Gender equality makes democracy stronger, says Kamala Harris
'Democracy is strongest when everyone participates and it is weaker when people are left out,' Harris told a summit in France
Spain joins campaign to phase out coal by 2030
A total of 23 national governments have now signed up to The Powering Past Coal Alliance, pledging to speed up the end of coal power
Anti-LGBT+ laws cost Caribbean billions in lost business - report
Caribbean nations lose up to $4.4bn a year due to LGBT+ discrimination, report finds
EU steers shipping towards carbon trading market to curb emissions
A draft proposal would expand the carbon market to cover shipping emissions within the EU
COVID tests, vaccine tourism: What's new for 2021 summer travel?
Even as vaccination programmes make strong progress worldwide, people going on holiday this year will face notable changes as the pandemic continues to reshape travel norms
Unequal access to vaccines skews global recovery, says IMF chief economist
Poorer countries are sinking as they face new COVID-19 surges with a lack of the vaccines and medical facilities in wealthier nations, said IMF's chief economist
Follow our lead - UK brings forward end to coal power target
Britain is stepping up its action on emissions as it prepares to host a U.N. climate summit
Africa's top emitter seeks $10 bln for shift from coal
South Africa state power utility Eskom says it is in talks with the World Bank as it pitches for billions to wean itself off coal
Online training in reporting on human trafficking and forced labour in India held with support from Laudes Foundation
From 4-8 May, 2021, the Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) – with support from Laudes Foundation – held an online training for a select group of Indian journalists. The programme offered journalists an opportunity to build expertise in reporting on human trafficking and forced labour in India – with an emphasis on producing high-impact stories for widespread dissemination, as well as the ethics of reporting on modern slavery. Below is a reflection from one of the participants following their completion of the programme.
'Refugees in their own country': Lebanon backs aid for 500,000 families
More than 750,000 Lebanese families, well over half the population, are now set to receive some form of assistance