INTERVIEW - High kicks: The Pakistani football star training girls in the Hindu Kush
Footballer Karishma Ali has not let the coronavirus stop her pursuing her dream of helping Pakistani girls have a better future
Lagos locked down, army under scrutiny after civilians fired on
Thousands of Nigerians, many driven closer to poverty by economic fallout from coronavirus, have demonstrated since early October
Working Group assembles to bust myths surrounding ‘Social’ dimension of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment criteria
The Thomson Reuters Foundation, Refinitiv, International Sustainable Finance Centre (ISFC), Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, White & Case, Eco-Age and The Mekong Club have partnered to emphasise the importance of the ‘social’ dimension of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment criteria for investors and advance the dialogue toward practical, relevant and comparable ESG ratings.
'I feel I belong': India's first trans-run dairy farm brings jobs and respect
A unique dairy and housing project has given jobs to 30 trans women in southern India
Pandemic seen rolling back conditions in Asia garment factories
Women workers most at risk in 'race to the bottom', according to the United Nations
Morgan Stanley unveils scholarship fund for Black colleges
Bank commits to spending $12 million on funding places for 60 students who might otherwise not be able to afford college
G20 women's forum urged to press hosts Saudi on rights
Saudi authorities arrested at least a dozen female activists in 2018
Japan to pledge to cut emissions to zero by 2050 - Nikkei
Japan previously said it would achieve carbon neutrality as soon as possible in the second half of this century, rather than set a date
Spurred by COVID-19, African schools innovate to close learning gap
The rise of distance learning could transform school curriculums and help children stay in education long after the pandemic, experts say
EU countries back binding green farming schemes
Ministers agreed that 20% of payments to farmers under the common agricultural policy will be earmarked for green schemes such as organic farming or agroforestry