As Paris climate pact turns five, leaders urged to make more space for nature
Forests and other ecosystems have been neglected in efforts to fight global warming, say officials and activists, calling for a joined-up approach to tackling biodiversity and climate crises
U.N. warns 2021 shaping up to be a humanitarian catastrophe
Top U.N. officials warned the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on Friday of humanitarian catastrophe next year
Children head to diamond mines in pandemic-hit Central African Republic
Lockdown school closures fuel sharp rise in the number of children working at diamond mines in the war-torn country, researchers say
Pandemic fills ranks of extreme poverty worldwide
The U.N. projected that 235 million people worldwide - 1 in 33 people globally - will need humanitarian assistance in 2021
Indonesia palm oil deforestation exposing firms to $10 bln of risks - study
Respondents in a survey of 125 firms producing, sourcing or using Indonesian palm oil collectively reported as much as $10 billion in potential financial impacts from reputational and market risks
South Sudan, Chad ranked the worst nations to be a girl in Africa
Coronavirus pandemic set to reverse fragile gains on gender equality in Africa
Africa shrugs off net-zero emissions push without finance to follow
With already low emissions - and little international investment to pursue clean growth or carbon storage - many African countries do not see net zero as a priority
As millions face famine, women at risk as they eat last and least
Women and girls are facing a double burden amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with famine looming in Yemen, South Sudan, Burkina Faso and Nigeria
Biden rekindles American Dream for Africa's LGBT+ refugees
African LGBT+ refugees seeking new life in the United States celebrate Biden-Harris win
OPINION: Ethiopia must set a minimum wage to defend workers’ dignity
Ethiopia’s race to the bottom for cheap and low-cost production is harming its factory workers