Vaccine nationalism puts world on brink of 'catastrophic moral failure'- WHO chief
The World Health Organization has urged countries and manufacturers to share doses more fairly around the world
Taxis for ladies: Putting the brakes on crime in South African city
Activist-turned-entrepreneur Joanie Fredericks offers safe transport options for women in a Cape Town crime hotspot
Thomson Reuters Foundation convenes leading companies to tackle the threat to human rights in global supply chains during the COVID-19 crisis
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the global economy, workers within supply chains are being adversely impacted. In response to these urgent challenges, in April 2020 the Thomson Reuters Foundation formed a community of leading companies to share best practice on ways to uphold the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
As floods hit Borneo, Indonesia urged to boost climate action under Paris accord
Jakarta has said it will not raise its targets to cut planet-heating emissions - which researchers judge insufficient - despite being hit by floods and rising seas
Young, female and fighting corruption, a Somali lawmaker defends her seat
As one of the government's most vocal and visible critics, Amina Mohamed Abdi will vie for a third term in an overdue election
Ralph Lauren drops sponsorship of Thomas after he uses homophobic slur
Justin Thomas used a homophobic slur during the third round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii last week
Kenyan trafficking survivor hopes to inspire in new leadership role
Kenyan survivor Sophie Otiende hopes her new role with an international anti-slavery fund will offer a rare source of inspiration
IEA says oil, gas methane emissions down 10% in 2020 as output fell
Agency says a large part of drop in methane emissions was not due to companies taking more care to avoid leaks but because they produced less oil and gas last year
Shift to renewable energy eases key environmental burdens, EU says
Renewable power generation in the EU has nearly doubled since 2005, producing 34% of electricity in 2019 compared with 38% from fossil fuels
China environmental groups slam plan to dam key lake on Yangtze river
Conservationists slam plans by Jiangxi province to regulate water flows on the Poyang lake, China's largest freshwater lake