OPINION: Fridays for Future: Biden and Harris, keep your promises on climate change action
“The time for lies is over. Fulfil your duties," say young climate activists from around the world.
Pakistan government announces new instant digital payment system
The new digital payments system aims to boost women's financial inclusion and tackle widespread informal transactions
COVID-19 vaccine roll-out won't achieve herd immunity this year - health experts
Wealthier nations have been at the front of the vaccine queue, prompting the WHO to warn there is a 'clear problem' that poorer countries are not yet receiving supplies
Toxic air in India linked to large number of miscarriages
Scientists found 29.7% of annual pregnancy losses in South Asia were attributable to pollution above World Health Organization guidelines
South Africa's plan to record all babies' biometrics raises privacy fears
Digital rights groups say South Africans’ personal data may be misused or stolen
Kabul to install surveillance cameras to combat crime
Move follows a wave of targeted assassinations in the Afghan capital
Love, tech and online abuse of women in the time of coronavirus
As COVID-19 pushes more people online, digital abuse against women is likely to intensify now that the internet is a lifeline for many
OPINION: Eliminating child labour in 2021 - from promises to practice
World must capitalise on the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour after COVID-19 setback
First trans beauty pageant finalist makes history in Nepal
Nepal's first trans beauty pageant finalist hopes to showcase diversity
From floods and fires to locusts, 'climate breakdown' cost rich and poor in 2020
Extreme weather claimed thousands of lives and caused losses worth tens of billions of dollars worldwide this year, says Christian Aid