lead on sustainable finance if it follows the science
Lack of clarity on which economic activities truly benefit the climate is hampering capital allocation and enabling greenwashing
OPINION: The promise and reality of the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants
How can the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Peasants address the exclusion of – and discrimination against – rural communities worldwide?
OPINION: Invisible crimes like human trafficking rise during COVID-19
This health and economic crisis risks becoming a hidden yet rapidly growing trafficking problem
OPINION: How COVID-19 upended informal workers worldwide
New research examines how informal workers have coped during the pandemic, and what can be done to ensure their livelihoods aren’t forgotten
OPINION: A 70th birthday wish from the UN refugee agency: ‘make us redundant’
On UNHCR’s 70th anniversary, my challenge to the international community is this: put me out of a job. Make it your goal to build a world in which there is truly no need for a UN refugee agency because nobody is compelled to flee.
OPINION: Transparency can transform fashion - look at Bangladesh
Most garment manufacturers in Bangladesh willing to publish information on working and safety conditions
OPINION: New Year reckoning looms on climate and disaster action
On the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, let's not forget that reducing the risk of climate-driven disasters will be central to its success
OPINION: We must close the funding gap for climate adaptation
Nations need to dramatically step up investment in climate resilience to avert environmental and economic catastrophe
OPINION: Why governments should strengthen land rights for women and youth
From domestic violence to low wages, insecure land rights exacerbate inequalities
OPINION: Big Tech's dominance: only laws can limit its power
Big Tech companies like Facebook have grown so large that the U.S. antitrust authority F.T.C. is considering breaking them up. We need laws that limit the power tech firms wields over our lives